The Association of Moving Image Archivists

Our diverse range of AMIA Committees and Task Forces collaborate with colleagues from around the world. We create forums for exchange, and develop programs and projects that move us all forward in a changing field.

AMIA was the first professional organization to offer scholarships specifically for students pursuing careers in moving image archives. Applications for scholarships and the IPI Internship program opened in January.

The AMIA Supplier Directory is an international resource guide for anyone working with audiovisual media. Find a supplier, or list your own services or products. We update the directory on a quarterly basis.

The US premiere restoration of Vittorio De Sica’s "Bicycle Thieves" coming up at The Reel Thing - August 23-25th! the-reel-thing.org

Though the internet is considered a boundless repository of pop culture, many of the programs that may give us insight on our cultural history are unavailable to the public. Some are stored in archives; others are left forgotten in studio space storage; still more are simply lost because no one decided to preserve them. Television has only recently been viewed as a valid means of cultural production similar to books, plays, and films. Everything we know and perceive about television today is inherently limited by what’s been made available to us in the digital age.

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