‘Good things come to those who wait’! – Over 40 years of GUINNESS advertisements unveiled with call out to irish creatives
Film Archives UK
by Jane Jarvis
1w ago
MARKING THE UNVEILING OF THE LARGEST DIGITAL COLLECTION OF OVER 40 YEARS OF ADVERTISEMENTS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IRISH FILM INSTITUTE AND COIMISIÚN NA MEÁN The first ever GUINNESS ARCHIVES AWARD has launched, calling for Irish creatives to reimagine legacy advertising brief. Guinness has announced the first ever Guinness Archives Award, in partnership with the Irish Film Institute. The brand is looking to Irish talent across the country to reinterpret a legacy brief from a vintage advert through the cultural lens of society in 2024. Guinness is calling creatives, filmmakers, content creators a ..read more
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As a special love letter to nature – poignant short film marks online release for Valentine’s!
Film Archives UK
by Jane Jarvis
3w ago
On Valentine’s Day, as the world celebrated love in its many forms, along with their project partners at York St John University’s Cinema & Social Justice project and York Business School, YORKSHIRE & NORTH EAST FILM ARCHIVES proudly announced the online release of their celebrated film “NATURE MATTERS.” This is such great news! FAUK Members had already been treated to a preview of the film at their meeting at ITV Leeds in November 2023 and all agreed how much the film deserved a much, much wider audience. Intended as a ‘love letter to nature,’ this beautiful short film is a poignant ..read more
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FAUK TOURS ITV ARCHIVE
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by Jane Jarvis
4M ago
A day to remember for FAUK at ITV Archive Leeds. 23rd November 2023 saw 16 members from right across the UK head to Leeds. Hosted by Head of ITV Content Library, Andy Gavaghan, they were treated to a bespoke and extensive tour of ITV Archive and both the restoration and scanning departments with the visit culminating in a special visit to the Emmerdale studios to see how it all happened behind the camera.         LtoR Heather Heedham (WFSA), Sonji Clarke (Cinelab), Clare Watson (MACE), Andy Gavaghan (ITV)Toby Haggith (IWM) poses questions       Andy personal ..read more
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FAUK is recruiting new Trustees
Film Archives UK
by Jane Jarvis
4M ago
Film Archives UK is recruiting new trustees to join its team and help support the work of the public access film archive sector. Play a part in shaping our future…have your say…raise your profile…develop and share skills.     What does FAUK do? FAUK is a network that uniquely supports the specialist area of public access audiovisual archives. We bring together archives, their staff and individuals who are interested in and committed to the work and development of the UK’s public sector film archives. Members include regional and national film archives, associate organisations and in ..read more
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FAUK online event on ‘Access and Exhibition’ offers FAN update & broadcast opportunity.
Film Archives UK
by Jane Jarvis
7M ago
FAUK held an online event on 22nd August with a focus on ‘Access and Exhibition’ with a good variety of attendees from different departments across Member archives. They were given an  update on developments across the Film Audience Network in the light of the BFI’s Screen Culture 2033 beginning in April 2023 by Hugh Odling-Smee, Manager of Film Hub NI and an exciting proposal by TV director/producer, Barney Snow to work with amateur archive on a broadcast proposal. It was a good opportunity for Hugh to meet Members. His presentation covered strategic priorities for the Film Hubs as ..read more
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FAUK MEETS AT THE BOX:
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by Jane Jarvis
11M ago
  the long awaited visit to the Box 14 members made the journey full itinerary iinc supper at The Tresury tour Back row: Matt Lee (IWM), Brent Woods (YFA/NEFA) Row 2 : James Gibbs (The Box), Sue Todd (BFI) Jilly Payne (The Box), Nick Gladden (NWFA) Middle Row : tbxc (The Box), Mark Knights (Beaulieu) Jane Jarvis (FAUK), Sonji Clarke (CineLab) Row 4 : Claire Skinner (The Box), Frank Gray (SASE (Retired)), Zoe Viney (WFSA), Jane King (SASE) Front row: Angela Graham (EAFA), Clare Watson (MACE), Heather Needham (WFSA), Iola Baines (NASSW)     ..read more
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New online film featuring archive film shows sense of déjà vu
Film Archives UK
by Jane Jarvis
1y ago
Cost of Living – A timely archive film with an uncanny sense of déjà vu A film featuring archive film launches online on World Day of Social Justice – Monday 20 February 2023, the result of a partnership between York St John University and Yorkshire and North East Film Archives to highlight social issues of the past that feel uncomfortably contemporary   *   “How does it feel to be homeless? Terrible. You know, I never thought it would happen to me.”   *   “We have cut down. We have!”   *   “I’ll make do without during the week, in order to be able to get three s ..read more
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Creatives collaborate with film archive to respond to lockdown 2020 poetry series ‘A Silent War’
Film Archives UK
by Jane Jarvis
1y ago
Footage from Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive adds to a fascinating mix of poetry and music. A Silent War began as a series of poems written during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. What poet, Ross Thompson has created is a new kind of war poetry, encountering the existential threat posed by the virus as previous generations would have responded to military conflicts. Ross Thompson invited other poets and writers to collaborate with him by making recordings of this suite of poems, reaching out at a time when Coronavirus, and the rules which were created to contain it, wer ..read more
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Tilda Swinton awarded for her work with archive film
Film Archives UK
by Jane Jarvis
1y ago
National Library of Scotland hosts Tilda Swinton at presentation of FIAF international film archive award The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) presented its annual award to Tilda Swinton on 29th November for her advocacy of film heritage. Presented at a special ceremony at FAUK Member, the National Library of Scotland in Glasgow, Swinton was awarded for her work on the preservation and promotion of archive film, film history (and in particular women’s role in it), and the importance of film archives worldwide. While Swinton is one of the most sought-after actors working today ..read more
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Turner Prize winners 2021 bring the power of archive film content to the fore
Film Archives UK
by Jane Jarvis
1y ago
The Turner Prize awards last December 2021 was a landmark event – it was the first time the coveted award was won* by a collective of artists from Northern Ireland and a welcome return to archive film playing an important part in an award entry installation. Jane Jarvis from FAUK catches up with Sinéad Bhreathnach-Cashell one of the 11 Array Collective artists and Curator at FAUK member – Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive (DFA) Array Collective, Turner Prize winners 2021 The victors, who received the prestigious prize of £25,000 at a ceremony in Coventry Cathedral, following the T ..read more
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