Xavier Mendik | |
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Born | 1969 (age 54–55)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker, professor, author, festival director |
Known for | Cult film studies |
Xavier Charles Mendik [1] is an English documentary filmmaker, author, and festival director. He is an associate professor in film and director of graduate studies in the School of Media at Birmingham City University, [2] and formerly at the University of Brighton. He also runs the Cult Film Archive and is the director of Cine-Excess International Film Festival.
Mendik was born in Birmingham, England, UK. [3]
Mendik teaches at Birmingham City University. He runs Cine-Excess and maintains the Cult Film Archive, a large repository of cult films. [3] At Brunel University, he taught classes on " Buffy studies" and other cult media properties. [4] [5]
Along with Ernest Mathijs, Mendik is the author of 100 Cult Films, a project of the British Film Institute. [6] The book attracted controversy for its selections. [7] [8] With Mathijs, he also co-edited The Cult Film Reader. [9] [10] [11]
Xavier Mendik | |
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Born | 1969 (age 54–55)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker, professor, author, festival director |
Known for | Cult film studies |
Xavier Charles Mendik [1] is an English documentary filmmaker, author, and festival director. He is an associate professor in film and director of graduate studies in the School of Media at Birmingham City University, [2] and formerly at the University of Brighton. He also runs the Cult Film Archive and is the director of Cine-Excess International Film Festival.
Mendik was born in Birmingham, England, UK. [3]
Mendik teaches at Birmingham City University. He runs Cine-Excess and maintains the Cult Film Archive, a large repository of cult films. [3] At Brunel University, he taught classes on " Buffy studies" and other cult media properties. [4] [5]
Along with Ernest Mathijs, Mendik is the author of 100 Cult Films, a project of the British Film Institute. [6] The book attracted controversy for its selections. [7] [8] With Mathijs, he also co-edited The Cult Film Reader. [9] [10] [11]