FAUK commissioned report 'Invisible Innovators' launched by UEA
Next meeting? 28th June 2021Film Archives UK (FAUK) brings together archives, archivists, associate organisations and individuals who are interested in and committed to the work and development of the UK’s public sector film archives.
For a taste of the material we hold, why not watch our video showcasing some of the treasures from our collections?
The UEA’s report, ‘Invisible Innovators', making women filmmakers visible across the UK’s Film Archives is now available. It has been commissioned by Film Archives UK to explore the current scale and scope of the holdings of women’s amateur filmmaking within the regional and national film and media archives and to investigate ways of optimising their visibility. 6.3.20
FAUK'S next quarterly meeting will take place via ZOOM on Monday 28th June 2021 2-4pm. Zoom invites will be sent to Members in due course. We hope all our Members and friends are keeping safe and well. For more information about FAUK and membership, please contact administrator@filmarchives.org.uk
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to everyone involved in this very special collaborative production – a fabulous team effort of curators and technicians from across the regional and national archives lead by Yorkshire Film Archive to win the Focal International 2022 award for BEST USE OF FOOTAGE IN SHORT FILM PRODUCTION
The UK soon comes together to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s unprecedented 70 years of reign, and the Yorkshire and North East Film Archives have curated the perfect film to accompany this summer’s celebrations.
The ‘Little Apparatus’ international conference hosted online by the Department of Film Studies’ ‘Centre For International Film Research’ at the University of Southampton will take place 16th to 18th June 2022.
University of Brighton’s Screen Archive South East has been awarded a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to highlight the region’s LGBTIQA+ film heritage.
In 2021 Marion Hewitt retired after a career spanning 40 years at the North West Film Archive at Manchester. I had the pleasure of speaking to Marion via Zoom in early October on behalf of FAUK to find out more about the last 4 decades that lead to this amazing milestone and achievement and how she is planning her well deserved rest from work life.
Lost Connections – a new archive-based short film, is being enjoyed by a wide audience both online and in cinemas since its release at the end of September. FAUK catches up with Andy Burns, co-writer and editor of Lost Connections and Hussina Raja co-writer and also the wonderful voice of the narrator to discover more about their work together.
A unique collaboration between FAUK Member archives, ‘Lost Connections’ is a new archive-based film which gives us hope for the future by connecting with the past
The East of England Regional Archive Council (EERAC) has launched a new website PAST-FORWARD which aims to highlight the professional services available from many Record Offices and archive services.
The Yorkshire and North East Film Archive has appointed a new Archive Director to take over from its founder Director, Sue Howard, who is stepping down after more than thirty years in the post.
Focal International holds workshop to highlight the wealth of content available from FAUK Member archives across Great Britain and Northern Ireland
