Staff and students featured in Best Video Essays of 2025
Staff and students from the Department of Film Studies were featured in and contributed to this year's . The list was curated by JiÅ™í Anger, Veronika Hanáková, Kevin B Lee, and Occitane Lacurie, and is compiled from the votes of 72 international voters, featuring 225 video essays of 2025.
Aurélie Coop, a 4th year English and Film Studies Honours student, was featured in the 'Emerging Voices' section of the poll, where voters highlight the work of new and exciting members of the video essay community.
PhD candidate and film curator, Ilinca VânÇŽu, , for the 3rd year in a row.
Professor Lucy Fife Donaldson , and also had her work featured by others. ''; (published in January 2025 in a special issue of , '' edited by ) was among the most mentioned videos this year, receiving 6 votes from contributors to the list.