David Francis (film archivist)
David John Francis | |
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| Born | 1935 (age 88–89) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Film archivist |
David John Francis
Works
- Usai, Paolo Cherchi; Francis, David; Horwath, Alexander; et al., eds. (October 2008). Film Curatorship: Archives, Museums and the Digital Marketplace. Austrian Film Museum. ISBN 978-3-901644-24-5.
- Francis, David (15 April 2009). "Motion Picture Conservation at the Library of Congress". Motion Picture & Television Reading Room - Library of Congress.
- Francis, David; Sobel, Raoul (1977). Chaplin: Genesis of a Clown. Quartet Books. ISBN 0-7043-2105-X.
During the 1980s he was the leading academic member of the team that created London's internationally acclaimed
In 2018 he opened the Kent Museum of the Moving Image with his wife Jocelyn Marsh.[3]
Awards and honors
In 1990, Francis was made both a Fellow of the
In 1994 Francis was awarded the
He has been an Honorary Member of the International Federation of Film Archives since 2001.[6]
Francis was the 2002 recipient of the Mel Novikoff Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival.[2]
In 2004, Francis won the Silver Light Award from the Association of Moving Image Archivists.[4]
References
- ISBN 978-3-901644-24-5.
- ^ a b "DAVID FRANCIS to RECEIVE MEL NOVIKOFF AWARD at 45th SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Archivist to Present Screening of 1916 Silent Film WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN?" (PDF). International Film Festival Guide.
- ^ Kennedy, Maev (28 May 2018). "Museum of film history opens in Kent town with no cinema". the Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ a b "2004 Silver Light Award Winner:David Francis, Retired Library of Congress, Previously at British Film Institute National Film and Television Archive" (PDF). Association of Moving Image Archivists. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Le Giornate del Cinema Muto - Premio Jean Mitry". Pordenone Silent Film Festival.
- ^ "FIAF - Honorary Members".
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