The recent film convention at the Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre in Leicester incorporated a panel discussion on Archiving. The panel was hosted by Sue Malden, with guests Dr. Clare Watson (MACE), Steve Foxon (BFI), and Steve Roberts (BBC).

Archiving Host:

Sue Malden
Sue is an independent media archive management consultant. Formerly head of BBC Broadcast Archives, she currently chairs the Board of trustees at MACE and is Secretary of the British Entertainment History Project (Formerly the BECTU History project). She has recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Federation of Commercial Audio Visual Archives (FOCALInt) and is a member of the Royal Television Society History Group.

Special Guests:

Dr. Clare Watson
Clare is the Director of the Media Archive for Central England (MACE). She has taught film archiving at post-graduate level and has delivered training programmes to new entrants and professionals alike. Previously she managed the London’s Screen Archives.

Steve Foxon 
Steve is the Curator of Advertising and Publicity Films at the British Film Institute (BFI). He has undertaken archival consultancies for a number of institutions, including Film London, the Science Museum, and the British Universities Film and Video Council.

Steve Roberts
Steve is Principal Operations Engineer for BBC Archives. Formerly the BBC’s senior telecine engineer, he has worked for BBC Archives for the last decade, engineering systems for the digital preservation of the BBC’s film, audio and videotape assets.

Film is Fabulous! Preserving film treasures for future generations.

27th September 2023