Skadi Loist

Skadi Loist is a PhD candidate and junior researcher in the Media and Communications Studies Department at the University of Hamburg. Her current research project analyzes queer film festivals in the U.S. and Germany/Austria. She is the co-editor of Bildschon. 20 Jahre Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage Hamburg (2009).

Together with Marijke de Valck she co-founded the Film Festival Research Network (FFRN). The FFRN is a loose connection of scholars working on issues related to film festivals, which aims to make festival research more available, to connect its diverse aspects and to foster interdisciplinary exchange between researchers.