Émilie von Garan

Émilie von Garan is a bilingual Toronto based critical writer and researcher exploring the intersection of the body, technology, and architecture in film and moving image art. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University in Montreal and holds a Masters of Arts from Toronto's OCAD University. She is now a PhD Candidate in Film Studies at the University of Toronto. Her interests include continental philosophy, horror theory, art criticism, and the ways in which art and horror share aesthetic, structural, and conceptual strategies. Her dissertation explores the instability of the gaze in post-war Italian cinema through the works of filmmakers Michelangelo Antonioni and Dario Argento.

Awards

• DVS Teaching Assistant Award for Excellence in Visual Culture and Communication, University of Toronto Mississauga
• 2020 Robert Lantos Cinema Studies Scholarship, University of Toronto
• 2017-2021 University of Toronto Graduate Fellowship Award
• 2017 OCAD University Gradex Winner - Canadian Medal 
• 2016-2017 OCAD University's President Scholarship