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09/10/2013

FOCAL To Host Archive Event At BAFTA London

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FOCAL International is to host a one-day event at BAFTA in London on October 28 to inspire the next generation of filmmakers and build bridges between stakeholders in the world of archive content.
Entitled 'Battles of the Archives – A Thing of the Past', the conference will address issues affecting audiovisual archives and the producers who use them.
On the archive side, discussions will focus on the challenges posed by new technologies, digitisation costs and funding. On the productions side, a panel of experts will explore winning commissions and raising funds for archive based productions, and offer some insights on clearing footage and driving affordable deals.
Amongst the guest speakers will be Sir Jeremy Isaacs speaking on the fundamental importance and the power of archive, with examples from World At War, History of Ireland and Cold War.
Additionally, representatives of several major online companies will talk about the digital future and new platforms.
The conference day also includes an archive-based programme pitching competition where the victor will win a slew of 'free' footage from Getty Images and facility hours from Prime Focus. The winner of the best footage library show reel will also be chosen.
The drinks reception, hosted by Bridgeman Footage, will lead into an evening screening of 'London – A Modern Babylon', followed by a Q&A session with Miriam Walsh and Julien Temple, his busy schedule allowing. The entire day's event is FOCAL's way of marking UNESCO's World Audiovisual Archive Day, which takes place annually on October 27th.
Visit the FOCAL website for more information.
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