Journal of Film Preservation N° 56 - FIAF

AFI : catalogue de films ethnoaméricains.
Le NCFVP de l’AFI vient de publier son
dernier catalogue de films de fiction. Le
volume s’intitule Within Our Gates :
Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-
1960, et fournit de l’information détaillée sur
2.464 films dans lesquels l’approche de
l’identité ethnique américaine est déterminante.
Ses 1.571 pages contiennent les films
produits aux Etats-Unis, ou à l’étranger par
des compagnies américaines, et sortis en salle
aux Etats-Unis. Plus de 900 éléments
n’avaient jamais été répertoriés dans la
célèbre série des catalogues AFI auparavant.
AFI : Catálogo de filmes etnoamericanos.
El NCFVP del AFI acaba de editar su último
catálogo: Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in
American Feature Films, 1911-1960. Este,
proporciona informaciones detalladas sobre
2.464 filmes cuyo enfoque principal es la
identidad étnica americana. En 1.571
paginas se describen todas las películas
producias en los Estados Unidos, o el el
extranjero por compañías americanas, exhibidas
públicamente en los EE-UU. Más de
900 elementos no habían sido publicados
nunca en la célebre serie de catálogos del
AFI.
Rencontres autour des inédits
L’Association Européenne des Inédits publie
un ensemble d’essais consacrés au film
d’amateurs. Le terme inédits désigne les
images en mouvement évoquant tout aspect
de la vie de nos sociétés, d’hier et
d’aujourd’hui, réalisées sur des formats et
supports qui, à l’origine, n’étaient pas
destinées à une diffusion dans les circuits
professionnels de l’audiovisuel. Rencontres
autour des inédits présente une grande
variété de réflexions qu’inspirent aujourd’hui
les films amateurs. L’ouvrage présente une
approche interdisciplinaire et originale de la
pratique cinématographique amateur d’avant
la vidéo, qui permet d’élargir l’étude
strictement historique des documents. Ecrit
dans un style direct, le livre propose la
découverte étonnante et pleine de surprises
d’un univers cinématographique particulier.
AFI publishes catalog on Ethnic-american films
The American Film Institute’s National Center for Film and Video
Preservation has published the newest entry in the AFI Catalog of
Feature Films. The special single-volume Catalog is entitled Within Our
Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960, and provides
detailed information on 2,464 films in which American ethnic identity is
a significant focus. The 1,571-page book includes all features produced
in the U.S. or abroad by U.S. companies that received public exhibition,
including many documentaries and educational films. Over 900 of the
entries have never before been published in the Catalog series.
The title Within Our Gates is taken from the 1920 feature directed by
Oscar Micheaux – the earliest-surviving film by this pioneering African-
American filmmaker – and reflects the experiences of the many ethnic
groups that came to the United States. The volume documents the extraordinary
cultural diversity of American film production, including the
nearly 300 American features that were produced by and for immigrant
populations in 18 foreign languages. The work is indexed by Chronology,
Personal Name, Subject, Ethnic Category, and Foreign Language. Of particular
interest is the Ethnic Category Index, which lists the films within
more that 110 ethnic groupings, including every identifiable Native
American tribe.
Within Our Gates was edited by Alan Gevinson, working with Catalog
executive editor Patricia King Hanson and the AFI Catalog staff. Funding
was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts (through the AFI
Preservation Challenge grant), the National Endowment for the
Humanities, and Bank of America. As with other AFI Catalog volumes,
Within Our Gates is available through the University of California Press.
Gregory Lukow
Jubilee Book. Essays on Amateur Film /
Rencontres autour des Inédits
Edited by Association Européenne Inédit (AEI), 1997. ISBN 2-9600153-0-4,
144pp. ill. 750BEF + mail and banking costs. RTBF, Passage de la Bourse, B-
6000 Charleroi
This collection of 14 essays on amateur film celebrates the achievements
of the European Association Inédits (AEI) over the past six years. The
word inédits (or amateur) refers to informal moving images evoking any
and every aspect of life, both past and present, produced on a whole
range of formats and gauges for private use. The principles underlying
the AEI are based on the knowledge that the testimony hidden in nonprofessional
film adds an extra dimension to our audiovisual heritage and
to the collective memory of our societies.
Essays on Amateur Film reflects a wide spectrum of thoughts and
approaches towards amateur film, focusing on both the solely family film
and the more sophisticated hobby film. The publication proposes an
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