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William O'Farrell Fellowship, Northeast Historic Film
Applications invited by January 20, 2010
William O'Farrell Fellowship at Northeast Historic Film in Maine
www.oldfilm.org
Northeast Historic Film in Bucksport, Maine, is pleased to announce the
William O'Farrell Fellowship program. The William O'Farrell Fellowshipis
awarded to an individual engaged in research toward a publication,
production, or presentation based on moving image history and
culture,particularly amateur and nontheatrical film. It honors the
continuinglegacy of Canadian film archivist William O'Farrell, a long time
advocate for amateur and nontheatrical film collections. The fellowship is
designed to support a month's study within Northeast Historic Film's
collections. Awardees must commit a minimum of two weeks to research in
residency at NHF.
Eligibility

* Researchers from all academic disciplines are eligible and encouraged
to apply.
* Applicants may be current graduate students, faculty, or staff at a
college or university; archive professionals; film producers; or
independent scholars.
* The fellowship is open to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals with
appropriate visas.
* Proposed research must be for work intended for
publication,production, or presentation with significant research in the
collections of Northeast Historic Film.
Selection Criteria
The William O'Farrell Fellow selection committee reviews the following: *
The applicant's experience,
* The significance and interest value of the project, and
* The appropriateness of the proposed research to the collections of
Northeast Historic Film.
Available support
* The program provides a stipend of $1,500
* Staff support with access to Northeast Historic Film collection and
related databases,
* Use of film and videotape viewing facilities within NHF business hours,
* Up to 8 hours of transfer and/or editing services, if applicable (fees
waived),
* Copyright releases for educational and research purposes, if
applicable (fees waived), and
* Office space including a computer with network and internet
connections, telephone, and photocopier.
* Housing is not provided, but NHF staff will assist the fellow in
identifying lodging if needed. (Please note, seasonal rentals are
plentiful on the Maine coast, but they can be expensive. Off-season
rentals typically start at $400 - $600/week. Summer rates are
higher.Short-term apartment rentals are difficult to find, but may be
available for $600 - $1,200/month.)
How to Apply
The following materials comprise a complete application:
* Application form
* Current curriculum vitae
* The names and contact for two references
Application materials should be emailed to Barbara Manning, NHF Business
Manager, at barb@oldfilm.org.The complete application must be received no
later than January 20,2010. The fellowship will be awarded on or before
April 1, 2010.
Other Requirements
The fellowship may be assumed any time beginning April 1, 2010, and must
be completed by October 31, 2010. The fellow is required to produce an 800
– 1,200 word journalistic article describing activities and findings for
the Winter 2010 Moving Image Review.
The fellow is required to conduct a minimum of two weeks research on site
at NHF.
Participation in NHF's Summer Film Symposium in 2010 and/or 2011 is
strongly encouraged but not required. The award will include, in addition
to the $1,500 fellowship, complimentary symposium registration.
About Northeast Historic Film
Northeast Historic Film, an independent nonprofit organization, was
founded in 1986 to preserve and make available moving images of interest
to the people of northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire,Vermont, and
Massachusetts). We hold ten million feet of film in 8mm,Super 8mm, 9.5mm,
16mm, 28mm, and 35mm and 8,000 analog and digital video recordings that do
not duplicate the film holdings. For a PDF overview of collections click
here.
NHF is located in a 1916 cinema building with newly constructed cold
storage and a study center, where the organization hosts an annual Summer
Symposium and runs a community cinema.
The William O'Farrell Fellowship was established in 2009 to honor an
important individual who contributed in significant ways to the history of
NHF. Bill O'Farrell (1954-2008) worked as Chief, Moving Image and Audio
Conservation of the Archives of Canada. He was a valued Advisor to NHF,
providing intellectual and practical support to the archives for many
years.

Position Opening: Film & Media Archivist, Washington University in St. Louis
UNIT: Film and Media Archive
POSITION TITLE: Film and Media Archivist
TO APPLY: Visit www.wustlcareers.com <http://www.wustlcareers.com>

SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The Film and Media Archivist is responsible for building, promoting, and administering the documentary film and media archive, which encompasses film, videotapes, audiotapes, and associated documents relating to social justice and democracy in the United States, and locally produced documentary work. With the Head of Special Collections, the archivist will plan for the maintenance of the collection and for the addition of new collections. Responsibilities include: overseeing the processing of all materials housed in the archive; overseeing physical care and conservation of the collections; overseeing an active digitization program; working with faculty, the Head, and an advisory group on collection development; working with researchers and production entities; overseeing unit budget; participating in seeking external funding. Also responsible for overseeing an active outreach program, including promoting the use of the collection in teaching and research, active public programming, and web access as appropriate. Supervises 2 FTE professional staff and 2 archives assistants.

Education qualifications: A Master’s degree is required, either MLS from an ALA accredited school or MA in relevant field such as archival studies, political science, American history, or film studies; prefer both degrees. Knowledge of the production process, materials and documentation, formats and equipment is a necessity. Knowledge of archival and preservation practices for film and other media formats; familiarity with current digitization practices; familiarity with film/media copyright issues preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience working in a film or media archive. Experience with production materials required; supervisory experience required; collection development experience with film archives preferred.

New 'Screen Search Fashion' website
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/screenarchive/fashion/
A new website featuring fashion on film in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s
has been launched.
Screen Search Fashion has been developed by Screen Archive South East, at
the University of
Brighton, UK, in partnership with the Royal College of Art and funded by the
Centre for Excellence
in Teaching and Learning through Design (CETLD).

This free online resource offers a new way of looking at everyday fashion
and dress history in the
inter-war years through unique archive film held in Screen Archive South
East's (SASE) collections.
The site provides a thematic guide to aspects of 1920s and 1930s fashion, as
depicted in over two
hundred newly digitized stills and clips, enabling the researcher to
discover key aspects of fashion
and dress of the period in their historical and design contexts. The site
includes links to records
in Screen Archive South East's online database, where the films can be
explored in further detail.
The site also includes links to related resources held in archives,
libraries and museums; a
bibliography of related literature and a glossary of terms.

This new online teaching and learning resource is accessible to all,
enabling material which has
hitherto been underused for fashion research and study, to be opened up to a
wider audience. The
vast potential of non-fiction film as a resource for students interested in
fashion and dress is
highlighted by this resource which has the potential to contribute to dress
historians' developing
interest in everyday fashions.

This resource is the result of a year long, CETLD-funded project, carried
out at the Royal College
of Art and Screen Archive South East, at the University of Brighton.

Project Team: Dr Rebecca Arnold (Courtauld Institute of Art), Carly Eck
(RCA/V&A), Hannah
Kauffman (National Portrait Gallery), and Dr Frank Gray, Elaine Sheppard,
Ine Van Dooren (all
Screen Archive South East, University of Brighton).

Screen Search Fashion can be visited at:
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/screenarchive/fashion/

For further information email: screenarchive@brighton.ac.uk

About Screen Archive South East
Screen Archive South East is a public sector moving image archive serving
the South East of
England. Established in 1992 at the University of Brighton as the South East
Film & Video Archive,
the function of this regional screen archive is to locate, collect,
preserve, provide access to and
promote screen material related to the South East and of general relevance
to screen history. For
more information, please visit http://www.brighton.ac.uk/screenarchive

About RCA
Located in the heart of London, the Royal College of Art is the only wholly
postgraduate university
of art and design in the world. The RCA has a distinctive role in preparing
its postgraduate
students for careers in art, design and the creative sector - indeed the
College is widely viewed as
a crucible of the creative industries. Courses are taught by internationally
renowned artists,
practitioners and theorists, and students have a unique opportunity to study
art in a design
environment, and design in an art environment. Its concentrated, customised
forms of teaching
and learning - and dedicated technical facilities and research centres -
contribute to an
exceptional creative and intellectual environment.
http://www.rca.ac.uk/

About CETLD
The Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning through Design is a
HEFCE-funded
partnership between the University of Brighton, the Royal College of Art,
the Royal Institute of
British Architects and the Victoria & Albert Museum. The aim of the Centre
is to enhance learning
and teaching in design through research that brings together resources and
expertise from Higher
Education and collections-based partners.
http://cetld.brighton.ac.uk/

Full cost Studentships in Film and Television Studies at UEA
School of Film and Television Studies
Graduate Studies
MA Programmes:
(contact ftv.admiss@uea.ac.uk or Keith.Johnston@uea.ac.uk, director of
the MA Programmes)
MA in Film Studies (including television options).
MA in Film and Television Archiving - taught in conjunction with the
East Anglian Film Archive.
MA in Media, Culture and Society - taught in conjunction with the
School of Political, Social and International Studies

PhD Programme:
(contact pgr.hum.admiss@uea.ac.uk or Melanie.Williams@uea.ac.uk,
director of the PhD Programme)
Supervision is available on a wide range of film, television and media
projects.

Staff include:
Christine Cornea, Rayna Denison, Ulrich Heinze, Roger Hewins, Su
Holmes, Mark Jancovich, Keith Johnston, Peter Kramer, Brett Mills,
Mark Rimmer, Yvonne Tasker, Clare Watson and Melanie Williams.

Funding
Although students are responsible for finding their own funding to
cover tuition fees and living expenses, the School was successful in
its bid for AHRC studentships for 2009-13. As a result, the School of
Film and Television Studies is pleased to announce that it will be
nominating 2 AHRC PhD studentships and two MA studentships per year
starting in October 2010. For UK residents, these awards consist of
fees and maintenance and for EU residents awards are on a fees only
basis. The School is also funding an additional 2 PhD studentships per
year, while the Faculty also offers a wide range of PhD studentships
that are available to students from within or outside the EU. There is
also a range of bursaries offered by the School that are available for
both MA and PhD students, in which we are able to waive some of the
cost of fees. To be eligible for the above studentships, students must
have applied by for a place at UEA by 1 March 2010. The School of Film
and Television Studies also offers each PhD student £75 per year to
support research and professional development.

Contact details: Admissions Office, School of Film and Television
Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
www.uea.ac.uk/ftv

We are also holding a one-day Study Day at which staff and research
students within the school present papers to one another, and at which
Prof Charles Barr will present a plenary lecture. All those who have
applied or are thinking of applying for graduate studies at UEA are
welcome to attend. The event is 'Keep Calm and Carry On? Revisionist
Approaches to British Film and Television', and will be held on
Wednesday 17 February, but please contact Keith or Melanie (see above)
if you plan to attend and they can send you precise details, dates and
schedules nearer the time.

Full Cost MA Studentships at UEA
FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
MA STUDENTSHIPS 2010-11
Following our successful bid for AHRC studentships for 2009-13, the
Faculty of Arts and Humanities is pleased to announce that it will be
nominating 7 AHRC MA studentships starting in September/October 2010.
For UK residents awards consist of fees and maintenance and for EU
residents awards are on a fees only basis. AHRC awards are available
to UK/EU residents in the following subjects:

Film Studies and Television Studies
History
History of Art, Architecture and Design
Interpreting and Translation
Librarianship, Archives, Record Management and Information Science (MA
in Film Archiving)
Music
Museum Studies

The Faculty is also pleased to offer a number of MA scholarships
available to students from within or outside the EU in the subjects
listed above and also American Studies; Literature and Creative
Writing; Language and Communication Studies; Philosophy; and
Political, Social and International Studies

Application deadline is 1 March 2010 (please quote ref. Guardian10).

More information and details of how to apply can be found at:
www.uea.ac.uk/hum/postgraduatescholarships

Alternatively please contact the Admissions Office
email: pgt.hum.admiss@uea.ac.uk Tel: (01603) 592154 or attend the
University Postgraduate Open Day on Wednesday 20 January 2010

Full Cost PhD Studentships at UEA
FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
PhD STUDENTSHIPS 2010-11
Following our successful bid for AHRC studentships for 2009-13, the
Faculty of Arts and Humanities is pleased to announce that it will be
nominating 8 AHRC PhD studentships starting in October 2010. For UK
residents awards consist of fees and maintenance and for EU residents
awards are on a fees only basis. AHRC awards are available to UK/EU
residents in the following subjects:

Creative Writing
English Language and Literature
Film Studies and Television Studies
History
History of Art, Architecture and Design

The Faculty is also pleased to offer a total of 24 additional
University-funded PhD studentships available to students from within
or outside the EU.

Schools of study:
American Studies
Film and Television Studies
History
Literature and Creative Writing
Language and Communication Studies
Music
Philosophy
Political, Social and International Studies
World Art Studies and Museology

Application deadline is 1 March 2010 (please quote ref. Guardian10).

More information and details of how to apply can be found at:
www.uea.ac.uk/hum/postgraduatescholarships

Alternatively please contact the Postgraduate Research Office
email: pgr.hum.admiss@uea.ac.uk Tel: (01603) 592546 or attend the
University Postgraduate Open Day on Wednesday 20 January 2010

Reminder: the 7th Orphan Film Symposium
The 7th Orphan Film Symposium takes place April 7-10, 2010, at the new Visual Arts Theater in New York City. Our theme this year is "Moving Pictures Around the World." Here's the preliminary line-up of speakers, topics, and screenings: www.nyu.edu/orphanfilms

Register now to ensure you'll have a seat (and to get the early registration discount). More than half of the available slots are already reserved. http://www.nyu.edu/orphanfilm/orphans7/whosattending.php

Internship positions at the Asian Film Archive in 2010
Looking for an internship position that is interesting and meaningful yet provides you with opportunities to learn and develop your skills for future employment? Then the Asian Film Archive could be the workplace you’re looking for.

“My internship at the Asian Film Archive has been nothing short of meaningful. There is so much more to learn about film preservation itself but the work experience with the Archive has provided me with a broad range of relevant skills and networking opportunities. I've also had the amazing opportunity to attend the SEAPAVAA Conference 2009, that helped widen my knowledge in the work of the archives around the region. The work can be demanding at times but you will find that the colleagues are extremely supportive and are willing to listen to your needs and opinions. If you have a strong passion for and understanding of Asian Cinema, and are willing to explore further, you will find your time with the Asian Film Archive rewarding.” - Chew Tee Pao, Intern 2009 (RMIT) and currently Archiving Officer at the Asian Film Archive

The Archive is recruiting three motivated, people-oriented and independent individuals as full-time interns for a period of between 3-6 months in 2010. Priority will be given to applicants who can commit for a longer period. Outstanding interns will be considered when opportunities arise for permanent staff positions at the Archive.

Skills required:
1. Adept in Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, Powerpoint), and/or other software like Photoshop
2. Articulate; comfortable with people and public speaking
3. Proficiency in writing and speaking professionally to partners
4. Ability to multi-task and work independently or in a team
5. Resourcefulness and creative initiative
6. Meticulous
7. 2D graphic design skills would be an asset

(Fresh graduates with a relevant archive/arts/library management degree are especially welcome to apply)

The internship will involve you in the various aspects of the Archive’s work, including:

1. Acquisition of materials, documentation, cataloguing of films and their related materials.
2. Day-to-day administrative tasks, planning outreach activities, liaison with schools, project management.
3. Seeking of corporate sponsors, development of fundraising proposals.

You will attend and be expected to contribute to regular staff meetings and will receive supervision and feedback for your work. The multi-faceted internship will provide training opportunities, allowing you to develop skills in, amongst other things:

• The planning and management of projects
• Communication with people from both the private and public sectors
• Writing and public presentations

Additionally, interns will have the chance to delve into the world of Asian films and to understand the processes involved in the archiving and preservation of our cinematic heritage.

If you are looking for a meaningful job in a vibrant working environment that brings Asian films and people together, send your motivation letter and resume to us at info@asianfilmarchive.org. Please indicate in your letter the time period in which you are available for internship.

First closing date for applications: 23rd December 2009.
Second closing date for applications: 20th April 2010.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For more information, please call us at (+65) 6777 3243.

Call for Papers for the 2010 CONVENTION of the MAGIC LANTERN SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA in Bloomington, Indiana, 20th-23rd May
The Magic Lantern Society of the United States and Canada invites
scholars to submit papers or proposals for papers pertaining to the
lantern to the conference organizers, Professor Joss Marsh and Mr.
David Francis (Indiana University, Bloomington) and Mr. Dick Moore
(President, AMLS). (Papers in research sessions will be held to 20
minutes in length.) Deadline 15th February 2010.

Presentations will be especially welcome that address the key theme of
the Convention:

The Magic Lantern and Victorian Culture.

Topics might include (but are not limited to): advertising with the
lantern/advertising the lantern; lantern-slide manufacturers and
distributers; exhibition practices; individual and itinerant
lanternists; multi-media lantern shows and lantern use; the lantern and
nineteenth-century theatre, opera, and ballet; the lantern and Music
Hall/Variety shows; local lantern shows; the missionary lantern; the
Temperance lantern; the lantern and social change; urban and social
lantern investigation; the psychology and theory of 19th?century
lantern spectatorship; the lantern and science; educational uses of the
lantern; lantern-assisted virtual travel; the lantern and horror;
literary reflections of the lantern; lantern performance of literature;
the lantern and childhood; the lantern and cinema; lantern-inspired
early films; lantern-slide use in movie theatres; animated slides and
lantern representation of movement; the magic lantern and the long
history of the ?screen experience?; lantern song-slides; lantern
humour; the lantern and Empire; lantern story-telling and lantern
readings; and the Victorian family lantern.

Principal sessions of the Convention will take place at the Convention
Centre, in downtown Bloomington, and on the campus of Indiana
University. Presentations include a ?Grand Optical Variety Show? at
the vintage Buskirk-Chumley (Indiana) Theater, Professor Mervyn Heard
M.C., with Mr. Philip Carli at the piano.

Please address proposals to: jomarsh@indiana.edu; djfranci@indiana.edu;
rmoore0438@aol.com.

2010 Audio Visual Archive internships
Posted on behalf of The Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery.

The Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery, Department of Exhibitions & Collections Management is seeking applicants for spring and summer 2010 Audio Visual Archive internships. Applicants should have prior knowledge of film and audio visual media, and archival methods. Graduate student or recent graduate level applicants will be given priority.

Detailed information on the Audio Visual Archives internship and the online application can be found on the National Portrait Gallery website at http://www.npg.si.edu/education/intern7.html. Please share this email broadly among your students, recent graduates, colleagues, and career service departments.

I look forward to reviewing applications from your school. Please contact me if you have any questions.

A Visit to the Library of Congress Nitrate Vaults
During a recent visit to the Library of Congress Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia for the Thanhouser Company 100th anniversary celebrations, we were treated to a tour of the nitrate vaults by George Willeman…I was permitted to take video during our tour, and upon returning home I put together a 15 minute video that I think everyone will enjoy: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=216956657904&ref=mf.

Thanks goes out to Mike Mashon and George Willeman for providing us with a great “bonus” for our visit to Culpeper.

Fee Waiver Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Film Studies at St Andrews
We are offering the following fee waiver scholarships in Film Studies at
the University of St Andrews:

FOUR FILM STUDIES FEE WAIVER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PHD ENTRY IN SEPTEMBER 2010.

These 3-year scholarships will be awarded in May 2010 to four PhD
applicants with outstanding research potential, to enable them to pursue
Film Studies at St Andrews from September 2010.

The awards are equivalent to the domestic/EU fee. They will be awarded
by competition. Applicants are invited to apply via the Postgraduate
Office for a place on the programme, and their applications will be
considered for these bursaries along with those of other applicants.

To be eligible prospective students must have been offered a place on
the PhD programme.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS TO REACH US: 16th April 2010. For further
details see: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies/funding.php

Members of Faculty: Professor Robert Burgoyne, Professor Dina Iordanova,
Dr David Martin-Jones, Dr Elisabetta Girelli, Dr Leshu Torchin, Dr
William Brown.

ONE FILM STUDIES FEE WAIVER SCHOLARSHIP FOR MLITT ENTRY IN SEPTEMBER 2010.

This 1-year scholarship will be awarded in May 2010 to an MLitt
applicant with outstanding research potential, to enable them to pursue
Film Studies at St Andrews from September 2010.

The award is equivalent to the domestic/EU fee. It will be awarded by
competition. Applicants are invited to apply via the Postgraduate Office
for a place on the programme, and their applications will be considered
for these bursaries along with those of other applicants.

To be eligible prospective students must have been offered a place on
the MLitt programme.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS TO REACH US: 16th April 2010. For further
details see: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies/funding.php

Members of Faculty: Professor Robert Burgoyne, Professor Dina Iordanova,
Dr David Martin-Jones, Dr Elisabetta Girelli, Dr Leshu Torchin, Dr
William Brown.

CALL FOR PAPERS - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
IMAGES, MEDIAS AND POLITICS
November, 18-19 2010
INA, PARIS

Politics and Communication Lab CNRS
Cinema and Audiovisual Research Institute
University Paris 3
National Audiovisual Institute (INA)

Coordinators :
Isabelle Veyrat-Masson
Jean-Pierre Bertin-Maghit
Sébastien Denis
Sébastien Layerle

The conference aims at providing a forum for the exchange and reflexion on the study of analogical images, fixed and animated (movies, television, photography, printed material, new media, visual arts, video games, etc.) and their interaction with t he political sphere, in its broadest sense. This conference wishes to create an opportunity for exchange between fields sharing common study areas (history, political science, sociology, aesthetics , philosophy, information and communication ) which are not always fully aware of each other’ work.
The traditional question of the political use of images (propaganda, politics communications..) has been renewed with the advent of innovative means of communication. We will consider the most recent means of appropriation for this emerging type of images. We will also consider the original means of communication in the public space and how it is specific of our time.

Sources used must be photographic in nature, the conference aiming at analyzing analogical images’ capacity or lack thereof, through a mimetic phenomenon, for summoning the spectator upon the political field. Therefore this conference will only consider “non-realistic” images (for example Les Guignols de l’info) in a marginal manner, and their use will be considered only through that particular analogical prism.
Consequently, sources used must not predate the invention of photography, even though comparison with prior sources are welcome.
In a similar manner, papers regarding plastic arts (particularly photography and video) will be considered if they relate to political representation in an original manner.
An international (and/or comparative) approach will be favoured. Contributors can freely interpret the concepts of “images”, “media” and “politics”, and their relationship. Their view on the subject shall be consequently rigorously justified.
French and international researchers are welcome. Through a series of lectures and panels this conference will address and confront past experiences and current issues. The conference’s goal is to offer an original synthesis of the national and transnational takes on this problematic.
Deliberately open-ended – we postulate that such a freedom of approach should bring forth the most innovative outlook – the chosen approach is both comparative and multidisciplinary, and includes the various fields of sociocultural and mentalities history, political science, information science and communication studies.
Listed below are some suggestions:
· Political and ideological values of fixed and animated images
· Uses of animated images in a determined place or time by propaganda or dissent
· Politics’ renewed representations (fiction, non-fiction and mixed)
· Technological evolutions through creative support and dissemination mode: the Internet, mobile phones, and a come-back of older communication devices (Super 8,….)
· Political appropriation of new types of recorded images
· Political communication (propaganda, political marketing, life politics, …)
· Spectators’ sensibilities and reactions to images
· New theoretical questions
· Reception
but topics not included here are also welcome

Submission deadline: February 15, 2010
Proposals (1000 signs or less) and a short bio-bibliography of the author are to be submitted to:
Sébastien Denis (sebastiendenis@free.fr) and Claire Sécail (csecail@gmail.com).

Acceptance notification to authors: March 15, 2010
The complete text of accepted proposals should be handed before the start of the conference. The proceedings will be published.

Research Comittee:
Jean-Pierre Bertin-Maghit, Jean-Paul Colleyn, Christian Delporte, Sébastien Denis, Françoise Denoyelle, Sébastien Layerle, Denis Maréchal, Claire Sécail, Danielle Tartakowsky, Isabelle Veyrat-Masson

Organisation : Claire Sécail, Sébastien Denis

Administration : Corinne Navelant (corinne.navelant@lcp.cnrs.fr)

CFP: The Sixties (PCA/ACA) 12/15/09; 3/31-4/3/10)
From our long-time Film & History colleague, Deb Carmichael:
CFP--The Sixties: The Culture, the Movements, and the Summer of Love
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual National
Conference Wednesday, March 31 through Saturday, April 3, 2010
Renaissance Grand Hotel--St. Louis
St. Louis MO

Submission Deadline: December 15, 2009

The Sixties Area of the Popular Culture Association welcomes submissions
on any aspect of the decade. Topics of interest might include, but are not
limited to:

* 1969, or other significant dates, places, or events, e.g. Days of
Rage, etc.
* Religion and Spirituality
* Sex, drugs, and rock n roll
* Communal living
* Different understandings of the "hippie movement" chronology
* Clountercultural movements such as Hippies, SDS, Black Panther
Party, and the White Panther Party
* Film and television of the era
* Analysis of influential books (Kerouac, Ginsberg, et al)
* Politics, race and gender: Then and Now
* Music and fashion as cultural expression and consumer culture
* Media reaction and representation

Deadline for submission of a 100-250-word abstract is December 15, 2009.

Inquiries about possible papers or proposals for round table sessions or
full panels are also welcomed and encouraged.

If your paper is accepted, you will receive an acceptance letter, and
information on registration, PCA/ACA membership, hotel accommodations,
etc.

Address abstracts, inquiries, or proposals to:

Deborah Carmichael
Michigan State University
235 Bessey Hall
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1033
carmic28@msu.edu

or

Michael Spencer
Michigan State University
235 Bessey Hall
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1033
spenc183@msu.edu

NFPF 2010 Grant Offerings
The National Film Preservation Foundation announces the availability of its 2010 federally funded grants, made possible by The Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008.

The NFPF offers two types of federal cash grants supporting the preservation of historically and culturally significant American "orphan" films. The registration deadline for these grants is Friday, February 12, 2010. Completed applications are due Friday, March 26. For detailed guidelines, please visit the NFPF web site at www.filmpreservation.org/grants_link.html.

Basic Preservation Grants: these are the familiar cash grants that the NFPF has offered since 2000. Basic preservation grants fund laboratory work to create preservation masters and access copies of American films unlikely to survive without public support. Eligible to apply are nonprofit and public institutions in the United States providing public access to their film collections. Awards generally range from $3,000 to $18,000.

Matching Grants: these grants are intended to help experienced institutions undertake and complete larger-scale preservation, reconstruction, or restoration projects involving a single film or film collection of special cultural, historical, or artistic significance.
Matching Grant applicants may request cash stipends of between $18,000 and $50,000 to fund laboratory work and must "match" the NFPF grant with outside cash support equal to one-fifth of the award. Eligible to apply are institutions that have successfully completed at least one NFPF-funded project and have the capacity to plan, manage, and finish a large-scale effort.

Ihsan Amanatullah
Projects Assistant
National Film Preservation Foundation
Call for Submissions: Davis Feminist Film Festival
Call for Film Submissions: The Davis Feminist Film Festival
The Davis Feminist Film Festival is pleased to announce that it is now
accepting submissions for the 2010 festival to be held on April 9 and
10, 2010 at the Veteran's Memorial Center Theater in Davis, CA.
The Davis Feminist Film Festival welcomes films from professionals,
students, and community members locally, nationally, and
internationally.
People underrepresented in the media field are especially encouraged to
submit a film for consideration.
This year, the Davis Feminst Film Festival is returning to a short film
format. Therefore, this year's 2010 festival will only accept films
shorter
than 35 minutes in length.
Films submitted to the festival for consideration must meet *two* of the
following criteria:

- Films created with an eye for gender and/or social justice issues
- Films that link local & global issues
- Films created by people underrepresented in the media field
(women,
people of color, queer/transgender, disabled)
- Films made by people from the Davis/Sacramento area

A completed application includes:

- Completed Entry Submission form (download at http://
femfilmfest.ucdavis.edu)
- Signed Submission Agreement Form (download at http://
femfilmfest.ucdavis.edu)
- Film Synopsis (250 words maximum)
- Short 1-page Cover Letter addressing how your film fits *two* of
the
submission criteria
- Short 2-page Resume/CV
- DVD of film (must be formatted for the United States, Region 1 or
0)
Label your DVD with: your name, e-mail address, telephone number, the
name of the film, and run time in minutes

Please send your application to:
Consortium for Women and Research
154 Kerr Hall
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

Applications are due: *Monday January 11, 2010*. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. For more information, please check out *http://femfilmfest.ucdavis.edu*.

ARSC Awards 2009 -- Winners
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--- 2009 ARSC AWARDS ---

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) is pleased to announce
the winners of the 2009 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded
Sound Research. Begun in 1991, the awards are presented to authors and
publishers of books, articles, liner notes, and monographs, to recognize
outstanding published research in the field of recorded sound. In giving
these awards, ARSC recognizes outstanding contributions, encourages high
standards, and promotes awareness of superior works. A maximum of two awards
is presented annually in each category -- one for best history and one for
best discography. Certificates of Merit are presented to runners-up of
exceptionally high quality. The 2009 Awards for Excellence honor works
published in 2008. Additionally, a Lifetime Achievement Award and Award for
Distinguished Service to Historical Recordings are also presented annually.
The 2009 winners are:

BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED BLUES, GOSPEL, RHYTHM & BLUES, or SOUL MUSIC

I Got Two Wings: Incidents and Anecdotes of the Two Winged Preacher and
Electric Guitar Evangelist, Elder Utah Smith; by Lynn Abbott (Case Quarter)

Certificate of Merit:
Texas Blues: The Rise of a Contemporary Sound, by Alan B. Govenar (Texas A&M
Press)

BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED CLASSICAL MUSIC

Best Discography:
Boston Symphony Orchestra: An Augmented Discography, by James H. North
(Scarecrow Press)

Best History:
A Charles Ives Omnibus, by James Mack Burk (Pendragon)

Certificates of Merit:

After the Golden Age: Romantic Pianism and Modern Performance, by Kenneth
Hamilton (Oxford University Press)

Sprechstimme in Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire: A Study of Vocal
Performance Practice, by Aidan Soder (Edwin Mellen Press)

BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED COUNTRY MUSIC

Linthead Stomp: The Creation of Country Music in the Piedmont South, by
Patrick Huber (University of North Carolina Press)

Certificates of Merit:

Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens, by Hazel Dickens
and Bill C. Malone (University of Illinois Press)

Merle Haggard: Concepts Live.1968-1976, by Deke Dickerson (Bear Family)

BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED FOLK, ETHNIC, or WORLD MUSIC

Mexican American Mojo: Popular Music, Dance and Urban Culture in Los
Angeles, 1935-1968; by Anthony Macias (Duke University Press)

Certificate of Merit:
Lemko Folk Music on Wax Cylinders and American Recordings, 1901-1930; by
Bogdan Horbal and Walter Maksimovich (self-published)

BEST RESEARCH in GENERAL HISTORY of RECORDED SOUND

Den Talande Maskinen: De Forsta Inspelade Ljuden I Sverige Och Norden (The
Talking Machine: The First Recorded Sounds in Sweden and Scandinavia); by
Tony Franzen, Gunnar Sundberg, and Lars Thelander (Suomen
Aanitearkisto/Finlands Ljudarkiv)

Certificate of Merit:
Sound Media: A Theory of Live Journalism and Musical Recording, by Lars Nyre
(Routledge)

BEST RESEARCH in RECORD LABELS

Best Discography:
Montgomery Ward Records: A Discography, by Allan Sutton (Mainspring Press)

Best History:
Revolutionizing Children's Records: The Young People's Records and
Children's Record Guild Series, 1946-1977; by David Bonner (Scarecrow Press)

Certificate of Merit:
The Edison Discography, 1926-1929; by Raymond R. Wile (Mainspring Press)

BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED JAZZ MUSIC

Best Discography:
John Coltrane Reference; by Chris DeVito, David Wild, Yasuhiro Fujioka, and
Wolf Schmaler; edited by Lewis Porter (Routledge)

Best History:
A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music, by
George E. Lewis (University of Chicago Press)

Certificates of Merit:

Backstory in Blue: Ellington at Newport '56, by John Fass Morton (Rutgers
University Press)

Playing the Changes: Milt Hinton's Life in Stories and Photographs; by Milt
Hinton, David Berger and Holly Maxson (Vanderbilt University Press)

Miles Davis, Miles Smiles, and the Invention of Post Bop; by Jeremy Yudkin
(Indiana University Press)

Luck's in My Corner: The Life and Music of Hot Lips Page, by Todd Bryant
Weeks (Routledge)

Delightfulee: The Life and Music of Lee Morgan, by Jeffrey McMillan
(University of Michigan Press)

Monk's Music: Thelonious Monk and Jazz History in the Making, by Gabriel
Solis (University of California Press)

BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED ROCK and POPULAR MUSIC

Sgt. Pepper and The Beatles: It Was Forty Years Ago Today; by Olivier Julien
(Ashgate)

Certificate of Merit:

Mondo Exotica: Sounds, Visions, Obsessions of the Cocktail Generation; by
Francesco Adinolfi (Duke University Press)

So You Want To Be a Rock and Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day, 1965-1973; by
Christopher Hjort (Jawbone Press)

Hot Burritos: The True Story of the Flying Burrito Brothers, by John
Einarson and Chris Hillman (Jawbone Press)

2009 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: CRISTOBAL DIAZ-AYALA

ARSC annually presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to an individual, in
recognition of a life's work in recorded sound research and publication.

Cristobal Diaz-Ayala was born and educated in Havana, where he received
degrees in journalism, the social sciences, and law. He joined the flood of
emigres from there, in 1961.

His lifelong love of the music of his birthplace led him to study and
publish works on the history of Cuban music styles, their presentation on
stage, radio, and other media, and their appearance on historical sound
recordings from 1905 (the earliest known) to the present day. He has written
several books, including "San Juan - New York: Discografia de la Musica
Puertorriquena 1900-1942," published this year.

In 1994, Diaz-Ayala received the ARSC Award for Best Research in Recorded
Folk or Ethnic Music, for his book-length "Discografia de la Musica Cubana."

Diaz-Ayala was producer and host for "CUBANACAN," a long-running syndicated
radio series.

He became well known for assembling a major collection of sound recordings,
sheet music, and other ephemera that now resides at Florida International
University in Miami.

2009 AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO HISTORICAL RECORDINGS: WARD MARSTON

ARSC's Award for Distinguished Service to Historical Recordings honors a
person who has made outstanding contributions to the field, outside of
published works or discographic research.
In 1979, Ward Marston put himself on the map as one of the world's leading
transfer engineers with his restoration of the experimental Bell
Laboratories Wide Range and Stereophonic recordings of Leopold Stokowski and
the Philadelphia Orchestra, made in 1931 and 1932. Audiophiles and music
lovers alike were stunned by the remarkable recorded sound Marston was able
to extract from the Bell recordings. The painstaking manual synchronization
of the dual-band stereophonic recordings would be typical of the care and
attention to detail that Marston would bring to so many future projects.

Since that time, Marston's work has appeared on the labels of many major
record companies. His 11-CD collection devoted to the Victor recordings of
Fritz Kreisler, released in 1995, received a Grammy nomination for Best
Historical Album. Marston's other significant historical projects were: the
Franklin Mint Toscanini Collection, BMG's 10-CD Complete Rachmaninoff, the
12-CD Philadelphia Orchestra Centennial Collection, the complete recordings
of Josef Hofmann, and the complete recordings of Caruso for the Pearl and
Naxos labels.

In 1997, he formed his own record label, Marston, concentrating on the
reissue of recordings by performers neglected by the major record companies,
including an ongoing series devoted to the acoustically recorded, complete
operas on Pathe. His most recent achievements on his own label include the
Julius Block collection, a three-CD collection of rare, privately-made
cylinder recordings featuring some of the most important musical
personalities of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The success of Marston's work over the past 30 years is a result of a rare
combination of musical knowledge and sensitivity, together with technical
skill.

2009 ARSC AWARDS COMMITTEE

Winners are chosen by the ARSC Awards Committee: five elected judges
representing specific fields of study, plus the ARSC President, and the Book
Review Editor of the ARSC Journal. The members of the 2009 ARSC Awards
Committee are:

Robert Iannapollo (Awards Committee Co-Chair)
Roberta Freund-Schwartz (Awards Committee Co-Chair)
Brenda Nelson-Strauss (Awards Committee)
David Seubert (ARSC President)
Jim Farrington (Book Review Editor, ARSC Journal)
David Hamilton (Classical Music Judge)
Kip Lornell (Judge-at-Large)
Dan Morgenstern (Jazz Music Judge)
William L. Schurk (Popular Music Judge)
Dick Spottswood (Judge-at-Large)

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings -- in all genres
of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. ARSC is unique in
bringing together private individuals and institutional professionals --
everyone with a serious interest in recorded sound. Additional information
about ARSC, including lists of past ARSC Award Winners and Finalists, may be
found at http://www.arsc-audio.org <http://www.arsc-audio.org/> .

Two Jobs: Media Cataloger and Assistant
Media Cataloger
Intellectual Access to Moving Images of Work Life, 1916-1950
Northeast Historic Film seeks a full-time Media Cataloger to create records for 50 moving image collections in the course of a one-year grant funded project, “Intellectual Access to Moving Images of Work Life, 1916-1950,” January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. To be hired immediately. The Cataloger will be responsible for creating and publishing 50 finding aids with approximately 1,300 item-level records using a CollectiveAcccess database to catalog and provide access to the holdings. The Cataloger must have a high level of skill and knowledge of metadata creation. The top level finding aids will be published in EAD with attached item-level descriptions using the PBCore schema, so experience with the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary is a plus. The Cataloger will be responsible for creating workflow for research, writing, entry, editing and publication of the records, working with a Cataloging Assistant. The Cataloger will be responsible for supervising the assistant and interns. Excellent interpersonal skills are essential for relations with collection donors and others. This position reports to the Executive Director and will work closely with project Principal Investigator, the Collections Manager, CollectiveAccess developer, Website developer, Technical Services manager, Cataloging Assistant, and student interns.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Create new descriptive cataloging, consolidating and deploying Northeast Historic Film authority control for 50 moving image collections.

Ensure that the CollectiveAccess cataloging system works smoothly and efficiently to create the integrated hierarchical catalog records for the moving image materials.

Select and create one thematically appropriate digital still image and digital video for each collection to accompany the catalog record, working with the Collections Manager and Technical Services staff.

Publish completed records, adhering to project schedule with the completed thematic research collection, “Moving Images of Work Life, 1916-1950,” delivered at the end of 2010.

Write and submit reports as required by granting agency and employer.

Update project Website and contribute to project blog.

Supervise cataloging assistant and interns.

SKILLS

The successful applicant will have excellent planning, organizing, and problem-solving abilities. She/he will have experience with delegation and supervision.

QUALIFICATIONS

Previous experience as a moving image cataloger required.

MLS/MLIS/MIS degree from an ALA accredited program highly desirable, although 3+ years as a cataloger with demonstrated training and high level skills may be considered.

Experience working with audiovisual materials in an archival context, familiarity with DACS, AMIM, AACR2, PBCore.

Keyboard speed and accuracy.

Exceptional research, writing, and editing skills.

PAY & BENEFITS

Salary range $40,000-$45,000 depending on experience.

Health insurance.

10 paid holidays.

Flexible schedule.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Qualified applicants should send letters of application, complete résumés, sample cataloging and/or relevant links. Also names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of three references to Barbara Manning, Business Manager, barb@oldfilm.org

Media Cataloging Assistant
Intellectual Access to Moving Images of Work Life, 1916-1950
Northeast Historic Film seeks a full-time Media Cataloging Assistant to assist in the creation of records and access copies for 50 moving image collections in the course of a one-year grant project, “Intellectual Access to Moving Images of Work Life, 1916-1950,” February 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. The Cataloging Assistant will assist the Cataloger, as directed, in creating and publishing 50 finding aids with approximately 1,300 item-level records using a CollectiveAccess database to catalog and provide access to the holdings. The Cataloging Assistant should have some knowledge of metadata creation. The top level finding aids will be published in EAD with attached item-level descriptions using the PBCore schema, so experience with the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary is a plus. The Cataloging Assistant will help train and supervise project interns.

This position reports to the Cataloger and will work closely with the project Principal Investigator, the Collections Manager, Technical Services manager, and student interns.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist with the creation of new descriptive cataloging records for 50 moving image collections.

Assist with the selection and creation of one thematically appropriate digital still image and digital video for each collection to accompany the catalog record, working with the Cataloger and the Collections Manager.

Create video masters and access copies of collections as directed.

Compile information for reports as required by granting agency and employer.

Contribute to project blog.

Supervise interns.

QUALIFICATIONS

Previous experience in a moving image archives desired.

Experience working with audiovisual materials in an archival context, familiarity with DACS, AMIM, AACR2, PBCore helpful.

Working knowledge of film and video conservation standards needed.

Applicant must have strong film handling skills and be able to assess film condition for transfer.

Also must have proficiency in film repair techniques.

Applicant must have experience with film to video transfers, videotape dubbing and digitization.

The position will require good time management skills and quick learning abilities.

PAY & BENEFITS

Salary range $26,000-$28,000 (11 months) depending on experience.

Health insurance.

10 paid holidays.

Flexible schedule.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Qualified applicants should send letters of application, complete résumés, sample cataloging and/or relevant links. Also names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of three references to Barbara Manning, Business Manager, barb@oldfilm.org

ORGANIZATION
Northeast Historic Film (NHF) is an independent nonprofit organization founded in 1986 to preserve and make available moving images of interest to the people of northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts). The archives hold ten million feet of film and 8,000 analog and digital video recordings and is considered one of the most significant regional moving image archives in the United States. The organization is located on the Main Street of Bucksport, Maine, in a 1916 cinema building, in which NHF operates the Alamo Theatre, a 125-seat cinema, presenting first run films and live cultural and community events.

Position Available: Associate Archivist at Anthology Film Archives
The position of Associate Archivist has recently become available at Anthology Fil
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