A collaborative approach for the registration, deposit and digitisation of Flemish film heritage

Brecht Declercq, Céline Vermeire, David Gruwez and Bobbie Noë
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Brecht Declercq: meemoo, Belgium
Céline Vermeire: meemoo, Belgium
David Gruwez: Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique (Cinematek), Ravensteinstraat 3, Belgium
Bobbie Noë: Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique (Cinematek), Belgium

Journal of Digital Media Management, 2023, vol. 11, issue 2, 102-112

Abstract: This paper discusses the collaboration between meemoo (the Flemish Institute for the Archives) and the Royal Belgian Film Archive with regard to the registration, conservation and digitisation of film heritage preserved by Flemish libraries, archives, museums, performing arts organisations, government bodies and city archives. The paper begins with a detailed description of the various pain points identified in a 2013 report on the state of Flemish audiovisual heritage conservation, including inter alia the fragmentation in film heritage management, the lack of specific attention for film collections, the lack of infrastructure and content-related and technical knowledge and poor storage conditions. It then focuses on the eight-step approach developed by meemoo and the Royal Belgian Film Archive, which culminates in large-scale digitisation projects and encouraging the reuse of the digitised films. After discussing some interim results of the collaboration, the article concludes that partnerships such as the one discussed facilitate an efficient, effective and affordable approach to the preservation and digitisation of diverse and dispersed film collections on a regional scale, thus providing a solid base for further conservation and digitisation.

Keywords: film; registration; Flanders; audiovisual heritage; digitisation; preservation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M11 M15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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