Finding aid to the Berkeley art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Theater Guest Recordings Collection PFA.AV.1
California Digital Library, Michael Campos-Quinn
Council on Library and Information Resources
BAMPFA Film Library
2011,2020
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
BAMPFA Film Library
Title: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Theater Guest Recordings Collection
creator:
Luddy, Tom
creator:
Johnson, Albert, 1925-1998
creator:
Kramer, Edith
creator:
Geritz, Kathy
creator:
Oxtoby, Susan
creator:
Renan, Sheldon, 1941-
Identifier/Call Number: PFA.AV.1
Physical Description:
6,000 Items
Approximately 1,600 audio cassettes, 2,400 born-digital audio recordings, 2,000 born-digital video recordings
Date (inclusive): 1966-
Date (bulk): 1977-
Abstract: Since the 1970s, the Pacific Film Archive has hosted numerous guest speakers in conjunction with its film and video exhibition
program. The speakers include filmmakers from around the world, as well as others involved in filmmaking, film study and criticism,
and film preservation. The guest recordings collection documents these speakers' appearances and consists of question and
answer sessions, lectures, symposia, and other interactions between PFA guests and audiences.
The entire collection is open for free research use on site at BAMPFA during open hours of the Film Library & Study Center,
1PM-5PM Wednesday-Friday. See bampfa.org for more information. At least one week's notice is required for a research appointment
to allow for retrieval of materials. Contact the BAMPFA Film Library at (510) 642-1437 during open hours, or by email at bampfafilmlibrary
[at] berkeley [dot] edu to schedule appointments.
Selected recordings are available through BAMPFA's channels on archive.org, youtube.com, soundcloud.com .
Any use beyond fair use must have written permission from the speaker.
New recordings are added for each guest appearance at BAMPFA's film programs. As of 2020 BAMPFA hosts approximately 200 guests
per year.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These audio recordings document visits of filmmakers and other guest speakers at BAMPFA's film exhibition program. They were
recorded by BAMPFA staff, with some exceptions.
[Identification of item], BAMPFA Theater Guest Recording Collection. [PFA -- AV -- 001]. UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific
Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley.
Since the 1970s, the Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) has hosted numerous guest speakers in conjunction with
its film and video exhibition program. The speakers include filmmakers from around the world, as well as others involved in
filmmaking, film study and criticism, and film preservation. The audiovisual collection documents these speakers' appearances
and consists of question and answer sessions, lectures, symposia, and other interactions between PFA guests and audiences.
The collection includes over 6,000 recordings of varying length. Earlier recordings are on audiocassette; those made since
2006 are recorded digitally. Since 2016, speakers have been regularly recorded with video in addition to audio.
In 2018, BAMPFA received a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources that allowed for
digitization of over 800 of our earliest analog guest recordings. Copyright allowing, these digitized recordings are made
available on archive.org.
Due to copyright restrictions, audiovisual material from this collection may not be reproduced without permission from the
relevant speaker(s).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion picture theaters
Motion pictures--Appreciation
Motion picture producers and directors--California--Berkeley
Luddy, Tom
Johnson, Albert, 1925-1998
Kramer, Edith
Geritz, Kathy
Oxtoby, Susan
Renan, Sheldon, 1941-