The Study of Religion, Film and Media

Congratulations, JRFM!With this issue we celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the Journal for Religion, Film and Media (JRFM), which has been published in cooperation with scholars and institutions in Europe and the United States since 2015.We are using this moment to take stock of current trends and consider future developments in the study of religion and media.These themes were discussed at the conference "Open Success!? Research and Publishing in Religion, Film and Media", held in Graz, Austria, in September 2023.The conference considered two topics that are shaping the work of JRFM: (1) the possibilities and challenges of Open Access (OA) publication (i.e. a journal that does not charge readers or authors) and ( 2) issues influencing research in this field.In its Thematic Section, this issue collects contributions in which scholars involved in the work of the journal as members of the editorial or advisory board reflect on aspects they consider to be of significance to the field in this moment and their potential to influence its future direction.The response by Giulia Evolvi places the articles in the larger context of what she identifies as current trends and challenges in the field.It is our great pleasure that the Open Section includes an article by Robert K. Johnston, whose research in theology and film has greatly influenced the field.The journey of JRFM began in 2014 with Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati and Christian Wessely's initiative to develop and launch a diamond Open Access as a platform for research on religion and media that is intentionally interdisciplinary and while primarily focused on audio-visual media is open to analysis of how other media (bodies, clothes, books and more) interact with religion.Today, scholars from fourteen countries and with a broad range of research interests and expertise are involved in the production of two issues per year.They are published on the journal's webpage (jrfm.eu)and in the