Women's Film Preservation Fund-Women Writing the Language of Cinema
dal 1/2/2015 al 12/2/2015
Segnalato da
1/2/2015
Women's Film Preservation Fund-Women Writing the Language of Cinema
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA, New York
In celebration of WFPF's 20th anniversary, films that reflect the essential role of women in the continuing development of cinema as an art form
Established in 1995 by New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) and The Museum of Modern Art, the Women's Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) is the only program in the world exclusively dedicated to the preservation of the cultural legacy of women in the film industry. Since 1995 the WFPF has provided support for more than 100 American short and feature films. The fund's core mission is to identify and preserve works in which the role of women was fundamental to the production; to present the preserved films in a public forum; to encourage scholarship about women in film history; and to partner with organizations demonstrating similar goals. The WFPF is especially respected at MoMA as a former Chief Curator of the Department of Film, Mary Lea Bandy (1943-2014), was a founder. In celebration of WFPF's 20th anniversary, MoMA has invited the WFPF programming committee to select films that reflect the essential role of women in the continuing development of cinema as an art form. Organized by Anne Morra, Associate Curator, Department of Film, MoMA, with WFPF programming committee members Ina Archer, Kirsten Larvick, Susan Lazarus, Raquel Salazar-Foster, and Kim Tomadjoglu. (Image: Desperately Seeking Susan. 1985. USA. Directed by Susan Seidelman. Courtesy Orion Pictures Corp./Photofest)