California State University Long Beach in conjunction with the Ceramic
Arts Foundation in New York are co-sponsors of A Century of Ceramics on
Film & Video. We are a not for profit organization whose mission
is two fold: 1) To collect and archive film and video documentaries
on the ceramic arts from all over the world. 2) To make the
film festival in itís current form available to qualified non-profit
institutions, agencies or governments interested in the furtherance of
education in the ceramic arts.
The Film Festival
The film festival was over two years in the making. Approximately 150
documentaries on the ceramic arts were juried to create the festival entitled
"A Century of Ceramics on Film and Video". It was premiered as part
of the Ceramic Millennium Leadership Congress for the Ceramic Arts in Amsterdam
in 1999 and was comprised of 39 films from 16 different countries.
The festival has a total screening time of 23 hours. The final determination
as to the content of the film festival shall be made by the film festivalís
governing body.
The Film Archive at CSULB
The film archive will ultimately be housed in the climate controlled Visual Resources facility in the School of Art of California State University Long Beach when itís renovation is complete. We have cataloged approximately 150 documentaries from all over the world, the earliest dating to 1937. There is an active campaign to add to this archive. The donation of silent film, experimental works, documentaries or donation of film footage raw and edited is welcome. We are currently exploring the possibilities of digitizing our holdings as a way to preserve this information in a non-degradable state. We are not permitted by law to sell, rent or allow the reproduction of any of the tapes entrusted to the archive.
When the festival travels outside the boundaries of the United States
it would be our hope that when the films are returned they will be accompanied
by additional documentaries on the ceramic arts from the host country as
a means to grow the archive.
EQUIPMENT
All films in the archive have been transferred onto VHS tape. This will be the only format available and will require the host organization to secure a VHS capable video projector. It is our recommendation that the auditorium used to house the film festival be no smaller than 100 seats and no larger than 250 seats.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
We are currently (as of 11/18/99) in the process of drawing up a contract that will clarify our mutual obligations. This document will include the following items:
The host organization will not be asked to pay any rental or leasing fees in association with the temporary loan of the film festival. All video tapers are the property of the Film Archive in the School of Art of California State University, Long Beach and must be return immediately following the conclusion of the film festival.
The host organization will be asked to pay the cost of shipping to and from the event.
Under no circumstances is any portion of any tape to be duplicated.
To do so
Would be to break copyright laws and subject one to legal action.
In cases where a film festival is scheduled for a long run and will
repeatedly screen
films The host organization should be prepared to pay the cost (at
cost) of producing a duplicate set of tapes. Repeated use will degrades
their projection quality. In any and all such events the video tapes
will remain the property of the Film Archive at the School of Art
of California State University Long Beach.
GOVERNING BODY
The film festival, A century of Ceramics on Film and Video, has
been jointly organized by the Ceramic Arts Foundation in New York and the
School of Art at California State University Long Beach. It is Co-Directed
by Patti Marcus and Tony Marsh with advisors Garth Clark, Mark Del Vecchio
and Jay Kvapil assisting in the decision making process.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tony Marsh
School of Art
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90808
562-985-4359 (W) 562-985-1650 (FAX)
amarsh @csulb.edu (e-mail)