Mark your calendar for October 3 at 10:30am for a special presentation on film preservation from Madeline Moya, Managing Director at TAMI in Austin. She oversees collections development, the agency’s film catalog, and website administration. Madeline holds a master’s degree in Information Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, with a focus in archives and preservation of audiovisual media. Prior to her work at TAMI, she worked in records management for Travis County, in the film department of the Harry Ransom Center, and spent a decade as a record store clerk. She loves home movies and regional films, classic cinema, and all things Texana.

Ms. Moya and her fellow TAMI staff members will be on-hand after the program to talk with potential donors and screen additional historic film.  Now is the time to pull those film canisters out of the closet.  Here are the guidelines:

• Films or videos must be Texas-related (i.e. shot in Texas, shot by a Texan, or be about Texas)
• The owner must be willing and able to contribute a digital copy of the materials to the archive ( i.e. you are or you represent the copyright holder)
• No more than 50 films and videos may be contributed per household, only 10 of which may be videotape. Contact us at info@texasarchive.org  or (512) 485-3073 for more information.
• Accepted Film Formats:  16mm, 8mm, Super 8
• Accepted Video Formats:  VHS, VHS-C, Betacam SP, ¾”/U-Matic, 8mm/Hi8/Video8/Digital8

This is a featured event as part of the 3-day Texas Film Round-Up: Fort Worth Edition.  The public may bring their films to the Fort Worth Library downtown to consult with TAMI staff during regular operating hours on October 2 through 4.

Admission is free.