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
As Head of Moving Image and Sound Collections at Scotland’s National Library and Moving Image Archive, Ruth was delighted to treat members to a special tour of the wonderful new resource at Kelvin Hall which was opened only a month earlier by Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.
Members not only toured the new home of Scottish archive ahead of the meeting but also met for dinner the night before at popular Glasgow restaurant, The Ubiquitous Chip – reknowned for its focus on food produced from Scotland’s larder.
The dinner was a welcome opportunity for members to catch up in a more relaxed atmosphere. The evening was also a farewell to fellow member, James Patterson, as he started his retirement after 37 years of working with archive film and the last 16 as Director of Media Archive for Central England.
Prior to the tour of the archive, Ruth gave an update on the development, reporting that the new Kelvin Hall premises had received over 6,000 visitors in three months (including tours, conferences attendees etc). Staff were very pleased with the 18 MB/sec streaming onsite (cf BBC’s 3 MB/sec!). The 117-seater auditorium has 2K projection.
Ruth reported that the Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, was extremely enthusiastic when she visited to officially open the resource, and to top it all, the development coincided with the Moving Image Archive’s 40th birthday, so there had been much to celebrate in 2016.
Ruth accompanied FAUK members on a tour around the very impressive digital discovery centre and new archive premises at Kelvin Hall. It was a great opportunity for all members to share information and experience.
