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"When youвҖҷre using archive, youвҖҷre not looking back - youвҖҷre actually looking through. And thatвҖҷs what I think archive enables us to do." Peter Worsley, Eagle Rock Films
Watch Eagle Rock Films talk about the privilege of working with Yoko Ono, how archive transports us to another time and place, and the making of the iconic Imagine album, after their 2019 FOCAL Awards win.
https://focalintawards.com/awards-2019/20 19interviews/

FOCAL's first ever Member's Day is fast approaching on the 28th November. Our full list of excellent sessions and speakers is now online. Join us, won't you? Add your voice to the issues, learn from peers and make new connections in a friendly forum.
Busy that day? No problem! Evening drinks only tickets are now available tooрҹҳү
#archives #footage #community
... http://bit.ly/FOCALmembersday
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How much do you think archive and footage contributes to our creative cultures and helps us understand the past?
How important is it to preserve and restore cinematic and media works so we can continue to experience them?
If your answers are A LOT and VERY (or sentiments to that effect!) please help us spread the word that the 17th FOCAL Awards are now open for submissions and if you enter before 16th December, you will receive an early bird discount рҹҳҖ
... The FOCAL Awards are a key global competition for championing archive, footage and restoration work. Join us in making the 17th edition our best one ever!
#focalawards2020 #archives #footage #cinema #tv #restoration #preservation #heritage #awards
ENTER NOW - http://bit.ly/2020Enter
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We're currently packing our guest bags for Thursday night's award ceremony with various goodies and surprises - including these chocolates! рҹҚ«

Are you coming to this year's FOCAL Awards on June 20th? Let us know in the comments!Are you coming to this year's FOCAL Awards on June 20th? Let us know in the comments!

From last year's FOCAL Awards ceremony: Barbara Gregson talks about the significance of National Geographic's JANE and its use of archival footage, following its 'Best Use of Footage in a Natural World Production' win. We're just 10 days away from this year's awards, and we hope to see you there! More information on this year's nominees and tickets in the comments.

Julia Taylor-Stanley from Artemis Films discusses Ferrari Race To Immortality's 'Best Use of Footage in a Sports Production' win at last year's FOCAL Awards, as well as the importance of FOCAL International as an organisation. Don't forget to grab your tickets for the Awards Ceremony on 20th June here: https://focalintawards.com/tickets/

From last year's FOCAL Awards ceremony: 'Employee of the Year' winner Kieran O'Leary (Irish Film Institute (IFI) Irish Film Archive) discusses the importance of receiving the award, alongside Sharon Ament (Film London, London's Screen Archives). Now under a new name, the 'Footage Person of the Year' award will once again recognise the contributions of archive and footage practitioners such as Keiran at this year's FOCAL Awards, June 20th 2019 at the Troxy. Links and more info in the comments.

From explorations of the moon to personal archives, here are the diverse candidates for the Best Use of Footage in a Cinematic Feature award at the FOCAL Awards 2019 http://bit.ly/FOCALCF19 рҹ“Ҫрҹ“Ҫрҹ“Ҫрҹ“Ҫ

TODAY'S THE DAY: We're pleased to announce the nominees in our Production categories and the candidates for the Footage Person of the Year and Best Footage Company awards. See the full round-up here: http://bit.ly/FOCALcat19 рҹ‘ҸрҹҺү

Delighted to announce that FOCAL will be recognising the myriad talents of Julien Temple at this year's FOCAL Awards on 20 June at the Troxy in London. Julien has put archive material at the forefront of many of his films throughout his career, treating it with respect and imagination. Julien will collect his award at the ceremony in June. We can't wait. Read more here - https://conta.cc/2DKuVuj #award #film #archives #cinema #punk #celebration #imagination #creativespirit #heritage #focalawards2019рҹ“Ҫрҹ‘ЁвҖҚрҹҺӨрҹ‘‘рҹҺһпё Ҹ

Submissions are flooding in as we (almost) reach the entry deadline for the FOCAL Awards 2019. So we thought we'd share just a few of the many past productions that have been recognised at previous awards. What a fabulous list, don't you agree? Archive and footage are at the centre of the creative industries and long may that continue! These awards aim to help us all recognise the massive contribution of archival content to the world of production and raise the profile of th...e dedicated people who help make it so. The gala ceremony is our annual culmination of all this and a way to gather the footage community together for a splendid night out in June. Please share with friends and colleagues whose work could be eligible for the 2019 competition. Deadline is next week! CELEBRATE ARCHIVE. ENTER BY 4 February: https://bitly.com #footage #archives #film #tv #restoration #heritage #awards #focal #celebration #production #creative #history
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