The Humming Projector

18 – Film is Fabulous!

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In this episode we talk with former head of the BBC Broadcast Archives, Sue Malden , professor of Cinema and Television History at the De Montfort University, Justin Smith, and long time collector John Franklin. They are some of the people behind Film is Fabulous!, an organization run by film collectors, cinema lovers and vintage television enthusiasts which aims to support private collectors in the United Kingdom, in order to preserve vulnerable film treasures.

Some of the topics in this episode

  • What is Film is Fabulous! ?
  • What was the motivation that lead to their establishment, and why do they seek to become a charitable trust?
  • What happen to the films when they are collected?
  • Preserving knowledge about film handling, and knowledge about the film collecting culture
  • The importance of trust
  • Making the rediscovered material available to the public
  • Screenings at The vintage television festival Sunday 11th May - We are let into the secret on a couple of the rediscovered titles that will be shown.
  • Restoration in the digital age
  • What have they learned after their pilot study?

    • Links

    • Information about The Vintage Television Festival in the Film is Fabulous! website
    • The booking page (with seating plan) on the Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre website
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