the Center for Home Movies

1 april 2011 by Frederic Lapointe

A little while back, Albert Steg approached us to see our interest in sponsoring the Center for Home Movies and we were happy to accept!

The mission of the Center for Home Movies (CHM) is to collect, preserve, provide access to, and promote understanding of home movies and amateur motion pictures.
The activities of CHM include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Continuing administration of International Home Movie Day, an annual event dedicated to emphasizing the historical and cultural value of home movies and education the public about moving image preservation
  • Contributing to a strong community through efforts with local, cultural, historical, and educational institutions
  • Forging partnerships with institutions and individuals worldwide
  • Collecting home movies and related materials of national and international significance
  • Promoting ongoing documentation of people and cultures through moving images
  • Encouraging the use of home movies in multidisciplinary research, study, and publications
  • Deepening our understanding of people and culture through exhibitions, programs and other activities

You can take a peek at their annual report by clicking on this link!

What is Home Movie Day?  A celebration of amateur films and filmmaking held annually at many local venues worldwide. Home Movie Day events provide the opportunity for individuals and families to see and share their own home movies with an audience of their community, and to see their neighbors’ in turn. It’s a chance to discover why to care about these films and to learn how best to care for them.

The board directors of CHM are Skip Elsheimer, Chad Hunter, Albert Steg, Dwight Swanson, Katie Trainor, Andy Uhrich & Molly Wheeler.hmdlogo

Thanks for letting us be a part of this!

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