Stephanie Dennison, originally from Northern Ireland, via Rio de Janeiro, has been living in Yorkshire and working at the University of Leeds for the last 20 years. She is a Professor of Brazilian Studies and a founding member of the Centre for World Cinemas and Digital Cultures. She is co-author with Lisa Shaw of two books on Brazilian cinema and edited books on Latin American film and popular culture, she co-edited with Song Hwee Lim Remapping World Cinema and she leads an international research network examining cinema as soft-power asset in BRICS nations.