Mario Slugan

Dr. Mario Slugan serves as Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Queen Mary University of London's School of Languages, Linguistics and Film. His research bridges film studies, philosophy, and German studies with emphasis on theoretical frameworks, historical analysis, and cross-disciplinary methodologies.

Slugan's research focuses on film philosophy and film theory, particularly examining fiction/non-fiction distinctions, early cinema practices, and montage aesthetics. His work explores German cinema, Eastern European film traditions, and techniques of visual immersion from Hale's Tours to VR, demonstrating how philosophical aesthetics informs cinematic experience across historical periods.

Analysis of his recent publications reveals consistent exploration of fictional frameworks in non-fiction contexts and historical epistemology of cinematic forms. His work shows increasing engagement with pandemic-era film genres while maintaining core interests in German and Eastern European cinemas, with empirical approaches complementing philosophical inquiry.

His scholarly contributions have earned significant recognition:

• 2021 BAFTSS Best Monograph Award (Second Place) for 'Fiction and Imagination in Early Cinema'
• 2022 BAFTSS Best Edited Volume Award (Third Place) for 'The Fiction/Nonfiction Distinction'
• 2023 BAFTSS Best Edited Volume Award (Second Place) for 'New Perspectives on Early Cinema History'
• 2017 BAFTSS Best Journal Article Award (Third Place)
• Fellowship in the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image

Slugan currently supervises five PhD candidates examining Hitchcock's legacy, post-war German cinema, intersemiotic translation, Iranian avant-garde, and immersive museum theory. As Co-Investigator on the Croatian Science Foundation's 'Aesthetic Education through Narrative Art' project (2021-2026), he explores intersections of narrative art, philosophy, and educational practice while securing continuous research funding through international collaborations.