The doctoral project focuses on how in Germany and Italy the representation of people with migrant background in the film and television industries of both countries starting from 1990.
The research will investigate how two countries that share several aspects in their approach in migration developed a different one in representing people with migrant background in films and TV series. Germany developed an industry where several filmmakers of second generation were able to tell their stories from their point of view, while similar cases in Italy are rare, and migrant stories are mostly told by Italian filmmakers who don’t have a migration background.
The research will collect and analyse films and TV series produced in Germany and Italy that were produced since 1990, while also studying both the production process, by conducting interviews with filmmakers, and the reception of these titles, through the collection and analysis of reviews and articles. It will investigate how the industries as a whole worked to include 2G filmmakers in the production process, and how 2G audiences in Germany and Italy view the these titles.
- Project lead: Jonas Martelli
- Contact: jonas.martelli.1995(at)gmail.com
- CV: Jonas Martelli (Rome, 1995) studied film and television studies at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, where he obtained both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. For his BA thesis he studied philological problems of films in non-theatrical use. His MA thesis focused on how the Black Lives Matter movement was crucial in pushing a radical change in the American film and television industry in the last decade, helping black people and other minority groups to get more representation both in America and in Europe.
- Scientific PhD in the discipline: Media Studies