Home Movie Day was started in 2002 by a group of film archivists concerned about what would happen to all the home movies shot on film during the 20th century. They knew many people have boxes full of family memories that they've never seen for lack of a projector, or out of fear that the films were too fragile to be viewed. They also knew that many people were having their amateur films transferred to videotape or DVD, with the mistaken idea that their new digital copies would last forever and the "obsolete" films could be discarded.
Submitted by Richard Ranft on Wed, 14/09/2011 - 22:33
The Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library is now accepting grant applications for the next round of funding. Detailed information on the timetable, criteria, eligibility and procedures for applying for a grant is available on the Programme’s website. Applications will be accepted in English or in French. The deadline for receipt of preliminary grant applications is 4 November 2011.
Date:
16 Nov 2011 to 18 Nov 2011
ARCHIVES AT RISK TO THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION OF DIGITAL SOUND AND AUDIOVISUAL HERITAGE
Organized in collaboration with: The International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA), the International Archives de Television (FIAT), UNESCO. Designed for sound archivists, archivists, librarians, responsible for record and film libraries, researchers, teachers and musicians interested in submitting proposals for papers on the following topics:
The Lifecycle of the Digital Audiovisual Asset
Digital Asset Management in the Real World
"DAS 2011 offers in-depth, real world information on an ever-advancing technology. Case studies will offer a broad mix of institutions, providing a unique opportunity to compare approaches in different communities. This real-life approach will bring content creators, caretakers and vendors together to address the realities with which we are all faced, what works in theory, and what works in the real world.
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