Performance of Abel Gance’s 1927 masterpiece Napoleon, September 24, 2007 at the Coliseum in Rome with the Triptych being shown on an 8.5 x 33 meter screen. The screen was built next to the Arch of Constantine on the Plazza del Colloseo, with the seating area and projection room in the Via de San Gregorio. Napoleon image copyright; Zoetrope Corporation and The Film Preserve, Ltd, with permission Courtesy: Boston Light & Sound, Inc.

Resources

AMIA 25th Anniversary Oral Histories

In 2015, in recognition of AMIA’s 25th anniversary, Melissa Dollman and Devin Orgeron interviewed members about their experiences as part of AMIA.

Karen Cariani (WGBH) discusses what drew her to AMIA as an organization, how AMIA has served her professional needs, PBCore, a favorite/fond memory of a conference, and more.
Randy Gitsch (PRO-TEK) discusses the early days of AMIA, how it has served his professional needs, his favorite part of the annual conference, and more.
Karen Gracy (Kent State University) discusses what drew her to AMIA as an organization, the early days of AMIA, her favorite part of the annual conference, how the organization has served her professional needs, her time as editor of THE MOVING IMAGE and the literature therein, how AMIA differs from the Society of American Archivists (SAA), and more.
Jan-Christopher “Chris” Horak (UCLA Film & Television Archive) discusses why he was drawn to AMIA as an organization, the early days of AMIA and its predecessor the Film Archives Advisory Committee/Television Archives Advisory Committee (FAAC/TAAC), being the first editor of THE MOVING IMAGE, his AMIA presidency, and more.
Stephen Parr (Oddball Films) discusses what drew him to AMIA as an organization, his favorite part of the annual conference, his events at past conferences featuring local talent, best practices, mentoring, and more.
Eddie Richmond (UCLA Film & Television Archive), Barbara Humphreys (formerly of the Library of Congress), and Wendy Shay (Archives Center, National Museum of American History) discuss the early days of AMIA, the transition from its predecessor the Film Archives Advisory Committee/Television Archives Advisory Committee (FAAC/TAAC), and more.
Amy Sloper (Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research), Mona Jimenez (NYU), and Yvonne Ng (WITNESS) discuss what drew them to AMIA as an organization, the origins of the Community Archiving Workshop, what goes into organizing the yearly conference event, a favorite or fond conference memory, and more.
Interview with Linda Tadic (Digital Bedrock) on what drew her to AMIA as an organization, how it has served her professional needs, the AMIA Compendium of Moving Image Cataloging Practice, her AMIA presidency, and more.
Pam Wintle (Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History) discusses the early days of AMIA and FIAF (The International Federation of Film Archives), her favorite part of the annual conference, her entry into the field, women in the field, amateur film, and more.