Historical, social, and psychological events have been redrawing the map of Europe since 1989 in unprecedented ways. The new cartography is one of constant mobility and shifting borders. It is nevertheless time reflect upon and assess the directions the "new" Europe and European cinema are taking. Cinema is the priviledged site of this inquiry in its capacity to engage with the construction and dissemination of identities, as well as its distinctive mode of production and consumption in a new global order. The subject of Europe has grown increasingly complex, and as the focus of interest shifts to emerging cinemas, European cinema seems to be less visible, internationally and as a discipline of study. This issue of SPECTATOR aims to examine and rearticulate the status and stakes of European cinema/s in the post-Cold War era.

Possible topics may include:

• the notion of European cinema/s
• redefinition/contestation of national cinema
• supranationalism
• the role of the European Union
• the issue of coproductions
• new immigrants
• postcolonial Europe
• Eurocentrism and the "new" Europe
• redefining East Central and Western Europe, reception