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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”866162″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2\/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”162486″][vc_single_image media=”11467″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”570540″][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”1″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”207555″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”125774″]<\/p>\n

Pitching the Archive<\/strong><\/h6>\n

[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading auto_text=”yes” text_color=”color-855811″ uncode_shortcode_id=”145041″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”][\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”165709″]UK
\nRepresenting by Espen Bale, Simon McCallum<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”111236″]BOTANICAL GARDEN
\nAranciera May 27 3 p.m.
\nENG<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_separator sep_color=”color-855811″ type=”dotted” uncode_shortcode_id=”241059″ sep_color_type=”uncode-palette” el_height=”10″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”111955″]Founded in 1935 and in the care of the British Film Institute (BFI), the archive holds one of the largest and most diverse moving image collections in the world. Over 1.4m film and television items spanning 1895-today are preserved alongside extensive paper-based Screencraft collections, documenting the processes behind a century of screen production.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator sep_color=”color-855811″ type=”dotted” uncode_shortcode_id=”649053″ sep_color_type=”uncode-palette” el_height=”10″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image media=”11473″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”115602″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”622571″]Espen Bale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Espen joined the BFI National Archive in 2013, and in his current role as Cultural Sales Officer licenses moving image materials to galleries, museums, lower-budget filmmakers and students for a wide range of projects. He also licenses and supplies still images from the BFI’s database of digitised Screencraft materials, and handles loan requests from FIAF archives around the world.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image media=”11474″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”115602″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”160708″]Simon McCallum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simon has spent 20 years bringing the riches of the BFI National Archive to a wider audience, working across BFI digital platforms, cinema seasons and broadcast partnerships. As Producer within the access and licensing team, he collaborates with production partners to develop creative projects from docs to XR. His feature documentary credits include Executive Producer for BFI on <\/span>Explorer <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>Endurance <\/span><\/i>and<\/span> Archive Consultant <\/span><\/i>on<\/span> Queerama, Arcadia <\/span><\/i>and<\/span> Freedom: 50 Years of Pride.<\/span><\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”1″ bottom_padding=”1″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”183712″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][uncode_share layout=”multiple” bigger=”yes” separator=”yes” css_animation=”bottom-t-top” title=”share”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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