The SPA Film Festival on Archives and Records Management
News Bulletin, 15ht April 2016
The Section on Professional Associations (SPA) is pleased to announce nine winning advocacy films which will be shown during the ICA Congress in Seoul, Korea this September.
We sent out a call in January of this year to archives and records management professionals across the globe, in search of films which communicate the importance of records and archives. Within the deadline we received 66 entries, 62 of which met the required qualifications.
The jury – SPA Bureau members – reviewed all 66 entries and decided on nine nominees. These nine are listed below. Although we received films from all continents (at least one from each), the vast majority of films are from Europe, which is also reflected in the list of nominations. The winner of each category will be announced at the ICA Congress in Seoul.
A few weeks before the ICA Congress in Seoul we will make the nine nominated films available on this website. At that time everyone is invited to view the nine films and cast your vote for The People´s award. The People’s award will also be announced at the ICA Congress.
It has been such a joyful and inspiring journey so far and we can´t wait to show you all the great films!
Our goal is to make all entries available on the ICA SPA website sometime after the ICA Seoul Congress.
Best Film portraying the relevance and importance of Archives
Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv
Austria
”Vienna City Archives”
Glamorgan Archives
UK
”Cardiff People First”
Regional Archive Rivierenland (RAR) & Heritage Guelderland (HG)
The Netherlands
”Rens at the Archive”
Best Film portraying the relevance and importance of Records Management
Ville d´Antibes Juan-les-Pins
France
”Records Management”
Barcelona Provincial Council
Spain
”Implementation tools”
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, Kuben
Norway
”Imprints”
Best Film using Humor to communicate about Archives and/or Records Management
The City Archives of Bergen
Norway
”Digitalitation project”
Archives départementales d´ille-et-Vilaine
France
”Des archivistes” (0.59 min)
Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv
Switzerland
”GEVER
International Council on Archives (ICA), Section of Professional Associations (SPA) is proud to announce that during the 2016 ICA Congress in Seoul, Korea next September we are hosting the Film Festival on Archives and Records Management.
SPA appreciates the help from Norwegian Society of Records Managers and Archivists (Norsk Arkivråd) with all practical issues regarding the entry of films. Films in a language other than English or French
must be submitted with English or French subtitles. It´s possible to add subtitles by yourself on YouTube. Just enter the YouTube Help Center and you will be guided on how.
In order to have a film festival, we are of course in need of good content, the best in fact! And that is up to all you wonderful people out there in all the corners of the world. Send us your films on archives and/or records management! We´re aiming for a festival filled with inspiration, enthusiasm and love for our profession!
Has your employer produced a film to communicate the value of records and archives? We all know what an important role archivists and records managers play in our society, but we need to tell the rest of the world. SPA has advocacy high up on our ‘to do’ list and film is a powerful way to reach stakeholders, gain attention and bring understanding. Let´s take part in each other´s successes, learn and be inspired!
We will show the best films during the festival and of course there will be awards!
Rules for participation
Content: Any short film made to promote archives and/or records management, either as a whole or specific parts of the discipline qualifies for this festival. The films can portray archives and records management as the asset they are to society, to citizens, researchers or internal to one particular organization, to mention some examples. They can show what role archives play in a democracy. They can demonstrate the importance of managing the life cycle of records in our digital age. They can describe technical challenges or promote usage of records. All in all: anything that successfully tells the story of how important and relevant archives and records management are to all countries, organizations and citizens!
Running time: Not more than 10 minutes
Who can enter: Anyone can enter, but you need to be the maker of the film or have permission to enter the film on behalf of the maker.
Submission deadline: March 15, 2016
How to enter: You need to fill out the entry form available on this web site. Please note that all films have to be uploaded and available to all on YouTube or other internet-accessable site. The URL link to your film has to be included in the entry form. Unfortunately we are unable to accept entries via email or regular mail due to capacity and voting procedures.
Selection: The jury will select the best three films in each category (shown below). The awards will be announced and all nine nominated films shown at the festival. The winning films will be posted on the ICA/SPA website after the ICA Congress.
Award Categories:
Best Film portraying the relevance and importance of Archives
Best Film portraying the relevance and importance of Records Management
Best Film using Humor to communicate about Archives or Records Management
People´s Award. The selection of films to vote on will be all films that are chosen to be part of the festival. Details on how to vote will follow.
Language: Films in a language other than English or French must be submitted with English or French subtitles. It´s possible to add subtitles by yourself on YouTube. Just enter the YouTube Help Center and you will be guided on how.
Judging: The SPA bureau is the jury.
