The Courtyard Cinema and Art Centre in Hereford was the setting for a film festival on Saturday, 1st June. The event was a celebration of the missing episodes of television that have been recovered by the Film is Fabulous! team. 

Importantly, the festival included a panel discussion that featured three long-standing film collectors. It was interesting and informative, and encompassed many issues, including the technology of film projection and the preservation of film treasures held in private collections. Hosted by Sue Malden, with special guests John Clancy, Patrick Moules, and Stephen Rowley.

Discussion 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.

Film Collectors:

John Clancy
John has assisted Keith Wilton with the organising of the British Film Collectors Conventions (BFCC) for more than 30 years. He has a successful film related YouTube channel called ‘Movie Collector’.

Patrick Moules
Patrick is one of the pre-eminent film collectors in the U.K., with a sizeable collection of important prints. He is also the editor of Flickers, the long-standing magazine for the vintage film circle.

Stephen Rowley
Stephen is a former projectionist and film technician at BBC Manchester, who has been collecting for over fifty years. He returned the missing episode of The Basil Brush Show, from the 23rd October 1970.

The short ‘highlights’ video (above) shows extracts from the Q&A session towards the end of the discussion. L to R: John Clancy, Patrick Moules, Stephen Rowley, and Sue Malden. 

Film is Fabulous! Preserving film treasures for future generations.

7th June 2024