IMOVICCON (International Moving Image Cultures Conference) is an academic event initiated by a joint effort of the Visual Communication Design Department of Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH), Indonesia, and the Film Department of Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN), Indonesia. This conference is held every two years, with the host alternating between UPH and UMN. The first conference was held in 2019, hosted by the Film Department of UMN. This conference aims to bring together leading academic and research scholars to exchange and share their academic experiences and research results on all aspects of Moving Image Culture. This event also provides an interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, students, and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns, as well as practical challenges, encountered, and solutions adopted in the fields of Moving Image Culture.
MOVICCON (International Moving Image Cultures Conference) is a biennial academic conference initiated through a collaborative effort between the Visual Communication Design Department of Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) and the Film Department of Universitas Multimedia Nusantara (UMN), Indonesia. Since its inaugural event in 2019, hosted by the Film Department of UMN, IMOVICCON has served as a platform for the exchange of ideas and scholarly findings among academics, researchers, practitioners, students, and educators who are engaged in the study and development of moving image cultures.
The primary aim of this conference is to bring together leading scholars and researchers to share their academic experiences and the latest research outcomes on various aspects of moving image culture. IMOVICCON also provides an interdisciplinary forum to present and discuss current innovations, emerging trends, pressing issues, as well as the practical challenges and solutions encountered in this evolving field. In 2021, the conference was hosted by Universitas Pelita Harapan, carrying the theme “Visual Storytelling in Digital Society”, which highlighted the role of visual narratives within the digital era. The 2023 edition returned to Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, adopting the theme “The Past, The Present, and The Future of Moving Image Cultures”, encouraging participants to reflect on the historical, contemporary, and future trajectories of moving image culture.
With a strong spirit of collaboration and a commitment to fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, IMOVICCON continues to contribute to the advancement of critical discourse and scholarly inquiry in the field of moving image cultures at both national and international levels.
The 4th IMOVICCON focuses on the theme “The Cultural Shift from Moving Image to Image Moving,” exploring how visual media no longer simply moves on screen but circulates across platforms, networks, and everyday life. In today’s digital culture, images act as agents, shared, reposted, and reinterpreted, shaping identity, memory, and meaning beyond traditional cinematic forms. This conference invites students, scholars, creators, and researchers to reflect on this shift and its impact on visual culture, technology, and society. Topics may include image circulation, post-cinema aesthetics, digital archives, AI-generated media, and the role of moving images in cultural and political movements.
THE CULTURAL SHIFT
MOVING IMAGE
IMAGE MOVING
Student Exhibition also available