Dr. Santiago Hidalgo

Professor

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Biography

Santiago Hidalgo is the director of the CinéMédias Laboratory and co-director of the Cinema Technology series at Amsterdam University Press. He co-edited the Blackwell Companion to Early Cinema (Wiley, 2011) and directed the book Technology Film Scholarship: Experience, Study, Theory (Amsterdam University Press, 2018). His current research focuses on cinematic experience and the notion of 'film consciousness'. His doctoral thesis, supervised by André Gaudreault at the Université de Montréal and submitted in 2016, is titled 'Possibilities of Film Consciousness: Formulation of Search Theory'. He is also interested in children’s film reception, a topic he explored during a panel at the Canadian Association of Cinema Studies (Toronto, 2017) titled 'Primary Schools University: Study of Film Reception in Educational Environments'. At the CinéMédias Laboratory, he continues his research on reception and film consciousness through the PREC (Program for Research on Cinematic Experience) and currently serves on the scientific committee of TECHNÈS.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Montreal

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or equivalent
Application Checklist
  • Official transcripts
  • Birth certificate
  • Proof of French proficiency (B2 level)
  • CV/Resume
  • Two letters of recommendation
Specialization Notes

Most programs require French B2 level; specific departments may require C1 or C2.