This volunteering project was started as an initiative by Ray Edmondson, the National Film Archive of Thailand, the Thai Film Foundation and myself.
Choichi Imada, film technician
Although I don’t know if he knows the archivists’ slogan “Nitrate Won’t Wait”, Choichi Imada says, “Film-san is...
Interview with a film curator, Hidenori Okada “Archivist as a Profession”
National Film Center in Tokyo is the only archive which joined FIAF (=La Federation Internationale...
Brave Attack on Chinese Taipei Film Archive!
“Gan Yichang Shishikan” means “Take your chance” or “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” in Chinese.
8mm film screenings at historical Yasuda house
The research on the 33 films discovered in the summer of 2006 at historical Yasuda House has finished. Three films, each featuring the Japanese traditional dance–Nihonbuyou, have been selected for screening. Yasuda House will also be open to visitors during this time.
8mm/16mm film projection workshop
A favorite from previous conventions, the 8mm/16mm film projection workshop will again be held this year. Those with old home movies who don’t know how to use a projector are welcome to attend.
Choichi Imada, film technician
Although I don’t know if he knows the archivists’ slogan “Nitrate Won’t Wait”, Choichi Imada says, “Film-san is not kind enough to wait for us”.
Interview with a film curator, Hidenori Okada “Archivist as a Profession”
National Film Center in Tokyo is the only archive which joined FIAF (=La Federation Internationale des Archives du Film) from Japan (*Fukuoka Film Archive joined in 2004), and NFC is internationally not that famous but there must be so many film fans in the Tokyo area who often visit its theater, where you can see [...]
Yomiuri Shimbun 2007.2.18 “Private eyes help give old films new life”
“Umoreta firumu ni hikari (Private eyes help give old films new life)” by The Yomiuri Shimbun (February 18, 2007) FPS’ activities were introduced in a Yomiuri Shimbun Tominban (the Tokyoite edition) series, “Tokyo Hotto Pureisu (Tokyo Hot Place).”
The article describes our activities concisely, with several nice photographs revealing FPS’ atmosphere. It mainly covers our restoration [...]
FPS introduced in Asahi Shimbun (October 10, 2006)
FPS’ Home Movie Day was introduced in an Asahi Shimbun article, “8miri firumu seisan syuryo he eiga kantoku ra matta (Filmmakers calling against the production stoppage of 8mm raw film).”
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