Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The "Century of 16mm" was a series of events hosted by the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive to mark the centennial of 16mm motion picture film as a format in 2023. The year-long celebration included a physical exhibition of 16mm cameras and technology at University Collections at McCalla, a traveling archival roadshow programmed by IU Cinema Founding Director Jon Vickers and Jenn Vickers, seventeen commissioned 16mm films, a series of 16mm Bolex filmmaking workshops, and an academic conference held in Bloomington in September 2023.
- Extent:
- 1 Box and 60 film reels
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], A Century of 16mm collection, Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive, Bloomington.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
2023 marked the 100-year anniversary of the invention of the 16mm motion picture film format, which introduced an affordable and convenient way for everyone to make and present films around the globe. Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive hosted a series of events throughout 2023 to tell the story of these innovative technologies in film history.
Events associated with the "A Century of 16mm" celebration were generously supported by the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, Indiana University's Arts and Humanities Council and the IU Presidential Arts & Humanities Program, the Office of the IUB Provost and the Office of the Vice President for Research, University Collections, the Ove W. Jorgensen Foundation, and Jane M. Jorgensen & Jay O. Jorgensen.- Scope and Content:
The Century of 16mm collection includes paper materials from the September 2023 conference and archival roadshow, original 16mm elements of all fifteen commissioned films as well as those made in the filmmaking workshop and donated by creators to the archive. All materials were created in 2023.
- Arrangement:
All items are listed alphabetically.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Advance notice is required for access. This collection contains no files restricted to researchers.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], A Century of 16mm collection, Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive, Bloomington.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1320 East Tenth StreetHerman B Wells LibraryBloomington, Indiana 47405-7000, United States
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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812-856-7086iulmia@iu.edu