Video Trust

"The best solution for publishers and broadcasters is, in my view, to have a policy of addition rather than subtraction: new notes and introductions are fine, but deleting our mistakes and creating the impression of a happier, better-run past is a mistake."

We must resist the temptation to censor media and film archives The best solution is to have a policy of addition rather than subtraction

Save the date for the Video Trust Summit, October 19, 11am-5pm EST!

Join us for a streamlined version of our annual conference designed to encourage sharing ideas and learning from each other.

This fall we are offering something slightly different from our usual virtual conference because we want to hear from YOU. In order to facilitate dialogue, we will host a series of moderated conversations so that all those in our community can share ideas, build connections, and contribute to shaping the future direction of our organization.

Because we want to be sure that all members of our community are able to join us, we are hosting this event at NO COST to you!
Join us on October 19 to talk with media librarians, distributors, and Video Trust board members about the current landscape of librarianship and video streaming. Registration will open soon.

Only 1 in 10 classic video games are publicly accessible today Only around 13 percent of over 4,000 video games released prior to 2010 are still publicly available and accessible.

DVRescue: Videotape Repair Demo Learn how to inspect and repair DV videotape formats in this instructional video!

The Video Trust annual virtual conference launches today! Today's lineup includes:

12:15pm ET: a Keynote presentation by Dennis Doros (from Milestone Films), co-founder of the Missing Movies Project

1:15pm ET: Session 1 - Diversity in Media Collections: Voices from Distributors and Librarians. Join Rachel Gordon, author of the Documentary Distribution Toolkit along with a few distributors and media librarians to discuss diversity in media. In light of issues of diversity/inclusion/accessibility, how do distributors explain their process of acquisition, length, steps, deliverables, etc. What are the biggest hurdles distributors face to get diverse content.

3:00pm ET: Booth Time - talk to film distributors about their newest releases and deals

The full schedule is here: https://www.videotrust.org/conference info

You can still register for the conference for $80 at https://www.videotrust.org/conferenceinfo.

Registration is FREE for Video Trust Members! Hint: membership is just $50, so you can save $30 on the conference by becoming a member. Sign up here: https://www.videotrust.org/membership.

Hope to see you there!

Video Trust is thrilled to announce that the 2022 Video Trust Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Educational Media, designed to recognize media professionals (distributors, producers, content creators or filmmakers, or related publishers) who impact or contribute to the field, will be awarded to Angela R. Davis.

Angela is a Reference and Instruction Librarian at the John M. Lilley Library at Penn State Behrend. She has served as editor of EMRO (Educational Media Reviews Online) since 2019. Her research focuses on how students use library collections, education of future librarians, and library instructional activities.

Please register today for the October 17-20 conference today at www.videotrust.org to see the award presented to Angela. Congratulations, Angela!

Video Trust is so pleased to announce that the 2022 Video Trust Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Media Librarianship, designed to recognize librarians or library professionals who impact or contribute to the field, will be awarded to Gisèle Tanasse.

Gisèle is the Film & Media Services Librarian at the University of California, Berkeley and is a Past Chair of the American Library Association's Film & Media Round Table. She administers the popular VideoLib and VideoNews Listservs, currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Academic Libraries Video Trust, and has served on the Kanopy Content Advisory Board.

Please register today for the October 17-20 conference today at www.videotrust.org to see the award presented to Gisèle. Congratulations, Gisèle!

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Spanish 'Dracula' finds new blood, more than 90 years after its release In 1931, an entire new cast and crew reshot Dracula into Spanish on the Universal Studios lot.