Academy Film Archive
| Formation | 1944 |
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| Founded at | Hollywood, California |
| Purpose | Overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' educational and cultural activities |
The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation, established in 1944 with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' educational and cultural activities, including the preservation of motion picture history. Although the current incarnation of the Academy Film Archive began in 1991, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acquired its first film in 1929.
Preservation
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Since acquiring the Packard Humanities Institute Collection, the Archive has the world's largest known trailer collection. The Archive is also concerned with the preservation and restoration of films, as well as new technologies and methods of preservation, restoring over 1100 titles of historical and artistic importance.[2]
Notable preserved projects
- Harlan County, U.S.A.(1976)
- Lewis Milestone's The Front Page (1931)
- William Wellman's Wings(1927)
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz's All About Eve (1950)
- Henry Koster's The Robe (1953)
- Many Stan Brakhage films from the original elements
- Curtis Harrington's Night Tide (1961; with support from the Film Foundation)
- Eighteen films by Satyajit Ray (including The Apu Trilogy)
- Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1950; in conjunction with the National Film Center of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and Kadokawa Pictures, Inc., funding provided by Kadokawa Culture Promotion Foundation and The Film Foundation; won the 2009 National Society of Film Critics's Heritage Award)
- Robert Drew's Primary (1960)
- Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan's Marjoe (1972)
Access
The Archive offers access to its collections to researchers and scholars. Based on availability, preservation status and condition of the materials, visitors may visit the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study to arrange appointments through the Access Center.[6] Additionally, the Academy Film Archive lends prints to non-profit institutions for screenings.[7]
In some circumstances, the Archive may be able to make collection materials available for licensing.
References
- ^ "About the Archive: General Info". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Preserved Projects". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ Hollywood Home Movies from the Academy Film Archive (1931–70)|Wexner Center for the Arts
- ^ "Past Awards". National Society of Film Critics. December 19, 2009.
- ^ Preservation and Scholarship Special Recognition: Oscar's Film Collection|International Documentary Association
- ^ "About the Archive: Rules". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. July 29, 2014.
- ^ "About the Archive: Loan Policies". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. July 29, 2014.
External links
- Academy Film Archive Website
- National Film Preservation Foundation Archived July 9, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
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