An interview with Elena Rossi-Snook, the film archivist who takes care of the 16mm collection at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, a magical place where one can come, chose a film print he or she wants to watch and... see it projected! Elena Rossi-Snook has been a strong advocate of film inside and outside the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) for many years, — enjoy her positiveness and exhilarating achievements.Could you describe the 16mm print rental service that NYPL supports?The first thing to note is the important distinction between renting and lending. As a public library, we lend films. Any member of the public may book a screening appointment in our private Film Study Room to watch any of the Reserve Film and Video Collection's 6,000 16mm films. For select films, qualified patrons experienced in film ...
Playing on the meaning of the Latin word ‘focus’ referring to ‘fire’, filmmaker Jean-Marie Straub used to say that when fi...
Interview with Lilia Ben Achour from Focus Archive, who recently set up a film projection workshop in G...
filmprojection21.org se lanzó en 2016, coincidiendo con la publicación de la Carta de la proyección cinematográfica en el siglo 21, que rápidamente fue firmada por numerosos festivales de cine, filmotecas, salas de proyección, cineastas, programadores, etc., para quienes la proyección de películas fotoquímicas era importante. Al firmar la carta, estas organizaciones y personas se comprometían a dar prioridad a la proyección de películas en celuloide siempre que hubiera una copia disponible y a anunciar debidamente la naturaleza de lo que proyectaban en sus programas.
En 2016, la conversión de las salas de cine comerciales a la proyección digital era aún reciente en la mayoría de las regiones del mundo, y la experiencia de la proyección de películas, aunque claramente amenazada, seguía siendo relativamente común. El tiempo ha pasado y, una década más tarde, la proyección de películas fotoquímicas se encuentra en una situación crítica, al tiempo que se aprecia más, ya que su rareza atrae a nuevos públicos. LEER EL EDITORIAL
Illustration: Margaret Honda working with Vince Roth at Fotokem. Margaret Honda is an artist and filmmaker whose work has […]
“I love making films with a Super 8 camera, reacting to serendipitous discoveries and transferring experience and perception, atmosphere and […]
“Well, there are two phases: making and showing. Film and digital video are two different media and ideas come to […]
“We make prints because we believe that analog projection is a central element of the cinematic ritual as we understand […]
“Each projection of film is unique and lively. It is always an exciting moment when the projectionist is hopefully focusing […]
“When it comes to projects that I shoot and (re)work on film, I make photochemical prints – first of all, […]
“I think it’s about a feeling. In the digital space our feelings are getting more and more lost. Analog film […]
“My films only exist as 16mm film prints and are available to the public for rental at Canyon Cinema in […]
“I began making films just as film projection began to wane and digital projection became omnipresent. I remember at that […]
“When you work with analogue film there are limitations that force you into making decisions. I found out there is […]
“Digital projection is to film what the postcard reproduction is to painting. It is the Van Gogh calendar. It is […]