The Film and Television: Mirror Halls of the Hypermodern conference kicked off a discussion on 21st-century media
The event featured the latest scientific findings as well as thought-provoking discussions with experts from both academia and the professional world. They explored how film and television today reflect society—and how they shape it at the same time.
On June 23, 2026, the Faculty of Mass Media Communication at UCM in Trnava hosted an academic conference titled Film and Television: Mirror Halls of Hypermodernity, which was organized as part of the APVV research project Hypermodern Media Culture—Film and Television Production as a Mirror of 21st-Century Sociocultural Phenomena.
The event provided a forum for presenting the latest scientific findings and for dialogue between the academic community and experts from the field.
From Remakes to Posthumanism: Current Research Topics
The conference explored the dynamics of contemporary media culture and highlighted the fact that film and television productions today not only reflect social changes but also actively help shape them. The program opened with a presentation on the phenomenon of remakes as a consistent principle of filmmaking, followed by other presentations addressing topics such as power, gender representations, and posthumanism in contemporary television narratives.
A lecture by Associate Professor Jana Radošinská, a representative of the FMK at UCM, drew particular attention; it focused on the phenomenon of “star power” and the gradual decline in the influence of movie stars in the era of social media and digital access to content. The discussion highlighted the changing relationships between audiences and media personalities, as well as new forms of audiovisual content consumption.
The conference concluded with a panel discussion featuring experts from the field, who focused on topics such as the aestheticization of emotions, the “dokusoap” phenomenon, and the acceleration of media reality. The discussion highlighted the need to bridge the gap between theoretical research and creative and production practices.
Research that goes beyond the academic world
The event was also one of the outcomes of a successful research project that, between 2022 and 2026, produced numerous scientific publications, supported young researchers, and contributed significantly to the development of the teaching process at the faculty.
The conference symbolically brings one phase of research to a close, while at the same time raising new questions about the future of the media in a hypermodern society.
The FMK UCM thus remains an active center for media culture research and a partner in both academic and professional discussions on the current challenges facing the audiovisual landscape.
Photo source: Lucia Novanská Škripcová
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