| Summary: | In their “Introduction,” Scott MacKenzie and Anna Westerståhl Stenport coin a new rubric within World Cinema called “Arctic Cinemas.” They position different forms of Arctic filmmaking, whose interrelations are often overlooked to uncover a counter-history that reveals the complexity of Arctic moving image representation. Films on Ice is the first book to present a transnational and global range of Arctic film and moving image practices, addressing the great cinematic diversity of representation and production practices in the region. Engendering a dialogue between insiders and outsiders, the book’s examples are drawn from three distinct but interrelated groups: 1) films made by Arctic residents, but mostly seen in the South through film festivals, specialty TV channels, and the Internet; 2) films made outside the Arctic, typically by outsiders, and viewed mostly in the South and; 3) films made and viewed by Arctic residents through narrowcast, broadcast, digital streaming, and alternative venues.
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