Film Studies Reference

Launching November 2025

Film Studies Reference is an essential academic resource, presenting a global and multifaceted exploration of cinema's history, culture, and critical frameworks. This curated collection from Rowman & Littlefield is an invaluable tool for students and scholars, covering diverse topics, national cinemas, and thematic inquiries.

• While placing strong emphasis on American film, this collection is global in scope, spanning national cinemas from South America to Taiwan, making it vital for courses covering world cinema, transnational media and comparative film studies.
• Features numerous encyclopedias, historical dictionaries and in-depth examinations of iconic directors such as The Tim Burton Encyclopedia, The Silent Feminists: America’s First Women Directors, and Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema.
• Includes practical guides such as A Guide to Screenwriting Success and Naked Screenwriting plus focused analyses on film genres, directors and eras such as Constructing the Coens and Great Spanish Films Since 1950.