Previous Mallen Conferences
28th Mallen conference "Mallen 2026" - October 11-12, 2026 - Remote
(chaired by S. Abraham Ravid, hosted by Yeshiva University)
Sony executive and regular Mallen guest Jeffrey Korchek tells Avri Ravid and the other attendants that his dad never gave him a film studio as birthday present…
Sony executive and regular Mallen guest Jeffrey Korchek speaking about the state of the film industry
Sridhar Moorthy (from Univ. of Toronto, Canada) about the nature of films
Scott Jones (Univ of Birmingham, UK) presents qualitative evidence of movie’s healing function
mbh3 alias Morris Holbrook: A true Mallen legend enlightens the group
Conference host Avri Ravid (Yeshiva Univ. New York, US) reveals a World Premiere!
Lionsgate executive Tom Sheppard shares his industry insights with the Mallen group
Mark Houston (TCU Fort Worth, US) discusses the relevance of movie piracy with movie executive Tom Sheppard (Lionsgate)
Jessica Rodriguez Colon, multi-disciplinary artist philosopher with a dance and choreography background, presents her insights on maternal aesthetics and performances in film, television, and the visual arts.
Thorsten Hennig-Thurau (Univ. of Münster, Germany) and Ann-Kristin-Kupfer (KIT Karlsruhe, Germany) close their presentation on water cooler chats in the streaming age with some help from ChatGPT.
Conference host Avri Ravid (Yeshiva Univ. New York, US) opens the first day of the 2026 Mallen Conference
Eli Noam (Columbia Univ., New York, US) presents from Venice (and lets his pizza cool down over the academic discourse!)
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