The insidious effect of the pandemic has put paid to Film Heritage Foundation’s plans of conducting the Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India (FPRWI 2020) in association with FIAF in 2020. We had zeroed in on Kerala as the next destination for the sixth iteration of our travelling school, but unfortunately it is not to be.

The annual workshops in India have built a movement for saving film heritage not just in our country but in the subcontinent and while there has been a quantum leap in awareness and training over the last five years, there is so much more to do. Having received several enquiries about our next training initiative and not wanting to lose the momentum we have built, we decided that even though we couldn’t conduct a physical hands-on training workshop this year, we could try the new normal of online training with the support of FIAF and a few of our wonderful faculty and experts from around the world.

Session details
One-hour online sessions inclusive of a 15-minute Q & A will be held in September, covering a range of topics including “Surviving The Pandemic for Film Archives”, “Film Digitization”, “Cataloguing”, “Paper and Photograph Conservation for Film Archives” amongst others to be taught by international experts.

Confirmed trainers include:

David Walsh - Training & Outreach Coordinator, FIAF & Digital Preservation Consultant, Imperial War Museums
Mick Newnham - Tutor at Charles Sturt University
Reto Kromer - Head of AV Preservation by reto.ch & Lecturer at the Bern University of Applied Sciences
Natasha Fairbairn – Information Specialist, British Film Institute and member of the FIAF Cataloguing and Documentation Commission
Marianna de Sanctis - Head of Film Repair, L’Immagine RitrovataDavide Pozzi - Director, L’Immagine Ritrovata
Sophie Hunter – Objects Conservator, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Renee Kiefer – Assistant Registrar, Permanent Collections, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

These training sessions are open for applications to alumni of the earlier workshops as well as to conservators and archivists working in the field of film preservation from India and all other countries of the subcontinent. Registration is free, however there will be a selection procedure as there are a limited number of participants that we can accommodate.

The summer school "Digital Archives" is a 5-day, practice-oriented educational offer directed at staff members of audiovisual archives who would like to enhance their knowledge about digital environments and processes. The ongoing process of digitalisation presents film archives with the necessity of changing their workflows, strategies, and policies and of providing their staff with additional training. For this reason, we decided to establish the "Digital Archives" Summer School in collaboration with the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and Deutsche Kinemathek Berlin. The first edition focuses on the subject of data literacy and presentation strategies.

The full programme, additional information, and the registration form are available on the dedicated page of the Filmuni Summer School website. Registrations will close on 1 August 2020.

The FIAF offers two scholarships covering the participation fee. Early-Bird discount before 30 March 2020.

Topics:

• Conversion, Codecs


• Metadata Schemes, Controlled Vocabularies/Thesauri


• Data Cleaning/Mapping/Open Refine


• Identifier and Authority Files, Linked Open Data


• Wikidata, LOD


• Open Source: Software Overview, hands-on: FFMPEG, DCP-o-Matic


• Digital Preservation


• Storytelling


• Visualization

In 2020, due to the sanitary crisis, FRAME face to face training sessions (FRAME Tech and FRAME Access) are replaced by a single online training session, organized in two parts, from November 24 to 26 and from December 1 to 3.

The duration, format, and modalities of the session will be adapted for distance training.

FRAME training will adapt to the recent period we have been through, trying to answer to the following question: how audiovisual archivists can be prepared to face exceptional events, to prevent risks and organize disaster recovery?

One of the main duties of archivists is to ensure the archives’ preservation, whatever happens, and to give access to collections.

The usual themes of FRAME, which cover every step of the audiovisual archiving management process, will obviously be addressed through online lectures. These presentations will be complemented by experience feedbacks on projects carried out by European and international heritage institutions, and related to some crisis situations (pandemic, floods, fires, hacking, wars…).

Part #1 - November 24 to 26

Preventive conservation
Digitization
Management of digital archives
 

Part #2 - December 1 to 3

Documentation
Rights management
Promotion of archive contents
The provisional schedule with the names of the speakers and intervention topics will be provided in October 2020.

 
The courses will be provided through virtual classrooms on a dedicated online platform.

What is FRAME?

A training course on audiovisual archiving management, dedicated to the international community of professionals working in the field of audiovisual archives. The courses are delivered in English by recognized European and international audiovisual archives and digital media experts.

FRAME training program is organized by INA since 2010, within the framework of the Creative Europe program, in partnership with FIAT/IFTA and EBU Academy. 

How much?

Fee: EUR 700 per participant (EUR 350 for scholarships)

Which objectives?

In view of the current situation, it is even obvious that audiovisual archives professionals also have to detain strong, updated and multiple skills. This should enable them to adapt to all situations, and in particular crisis situations, thanks to sustainable and future proof knowledge and competencies.

Thus, in line with FRAME initial objectives, FRAME 2020 is designed to respond to the current crisis situation and enable international professionals to face potential future ones, by:

Enhancing and updating international audiovisual archives professional’s skills and knowledge
Developing and reinforcing the European and international community of audiovisual archives professionals
Sharing experiences and best practices, develop new and innovative solutions and create opportunities

LINK TO THE APPLICATION FORM: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TnNsLv2GU4y8coEdny9f63s5ZYQZ6N3ZBdEZyG8vFtM/edit?usp=drive_web

CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-OPHCuLrrD9yQvkuXv4MhIfV6zDzoPt47aJCG33AmTA/edit

More information: frame@ina.fr