Memorimage Reus Internactional Film Festival (9-12 November 2011) is a competitive film festival targeting films that use archival footage. Memorimage is the appreciation of the past in the cinema filed.
Memorimage means city, entertainment, creation, participation… for everyone, children and adults, citizens, film lovers and professionals.An innovative initiative that promotes the discovery, restoration and preservation of the audiovisual heritage.
For this year’s celebration, Memorimage presents a programme that places priority on quality and seeks out the most recent film productions and also a number of additional activities for all kind of audiences, making Memorimage a strategic point of encounter to learn about and debate on the use of archival footage.
OPENING CEREMONY
The opening ceremony of Memorimage Festival will take place on Wednesday the 9th of November at 8.00pm in the Bartrina Theatre of Reus.
During the ceremony, the festival will be presented by its director Anna Marquès, with the presence of the jury members, the programmers and the filmmakers of the screening films.
There will be a screening of the film Brava, Victoria!, directed by Maria Gorgues. She will present the film and will also answer questions from the audience after the screening.
Assistance to the opening ceremony is free of charge, but it is necessary to confirm attendance, which can be done by sending an email to npoch@reus.cat, or by calling 977 010 228 from 11am to 2pm.
Places are limited.
CLOSING CEREMONY
The award ceremony will take place during the Closing Night on Saturday the 12th of November at 20pm in the Bartrina Theatre of Reus. Assistance to the closing ceremony is free of charge, but it is necessary to confirm attendance, which can be done by sending an email to npoch@reus.cat, or by calling 977 010 228 from 11am to 2pm. Places are limited.
The programme for the festival can be found at: http://www.memorimagefestival.org/en/programacio.php?id=108&edicion=2011&sub=1
There will also be a professional seminar on PUBLIC DOMAIN: ROYALTY FREE FOOTAGE WITH THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE USA AS MAIN SPEAKER Saturday 12th of November from 9.30 am a 6 pm at Centre de la Imatge Mas Iglesias de Reus (CIMIR) – Spain.
Carol Swain, archivist of the United States National Archives (NARA) Ramon Casas, member of the Intellectual Property of the Culture Department
A unique oportunity to discover one of the most important audio-visual holdings in the world and to know the reality of the public domain in the US and in Spain
Content of the Seminar:
- Presentation: NARA: what it is and how it works. Copyright law at US
- Round Table: The public domain in Spain: theory and reality. By Ramon Casas
- Presentation: NARA’s holdings: how to consult its collection and survive
- Presentation: NARA and images from our past. Practical examples
- Presentation: How to access the NARA’s collection without travelling to the US
If you are working on a film with archival footage, you can apply for Carol Swain to make a practical example in order to research material for your project.
MEMORIMAGE WILL MAKE A SELECTION AMONG ALL THE PROJECTS PRESENTED BEFORE 21st OCTOBER
Visit the website at http://www.memorimagefestival.org