Wednesday: 9:30 pm
Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinematheque
Sponsored by the Walker Arts Center

"Henri Langlois has been described in many ways -- as a 'disorderly genius,' the Man of Cinema, a 'glutton,' one who 'belongs to that disappearing race of free men' and much more -- and French documaker Jacques Richard has made a film big and grand enough to accommodate his outsized subject in "Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinematheque." A labor of love made over the course of seven years that crucially matches the energy and passion Langlois himself embodied, this deep-dish account of the life and times of the longtime head of the Cinematheque Francaise will enthrall buffs in limited showings on the fest and specialized venue circuit."-- Todd McCarthy, Variety, 6/2/04.

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Thursday: 2:15 - 3:45pm
Fixing The Moment: Expanded Cinema Screening
Fixing the Moment accompanies the "Expanded Cinema: Extra Preservation Needs" panel presentation. The screening is necessary to foreground the presentation and help define what is meant by "expanded."

This program will involve presentations of 16mm and Super-8 film works by deceased artists Harry Smith and Paul Sharits as well as work by present day multi-media artists that were made to be shown simultaneously on more than one projector, require a non-standard set-up, or were meant to be projected in a non-theatrical environment. Many of the pieces involve live manipulation of the projectors during the screening. Veteran archivist/filmmaker Bill Brand will help to bring all of the elements together. This screening is meant for all attendees and promises to offer both entertainment and a chance to experience a much-neglected area of film activity.

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Thursday: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Bob DeFlores, Film Historian and Detective
Sponsored by the Walker Arts Center and CineSound 2

Minneapolis is home to one of the stars of film salvation, Bob DeFlores. Bob grew up in Hollywood as a neighbor to Ozzie and Harriet and began collecting film as a teen. Charming and engaging, he travels all over the United States finding lost films and good homes for them, sharing selections via screenings and story telling. "Every film has a story," he says. His current project is advising Kathryn Crosby on saving her private Bing Crosby collection. This evening program is composed of rare finds, including recently rescued Crosby films. In addition, Bob will relate stories about his great discoveries and his passion for saving film history.

Thursday: 10:00pm
Moving Image Archivists' Moving Image Festival
They're not just archivists, they make movies, too. Join us for a screening of original films and videos made by AMIA members.

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Friday: 7:30pm
The King & I
Sponsored by Audio Mechanics,
DJ Audio, and Cineric, Inc
Only two films were ever made in CinemaScope 55 - Carousel and The King And I, both in 1956. Even at that time audiences saw The King And I in prints made from a 35mm reduction negative. Newly restored, this is a rare chance to see the film in its original aspect ratio on the big screen.

In addition, the original stereo soundtrack has been faithfully recaated in 4-track Dolby Digital stereo. Ann and her King have never looked or sounded this incredible, as they sing and dance their way through such Rodgers and Hammerstein classics as "Shall We Dance" and "Getting to Know You."

Print courtesy of 20th Century Fox, with special thanks to Schawn Belston, who will introduce the film and discuss the restoration.

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Saturday: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
AMIA Awards & Archival Screening Night
Please join us for the 2004 Archival Screening Night. It will highlight a diverse and entertaining range of film and video works recently acquired, preserved, or restored by AMIA members. Additionally, AMIA will present the Silver Light Award and the Dan & Kathy Leab Award in recognition of career contributions to moving image archiving and special achievements in preservation and archival work.

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All Week
Locally Owned and Operated
The Regional Audio-Visual Archives Interest Group presents a compilation of clips from regional collections on the theme of local manufacturing industries. The footage will illustrate the diversity, uniqueness, and ingenuity of goods and materials which are closely identified with a region. Production will be on the “locally owned and operated” scale and will include everything from the hand-crafted and home-baked to production lines and heavy engineering. Clips will be edited into a compilation tape which will run continuously on a viewing station.

See you there!