Reboot

Publications forthcoming
Ramadani, G., & Sarikakis, K. (in progress, 2026). How public service media in Germany and Austria are transforming their organisational practices in times of platformisation? In H. Bruun, C. Johnson, T. Raats, & V. S. Sundet (Eds.), Special issue of Convergence: Comparative Approaches to Public Service Media in the Age of Platforms. Nordicom.

Sarikakis, K., & Chatziefraimidou, A. (forthcoming, 2026). AI and Privacy: The Urgent Need for Children’s Media Literacy. In Revista Comunicando.

Sarikakis, K., Chatziefraimidou, A., Ramadani, G., Haslauer, S., & Yeroshkina, M. (forthcoming, 2026). Face/Off: Youth as creators of cinematic resistance. In Film, storytelling, and social transformation: Cinematic justice. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Amsterdam University Press.

Sarikakis, K. & Ramadani, G. (forthcoming, 2026). The evolution of public service media governance: Navigating crises, participatory models, and democratic imperatives in the wake of ERT shutdown. In RIPE@2024: Public service media for innovation and sustainability. University of Westminster Press.

Sarikakis, K., Ramadani, G., Chatziefraimidou, A., & Jüngst, J. (2026). Young people and the European film industry: The governance of ‘near misses’. In K. Sarikakis, M. Dâmaso, T. Lähdesmäki, F. Ramos Arenas, & A. Vlassis (Eds.), The governance of competitiveness in the European film industry. Palgrave Macmillan.

Sarikakis, K., & Ramadani, G. (forthcoming, 2025). Shots and sequence in the EU’s governance of gender equality in the film industry in EU development cooperation policy. In T. Lähdesmäki & E. Psychogiopoulou (Eds.), Cultural governance and EU external policies: The case of film, International Journal of Cultural Policy.

Sarikakis, K., Ramadani, G., & Jüngst, J. (in press, 2025). And… Action! The politics of youth collectives shaping documentary filmmaking in Europe. In L. Dean, Z. Zhu, V. Kishore, T. W. Whyke, & R. Frenneaux (Eds.), The Bloomsbury handbook of global documentary and cinematic storytelling. Bloomsbury Academic ,London, UK.

Conference Presentations
Sarikakis, K., & Chatziefraimidou, A. (forthcoming). AI and the Information Era: The Urgent Need for Media Literacy. Paper presented at the ICA 2025 Conference, Disrupting and Consolidating Communication Research, Denver, Colorado, USA. June 12-16.

Sarikakis, K., Winter L., & Chatziefraimidou, A. (forthcoming). Balancing Safety and Freedom: Children’s Views on Parental Mediation in Digital Privacy. Paper presented at the ICA 2025 Conference, Disrupting and Consolidating Communication Research, Denver, Colorado, USA. June 12-16.

Ramadani, G., (2025) panel member: Głowacki, M. (Chair), Mikucki, J., Kowalski, T., Ramadani, G., Ramos Arenas, F., Wysocka-Koerber, E., & Zawisza, A. (2025, January 22-24). Reboot debate: Cultural audiovisual heritage for the public good and European competitiveness. Panel at the Knowledge Exchange Workshop: Reinventing Public Service Media for the Age of Platforms: Organisation, Culture, and Independence, Warsaw, Poland. https://thereboot-project.eu/

Sarikakis, K., Gudkova, O., & Chatziefraimidou, A. (2025). Behind the screen: Gender inequalities in video gaming and film industries. Paper presented at the CEDIA Conference: Inequalities and Diversity in the Arts and Creative Industries, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK, January 16.

Ramadani, G., & Sarikakis, K. (2024). The role of public service media in promoting public value through film support: The case of Austria, Albanian and Greece. Paper presented at the 15th Annual International Small Cinemas Conference, Zagreb, Croatia, November 5-7.

Sarikakis, K., & Chatziefraimidou, A. (2024). Small but mighty: Fringes empowering European filmmaking in small markets. Paper presented at the 15th Annual International Small Cinemas Conference, Zagreb, Croatia, November 5-7.

Sarikakis, K., Chatziefraimidou, A., Juengst, J., & Ramadani, G. (2024). Young people and the European film industry: The governance of ‘near misses’. Paper presented at the ECREA 2024 Conference, Communication and Social (Dis)order, Ljubljana, Slovenia.September 24-27.

Sarikakis, K., Winter L., & Chatziefraimidou, A. (2024). Guardians of digital privacy: Unravelling children’s perceptions beyond parental control. Paper presented at the ECREA 2024 Conference, Communication and Social (Dis)order, Ljubljana, Slovenia. September 24-27.

Conference accepted
Ramadani, G., & Sarikakis, K. (2025). Public value and economic impact in the European film industry: A case study of Austria and Greece. Abstract submitted to the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI 2025).

Reports
Sarikakis, K., Biltereyst, D., Ramadani, G., Chatziefraimidou, A., Van Landschoot, J., Haslauer, S., & Zogo, Y.S.C. (in progress, 2025). Recommendations on innovation for European film creators. Reboot Project (Reviving, Boosting, Optimising and Transforming European Film Competitiveness – REBOOT), funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101094769.

Sarikakis, K., Chatziefraimidou, A., & Ramadani, G. (2025). Annual AB reports and Recommendations. The Reboot Project (Reviving, Boosting, Optimising and Transforming European Film Competitiveness – REBOOT), funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No.101094769.

Sarikakis, K., Ramadani, G., Chatziefraimidou, A., & Jüngst, J. (2024). Producing value through the moving images: An analysis of public value and its cultural contribution to the strength and competitiveness of the European film sector. Governance and Public Value Report, Reboot Project (Reviving, Boosting, Optimising and Transforming European Film Competitiveness – REBOOT), funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No.101094769. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13865244

Blog posts Public Communication
Chatziefraimidou, A. (2025). Children’s University Workshop 3,2,1…and action!, Blogpost on https://thereboot-project.eu/

Chatziefraimidou, A. (2025). Educational Plan: Introduction to Filmmaking, Blogpost on https://thereboot-project.eu/

Zogo, Y.S.C. (2025). Reboot @ KinderUni: Inspiring the next generation of filmmakers, Blogpost on https://thereboot-project.eu/

Haslauer, S. (2025). Teaching Through Inquiry: REBOOT’s effort to educate against and beyond boundaries, Blogpost on https://thereboot-project.eu/

Ramadani, G. (2025). Co-production is the future! Interview with Otwin Biernat* A Journey Through Film and Storytelling, Blogpost on https://thereboot-project.eu/

Ramadani, G. (2023). Cinematography and Society: In Conversation With Kujtim Çashku https://thereboot-project.eu/blog/blogpost-0001

Juengst, J. (2023).Women in the Film Industry: Leaky Pipeline Phenomenon https://thereboot-project.eu/blog

Policy briefs
Sarikakis, K., Ramadani, G., Juengst, J., & Chatziefraimidou, A. (2023). Engagement and inclusion of young people in the European film industry. Policy brief. Reboot Project (Reviving, Boosting, Optimising and Transforming European Film Competitiveness – REBOOT), funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No.101094769. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10605191

Ramadani, G., Sarikakis, K., & Chatziefraimidou, A. (2025). Public value as a factor of competitiveness of the European film industry: Insights from six European markets. Policy brief. Reboot Project (Reviving, Boosting, Optimising and Transforming European Film Competitiveness – REBOOT), funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 101094769. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14778270

Research Talks
Sarikakis, K., Ramadani, G., Jüngst, J. & Chatziefraimidou, A. (2024). Governance of competitiveness in the European film industry (Reboot project). Research talks, University of Vienna, Department of Communication. June 3.

GAMEHEARTS

Publications forthcoming
Sarikakis, K., Gudkova, O., Becerir, A., & Baumgartner, L. (forthcoming, 2025). Doing It for Themselves: Women Taking Control(ler) in Gaming. Paper presentation via video submission to GenderComm 2025 Gender, Cultures and Society: Gender inequality and power distribution in politics, work, and society. Online Session. 22-23 September.

Sarikakis, K., Gudkova, O., Becerir, A., & Baumgartner, L. (forthcoming, 2025). Report Children and Youth. Developed by the Horizon Europe project GAMEHEARTS (Games, Heritage, Arts, & Sport: the economic, social, and cultural value of the European video game ecosystem – GAMEHEARTS), funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101132543.

Sarikakis, K., Gudkova, O., Becerir, A., & Baumgartner, L. (forthcoming, 2025). Report Women. Developed by the Horizon Europe project GAMEHEARTS (Games, Heritage, Arts, & Sport: the economic, social, and cultural value of the European video game ecosystem – GAMEHEARTS), funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101132543.

Sarikakis, K., Gudkova, O., Becerir, A., & Baumgartner, L. (forthcoming, 2025). Women, Video Games, and the Ambivalence of Transformation: Rethinking the Transformative Power of Video Games for Women. BEYOND PLAY: THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF DIGITAL GAMING IN A DEEPLY MEDIATIZED SOCIETY. Paper submission. December 15.

Sarikakis, K., Gudkova, O., Becerir, A., & Baumgartner, L. (forthcoming, 2026). Report Pathways. Developed by the Horizon Europe project GAMEHEARTS (Games, Heritage, Arts, & Sport: the economic, social, and cultural value of the European video game ecosystem – GAMEHEARTS), funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101132543.

Publications
Gudkova, O., & Sarikakis, K. (2023). Proactive and optimal protection of children's digital privacy as the cornerstone for European democracies. Policy Brief, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence FREuDe - Researching Communication, Facts and Regulation for Europe. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8332922 August 15.

Gudkova, A. & Sarikakis, K., (2018) Public Relations for social change: Shock tactics in feminist activism in Eastern Europe In Adi, A. (EdHrsg.). Protest Public Relations: Communicating dissent and activism. London: Routledge, S. 87-105 19 S.

Bagnall, G., Crawford, G., Gislam, C., Gosling, V., Stukoff, M., Simpson, S., Yodovich, N., Alfonzo L,, Bouwels, L,, C, T., Gudkova O., Haggis-Burridge M., Hamari J., Hassreiter S., Ilesanmi F., Klimas P., Klock A., Kościewicz D., Radomska J., Sarikakis K., Sicevic N., Strzelec G., Sundvik Y. & Wrona S. (2024). Workshops report. Developed by the Horizon Europe project GAMEHEARTS (Games, Heritage, Arts, & Sport: the economic, social, and cultural value of the European video game ecosystem – GAMEHEARTS), funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101132543.

Sarikakis, K; Gudkova, O; Alfonzo, L; Kartal, E., Winter L. (2024). EU/Comparative Policy Report. Developed by the Horizon Europe project GAMEHEARTS (Games, Heritage, Arts, & Sport: the economic, social, and cultural value of the European video game ecosystem – GAMEHEARTS), funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101132543.

Blog posts Public Communication
Becerir, A. (2025). Gaming as a Cultural and Social Actor: Insights From The Vienna Stakeholders’ Workshop. https://gamehearts.eu/gamingasaculturalandsocialactor3insightsfromtheviennastakeholders28099workshop

Baumgartner, L. (2025) Game Changers: How Women are Shaping the Future of Twitch. https://gamehearts.eu/gamechangers3howwomenareshapingthefutureoftwitch

Presentations & Papers
Sarikakis, K., Gudkova, O., & Chatziefraimidou, A. (2025). Behind the screen: Gender inequalities in video gaming and film industries. Paper presented at the CEDIA Conference: Inequalities and Diversity in the Arts and Creative Industries, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK, January 16.

Sarikakis, K., Gudkova, O., Becerir, A., & Baumgartner, L. (2025). Current Policy Developments for Inclusivity in the Video Game Industry. Keynote speech presented at the European Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Policy Platform (EKIP) conference. Rotterdam. May 30.

Sarikakis, K., Gudkova, O., Becerir, A., & Baumgartner, L. (2025). Fragmented Governance and Youth Protection: A Comparative Study of Loot Box Regulations across Europe. Paper presented at the ECREA 2025 Conference, Communication and Capital(ism), Ljubljana, Slovenia. August 28-30.

Alibegovic, S., Gudkova O., Sarikakis K. (2024). Amplifying Youth Voices: Institutional and Digital Strategies to Counter Hate Speech in Southeast Europe [Paper presentation]. II Istria Media Days, Media for Social Inclusion and Integration: Challenges for Competence of Social Discourse and Social Culture (online). September 14-16.

Sarikakis, K., & Gudkova, O. (2024). Making shame public: Female journalists countering hate speech. Paper presented at the ECREA 2024 Conference, Communication and Social (Dis)order, Ljubljana, Slovenia. September 24-27.

latest update: September, 2025