Matthias Steinle

Matthias Steinle is an Associate Professor (Maître de conférences) in Cinema and Audiovisual Studies at Sorbonne Nouvelle University. He holds a position since 2008 within the Cinéma et audiovisuel department under the Arts et médias faculty. His research focuses on film history, transcultural cinema analysis, German cinema (including East/West dynamics), war and media representation, and burlesque film traditions. He serves as Deputy Director of the IRCAV research institute (2010-2017) and holds editorial roles in academic journals like Théorème and Research in Film and History.

Steinle's work emphasizes archival film reuse, hybrid film forms (docudrama), and Franco-German media relations. His publications span over two decades, analyzing topics ranging from WWII cinematic depictions to post-socialist German cinema. He actively contributes to academic governance through roles in university commissions and pedagogical coordination for exchange programs.