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
October 9th saw a live knowledge sharing presentation as an evaluation report for the contemporary collecting project ‘Screen Time : Bradford’ which ran May 2025- May 2026. Co-Director of YFA & NEFA and Project Lead of Screen Time: Bradford, Graham Relton posed the question “can we actively collect and preserve analogue and born digital content?” – a subject which is part of an ongoing debate within FAUK regarding Contemporary Collecting as part of the National Strategy.
Screen Time: Bradford, which ran between May 2025 and May 2026, was a contemporary collecting project designed to create a moving image legacy for the Bradford district. It was made possible thanks to the BFI National Lottery Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.
The project was timed to coincide with Bradford UK City of Culture 2025. This year of celebration and creativity provided a significant opportunity for us to launch our first focused Contemporary Collecting campaign.
Read more about Screen Time: Bradford and watch the enlightening Knowledge Sharing event held on October 9th.
Graham has also written an article on the project ‘Are we facing a Digital Black Hole’ published in the latest (Autumn) issue of FOCAL Point magazine -which you can read here on page 17
