FAUK commissioned report 'Invisible Innovators' launched by UEA
Next meeting? 28th June 2021Film Archives UK (FAUK) brings together archives, archivists, associate organisations and individuals who are interested in and committed to the work and development of the UK’s public sector film archives.
For a taste of the material we hold, why not watch our video showcasing some of the treasures from our collections?
The UEA’s report, ‘Invisible Innovators', making women filmmakers visible across the UK’s Film Archives is now available. It has been commissioned by Film Archives UK to explore the current scale and scope of the holdings of women’s amateur filmmaking within the regional and national film and media archives and to investigate ways of optimising their visibility. 6.3.20
FAUK'S next quarterly meeting will take place via ZOOM on Monday 28th June 2021 2-4pm. Zoom invites will be sent to Members in due course. We hope all our Members and friends are keeping safe and well. For more information about FAUK and membership, please contact administrator@filmarchives.org.uk
Tyneside Cinema, the only surviving newsreel theatre in the UK with an active programme in newsreel heritage, has teamed up to partner Durham University offering a wonderful opportunity for a PhD studentship.
Applications are now invited for an AHRC-funded PhD at Durham University on ‘British Newsreels at War, 1939-1945’. This studentship is offered under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Programme.
The doctoral supervisors will be Professor Jo Fox (History) and Dr Simon Ward (Modern Languages) at Durham University, and Holli Keeble, Head of Programmes at the Tyneside Cinema.
The studentship is tenable for a minimum of 3 years and will begin on 1 October 2016.
The deadline for applications is 27 May 2016 and the Application Form is available here : https://recruitment.durham.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=001943
