Subject terms are also commonly known as descriptors, controlled vocabulary, and sometimes classification terms. Treasures from the yale film archive film and media studies. Offers indepth coverage of the worlds foremost academic and popular film journals. Fiaf is a global network comprised of film archives and nonprofit institutions, who, since 1938, have dedicated themselves to the preservation of and access to world film heritage.
Also incorporates the international index to tv periodicals 19791998, treasures from the film archives identifying silent film holdings in archives worldwide, the international federation of film archives affiliates publications, and the international directory of. International directory of film and tv documentation. The database treasures from the film archives contains unique information about silent film holdings in international film archives. More treasures from american film archives, 18941931 showcases the astonishing creative range and vitality of american motion pictures in their first four decades through examples preserved by the nations leading silent film archives. Fiaf index to film periodicals plus is a bibliographical index covering the foremost academic and popular film journals up to the present day. Indexes more than 500,000 articles from 340 of the worlds foremost academic and popular film journals, dating from 1972 onward. The international federation of film archives french. This database contains fiaf s treasures from film archives. Fiaf international film archive temple university libraries. Additionally, fiaf includes the treasures from the film archives database, which contains unique information about silent film holdings in international film archives. Apr 29, 2017 treasures from the fiaf archives copresented by the munich film museum and the hungarian national film archive film archives, both public and private, are the organizations responsible for acquiring, safeguarding, documenting and making films available to current and future generations for study and pleasure. Enter treasures in the enter a name box in the separate window, and click on find. Apr 10, 2020 fiaf international index to film periodicals.
Treasures from the film archives bibliography of fiaf affiliates publications international directory of film and tv documentation collections fiaf databases including international index to film periodicals fiaf databases online international federation of film archives databases federation internationale des archives du film databases. This database contains fiafs treasures from film archives. Federation internationale des archives du film, fiaf was founded in paris in 1938 by the cinematheque francaise, the reichsfilmarchiv in berlin, the british film institute and the museum of modern art in new york city. Fiaf treasures from film archives pq treasures from the film archives coverage although most records in this database describe films made before 1929, the database includes a few silent works produced during the sound era. Through a partnership between the new zealand film archive and american film archives, the nfpf arranged for 176 films to be shipped to the united states for preservation to 35mm film. The survival of american silent feature films, 19121929 performing arts encyclopedia, library of congress. Apr 06, 2020 the fiaf international index to film periodicals databases brings together bibliographical contributions from experts around the world dedicated to film preservation, cataloging and documentation. Fiaf international index to film periodicals plus in. The resulting treasures from american film archives, 50 preserved films showcases the breadth of american filmmaking during the. Treasures from the yale film archive is a monthly, yearround screening series showcasing the 35mm print collection of the yale film study center, an associate of the international federation of film archives fiaf. A special office compiles and publishes the international index to film periodicals and the fiaf international filmarchive database. Fiaf international index to film periodicals via proquest.
This database focuses on those titles that have managed to survive to the present day and represents the first comprehensive survey of the survival of american. The database treasures from the film archives contains unique information about silentera film holdings in international film archives. Searchable fields fiaf international index to film. Fiaf members international federation of film archives. Fiaf international filmarchive database is an international compendium of information on film and television maintained by the international federation of film archives fiaf. Before high noon, unforgiven, and true grit, there was a wilder, wider west on film. Contact information for fiaf archives can be found on the fiaf website. It was founded in 1938 in paris, and currently collaborates to collect film documentation from 120 archives across 65 countries. Article citations on film history, theory, and criticism from hundreds of film journals. Also included is the treasures from film archives dataset. Click on the button search in the advanced search page revise the results. A catalog of short silent fiction films held by fiaf archives magliozzi, ronald s. Indexes articles and provides selective full text from over 300 of the worlds foremost academic and popular film journals.
Subject terms are found in the subject field and this field is part of the searchable fields table to the right. This retrospective centers on american independent filmmakers like john cassavetes, barbara loden, charles burnett and shirley clarke who embraced italian neorealism as a rich alternative to hollywoods classical style. The international index to film periodicals offers indepth coverage of the worlds foremost academic and popular film journals. Mar 31, 2006 the libraries are pleased to announce our subscription to fiaf international film archive database. It is conceived as a tool to aid the work of preservation and scholarly research, and provides brief identification information on over 47,000 works. Read more about collections within the larger archive on our film collections page, and learn about our preservation activities on our fscpreserved films. Includes the international index to tv periodicals. He also played a key role in the publication of the international filmarchive cdrom launched in 1993 which combined the p. Fiaf international index to film periodicals database includes three types of documents article citations international index to film periodicals database contains bibliographic citations and abstracts from over 340 periodicals, includes full text for more than 70 of them. It is home to roughly 2,700 films, mostly indonesian, and also houses numerous reference works.
Mar 25, 2020 fiaf treasures from film archives pq the treasures from the film archives contains unique information about silent film holdings worldwide. Find articles film studies research guides at cuny. Az list of film databases film libguides at university. Established in 1975 by misbach yusa biran and asrul sani, the archive was the first in southeast asia, and remains the only one in indonesia. International federation of film archives wikipedia. This essential tool for film studies, created by the international federation of film archives fiaf, indexes more than 500,000 articles from 340 of the worlds foremost academic and popular film journals, dating from 1972 onward. Jan, 2020 treasures from the film archives the database treasures from the film archives contains unique information about silent film holdings in international film archives. Treasures 5 presents the american west as it was recorded and imagined in the. The box set covers the years from 1894 through 1931, when the motion pictures grew from a peepshow curio to. Fiaf international index to film periodicals ryerson. The following is a list of all fiaf archives referred to in the wfpp profile filmographies andor included in the treasures from film archives database of silent films. Research databases film and video resources libguides at. Fiaf international index to film periodicals database libraries. The resulting treasures from american film archives, 50 preserved films showcases the breadth of american.
Oct 21, 2016 the american silent feature film database is a cooperative project of the library of congress packard campus for audio visual conservation and the international federation of film archives fiaf. Treasures from the fiaf archives american cinematheque. Founded in 1982, the film study center archive traces its roots to film collections at yale dating back to the 1960s, including the historic archives of a number of prominent film collectors. Fiaf international of film periodicals plus pq biblioteca. Fiaf international index to film periodicals databases. Fiaf has also launched a new programming game inviting viewers to curate their own 90minute program from the tens of. Books chapters from the 5 key reference volumes film records from the treasures from the film archives dataset. It provides filmographic and holdings information on over 53,000 silent shorts and features, fiction and nonfiction, from over 112 of the worlds major film archives. Founded in paris in 1938, fiaf the international federation of film archives is a collaborative. Treasures from the yale film archive film and media. Mar 03, 2020 the acronym fiaf is derived from federation internationale des archives du film, a. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Fiaf treasures from film archives university of michigan. Fiaf international index to film periodicals database.
The era of the american silent feature film lasted from 1914 to 1929. Fiaf index to film periodicals plus former title fiaf international index to film periodicals plus frequency updated monthly voldate range began in october 2006. It was created by the international federation of film archives fiaf and includes the international index to tv periodicals. It was conceived as a tool to aid the work of preservation, research and film exchange between archives, and provides filmographic and holdings information on over 60,000 works. Fiaf film archives the filmographies featured in the wfpp profileslist extant films held in archives around the world. Fiaf international index to film periodicals plus international federation of film archives.
In 2000, 18 of americas premier film archives joined forces with the nfpf to release films preserved in their collections for the first time on video. Fiaf is launching a new exciting historical resource on its website a comprenhensive database and map about the history of fiaf affiliates, which is the result of several years of research in fiafs historical archive. Description the treasures from the film archives database is part of fiaf international index to film periodicals plus. Treasures from film archives database contains credits and holdings information about the silentera film holdings of film archives from around the world. The libraries are pleased to announce our subscription to fiaf international film archive database.
Featuring numerous supplements and produced by the nonprofit national film preservation foundation, treasures from american film archives shows the amazing variety of films made from coast to coast over the last 100 years. Also incorporates the international index to tv periodicals 19791998, treasures from the film archives. Treasures of the film archives princeton university library. As you probably know, a dedicated page of the fiaf website references the fiaf archives websites and others streaming platforms providing free access to a wide range of film heritage gems from all over the world amateur films, documentaries, newsreels, short fiction, animation, recently restored feature films, etc. Fiaf databases including international index to film. Writer, critic, cinephile and allaround intellectual dynamo susan sontag. Fiaf publishes the journal of film preservation twice a year. Fiaf international index to film periodicals indiana.
The international index to film tv periodicals, a thesaurus, a list of periodicals indexed, and the fiaf databases. Combined access to four different online research tools created by the fiaf. Treasures from the yale film archive is a monthly, yearround screening series showcasing the 35mm print collection of the yale film study center, an associate of. Treasures from the fiaf archives copresented by the munich film museum and the hungarian national film archive film archives, both public and private, are the organizations responsible for acquiring, safeguarding, documenting and making films available to current and future generations for study and pleasure. It was conceived as a tool to aid the work of preservation, research and film exchange between archives, and provides filmographic and holdings information on over 40,000 works. The index contains comprehensive television periodical indexing until 2000 and tvrelated articles from film periodicals continue to be indexed. Fiaf international of film periodicals plus indicizza i principali periodici accademici e magazine dedicati al cinema, rendendo disponibili le schede di oltre 500. To mark the 50th anniversary of the demonstrations around the new haven black panther trials, be our guests for the preservation premiere of the documentary mayday 1970, presented as a digital transfer of the yalepreserved film, along with a onehour conversation with filmmakers nick doob, alberto lau, josh morton, andre. The fiaf thesaurus with more than 20,000 subject terms is used to classify the international index to film periodicals. The database also incorporates the international index to tv periodicals. Produced by the international federation of film archives, the database includes indexing to over 300 international periodicals on film and television, selected bibliographies, and a directory of archives and research centers. The archive joined the international federation of film archives fiaf in 1996. It provides over 325,000 indexed citations to articles from over 300 film periodicals, including academic journals and trade papers.
It is an essential reference work for any film researcher or student. Through fiaf activities, we are able to exchange experiences with archivists from around the world and keep abreast of the latest development and technology in the field of film archiving. Our first stop for information about surviving short silent era films. International index to film periodicals quarterly updates. The international federation of film archives, based in brussels, which maintains this database. The treasures from the film archives database contains unique information about silent film holdings in international film archives. Treasures new zealand brings some of these major discoveries to dvd.
Conceived as a tool to aid preservation, research and film exchange between archives, it provides brief identification information on over 21,000 works. Fiaf international filmarchive database electronic. The fiaf databases online is a group of databases from the international federation of film archives, bringing together contributions from experts around the world dedicated to film preservation, cataloguing and documentation. The west 18981938, is a 10hour set celebrating the dynamic, genderbending, ethnically diverse west that flourished in early movies but has never before been seen on video. The fiaf databases are published by the international federation of film archives fiaf and contains several databases. It contains unique information about silent film holdings in 90 international film archives, and it provides minimal credit information and holdings on. Information on electronic access to the fiaf databases can be found here. A catalog of short silent fiction films held by fiaf archives hardcover november 1, 1988. Bibliography of fiaf members publications, directory of film tv documentation collections. The international federation of film archives fiaf brings together institutions dedicated to rescuing of films both as art and as historical documents 200 history fiaf institutionshistory. The fiaf databases international index to film tv periodicals, periodicals indexed, treasures from the film archives contains full annotated bibliographic citations to various materials published since 1966 by fiaf archives, and is updated annually. None of the films have been presented before on video.
Fiaf international filmarchive database rutgers university. Alternative titles fiaf filmarchive database proquest fiaf international index to film periodicals, treasures from film archives, documentation collections, fiaf members publications international index to television periodicals, international directory of film and tv documentation collections, treasures from the film archives, fiaf affiliates publications. It was conceived as a tool to aid the work of preservation, research, and film exchange between archives. Indexes 340 of the worlds academic and popular film journals from 1972 to the present. Treasures from the film archives, which identifies silent film holdings in archives around the world, and the international directory of film tv documentation collections. The international federation of film archives fiaf brings together institutions dedicated to rescuing of films both as art and as historical documents. A catalog of short silent fiction films held by fiaf archives at.
The international federation of film archives has compiled a list of all the members and affiliates that have freely available film collections online. Fiaf filmarchive database university of michigan library. Treasures from the yale film archive is going online. It is conceived as a tool to aid the work of preservation and. A catalog of short silent fiction films held by fiaf archives ronald s. The fiaf international index to film periodicals database by proquest is brought together by institutions dedicated to rescuing films both as cultural heritage and as historical documents.
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