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31 May 2006 It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Lisa Bond, our Newcastle-based access officer who has been with us since 1999. Due to funding issues we are not able to appoint a replacement immediately, with the result that there is now no permanent member of staff based at Newcastle. For the time being, please contact us at the Middlesbrough office in the first instance. |
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20 April 2006 The NRFTA, in conjunction with the Tyneside Cinema, begins work on a project funded by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council's 'Their Past, Your Future' scheme. This £25k project will fully restore and carry out contextualising research and oral history work on two of our most frequently shown films from World War II, Holidays at Home (1944) and V.E. Day (1945). These colour films document life on Tyneside during the final year of the war, and we hope to screen the restored versions and make them available on DVD by the end of the year. |
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6 March 2006 Following a successful fundraising initiative last year, we have placed an order for two 'Flashscan' telecine machines - one for 8mm and Super 8mm film, the other for 9.5mm. This will be a major boost for our access work - at the moment, we hold approximately 3,000 elements in these film formats, most of which cannot be seen at all (and many of those which are accessible can only be seen in very low quality copies). Most of this material consists of home movies shot between the early 1930s and late 1970s. We are expecting delivery in June or July. |
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18 February 2006 Agreement has been reached in principle for the transfer of regional film archive provision for Cumbria from the NRFTA to the North West Film Archive (NWFA). This issue has been on the table since 2001, when the UK Film Council's regional offices took over core funding for the regional film archives from those of the Arts Council. The old system recognised Cumbria as being part of a Northern Region, but the new one distinguishes between north-east and north-west. The problem is a complicated one for us, because the BBC collection includes both North-East and Cumbria related material, and the Border TV collection relates to Cumbria and Southern Scotland. We have now agreed the following plan of action with the NWFA:
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24 January 2006 Preservation work has been completed on the 1912 local topical Presentation and Launch of the Whitley Lifeboat, which was deposited with us last April and is now the earliest film in the NRFTA's collection. Details of the first screenings will be announced soon. |
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1 January 2006 As of today we have stopped supporting VHS as an access format, and will only be able to supply viewing copies on DVD. In the past year, requests for material on VHS videotapes have dwindled to around 10% of our total production of viewing copies. We have therefore decided that it is no longer cost effective for us to continue to provide access on this format. We will still, of course, accept material originated on VHS for preservation. 16 November 2005 Chemicals and Community - ICI on Teesside DVD is published. Click here for more information, where to buy or how to order directly from us. 13 December 2004 A major update of this website goes online after a period of 14 months in which it was not regularly maintained. Several new features are added, including the FAQ page |
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1 December 2004 Our new building is formally opened in a ceremony at the University. |
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19 August 2003 Lisa's 'phone number changes to (direct line). All other contact details for Blandford House remain unchanged. 1 June 2003 There were 612 visits to this website during May 2003. |
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28 March 2003 The NRFTA acquires a Mk. II Rank Cintel telecine machine. Once we have repaired and commissioned it, this equipment will enable us to produce broadcast-standard video copies from 16mm and 35mm film originals, and will greatly increase the quality of access we are able to offer both private and professional users. Grateful thanks are due to the National Motor Museum, which donated the machine to use (they had no space for it after upgrading). |
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14 March 2003 This website completes testing and goes live. 4 March 2003 Our new building completes its final safety tests and is handed over. The process of moving our collections into it will begin shortly. 10 February 2003 Agreement in principle with Synetix Ltd. has been reached for the deposit with the NRFTA of the film material from ICI's corporate archive in Billingham. 6 February 2003 The NRFTA's shadow board approves the formation of a company limited by guarantee, to be called NRFTA Ltd., which will administer the collection on behalf of depositors and the consortium partners. 9 December 2002 A major collection of approximately 200 police training films is deposited with us by the Durham Constabulary. This includes a number of films shot locally by Police photographers. 7 December 2002 Notification of successful fundraising bid for the 'Local Eyes' project: a DVD and educational materials for secondary schools based around film from the NRFTA collection dealing with the experience of World War II in the north-east and Cumbria. This resource, which is being prepared in partnership with Northern Film and Media's exhibition and education officer, is expected to be ready in September 2003. 25 September 2002 A collection of 99 videotapes is deposited by Ken McKenzie, an independent producer who made advertising, promotional and publicity videos during the 1970s and 80s. The collection includes a wide range of commercials and corporate videos made for local businesses in Newcastle and Gateshead. |
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