Charles Tepperman, University of Calgary

Research

film history amateur media film preservation digital humanities transnational film culture

Latest funding

International Amateur Cinema Between the Wars (1919-1939): Amateur Movie Database Partnership Project
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Mapping an alternative film history: a database of significant amateur films 1928-1971
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$88,840
Film Production Culture in Canada: Case Study of a Creative Producer
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$34,098

All 3 grants and awards

International Amateur Cinema Between the Wars (1919-1939): Amateur Movie Database Partnership Project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Tepperman, Charles E.

Keywords: film history; amateur media; film preservation; digital humanities; transnational film culture

$200,000

Mapping an alternative film history: a database of significant amateur films 1928-1971

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Tepperman, Charles E.

Keywords: film history; amateur cinema; digital humanities

$88,840

Film Production Culture in Canada: Case Study of a Creative Producer

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Tepperman, Charles

Keywords: (1) Film Studies; (2) Canadian Cinema; (3) producers; (4) film industry; (5) Don Carmody

$34,098

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: film history Dear Professor Tepperman, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on film history connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "International Amateur Cinema Between the Wars (1919-1939): Amateur Movie Database Partnership Project" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]