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About the Small
Gauge/Amateur Film Committee
Co-Chair: Albert Steg, asteg@mindspring.com
Co-Chair: Andy Uhrich, auhrich@nyu.edu
Board Liaison: Wendy Shay, shayw@si.edu
Small Gauge Listserv
Conference Sessions & Other
Activities
Small Gauge & Amateur Film
Bibliography
Alan Katelle Oral History Project
Mission
The Small Gauge and Amateur Film committee was created in 2001 to
continue the work begun by AMIA's Small Gauge Task Force and
Inédits interest group. Our mission is to promote and protect
the interests of small gauge and amateur film, its creators, and its
advocates. "Small gauge" film includes all media smaller than 35mm-the
emphasis is on 16mm, 8mm, and Super 8mm, but less common formats like
28mm and 9.5mm are also considered under the small gauge umbrella.
"Amateur" film includes most non-commercial productions-especially home
movies, avant-garde cinema, and undistributed materials. Any of these
materials may be privately held or in the care of an archive, stock
house, or other collecting institution.
The committee seeks to:
- Activate the exchange of information among
individuals involved with small gauge and amateur film at all levels
- Continue to develop and publicize
standards for the care and preservation of small gauge and amateur film
materials
- Encourage consideration and appreciation
of small gauge and amateur film works, especially in the context of
film and social history and the culture of the moving image
- Support research, writing, and public
activities related to small gauge and amateur film and the many issues
associated with it
© 2009 The Association of Moving Image
Archivists
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