3D Moving Image Interest Group
The 3-D Moving Image Interest Group was created to promote issues relating to preservation, archiving, storage and access of 3-D films and video. Our main focus is on issues relating to the preservation and access of commercial, theatrical and home-produced 3-D film and video. This includes studio and independently produced feature length theatrical films and documentary, factual, narrative, experimental film and video art, electronic art and all works produced in the digital realm including web-based art and newly emerging technological art. Independent works created for kiosks, trade shows, theme parks, Large-format and the public television market are also included.

Academic Archival Interest Group
The Academic-Archival Interest Group was founded with the idea that fostering ties between the archival and academic communities helps create a bridge which will provide new opportunities to promote and document initiatives focusing on the areas of joint research and programming, as wells as the resources to assist in their actualization.

Copyright Interest Group
The mission of the Interest Group is to: provide AMIA members a forum from which to draw knowledge and exchange ideas; provide access to the full range of voices on copyright in the field; be a source of up-to-date news so that the membership may stay abreast of copyright issues; - help to define issues before they get defined for us. We recognize both the importance and the difficulty of providing relevant information on both US and international copyright law.

Independent Media Interest Group
The Independent Media Interest Group was created to promote issues relating to preservation and access of independent media to independent producers. Our main focus is on issues relating to the preservation and access of non-commercial film and video. This includes documentary, factual, narrative, experimental film and video art, electronic art and all works produced in the digital realm including web-based art and newly emerging technological art. Independent works created for the public television market are also included.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Interest Group
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Interest Group was formed to provide a safe space to discuss issues and develop projects that are relevant to working in the archival industry, the archiving of moving images of LGBT peoples, and diversity within AMIA. The group organizes at least one meeting and one social gathering at the annual conference, proposes plenary and panel sessions to the Conference Committee, and maintains an e-mail list that allows group members to engage in on-line discussions and information sharing.

Moving Image Related Materials & Documentation Interest Group
MIRMDIG was formed at the 2000 Annual Conference to respond to the needs of a growing constituency of Archivists within AMIA who work with moving image related materials and documentary evidence (for example: scripts, production records, artifacts, etc.). This interest group is a forum for sharing information among professionals working in institutions holding moving image related collections by actively promoting the proper identification, handling and preservation of these collections through scholarly research and dissemination. To this end, MIRMDIG supports sessions and educational workshops during the annual AMIA conferences as well as encouraging the publication of findings based on research into moving image related collections.

News, Documentary & Television Interest Group
To promote and support active preservation of and access to news, documentary and television material in repositories and broadcast facilities, both public and private.

Nitrate Interest Group
Mission Statement: To determine the safest practice for the healthy longevity of nitrate film, as well as for those who work with nitrate film; To encourage a deeper knowledge of the often-misunderstood qualities of nitrate film, specifically the danger, instability and "the look.” ; To survey the current holdings, conditions and practices of institutions storing and/or working with nitrate film. To collect all written and anecdotal information about the history, manufacture, identification, handling, storage and presentation of nitrate film. To compile, verify and create new standards & practices for conservation and preservation of nitrate film. To function as a support group for those interested in and working with nitrate film by becoming a major resource of all of the above knowledge.

Regional A/V Archives Interest Group
The Regional Audio-Visual Archives (RAVA) Interest Group was formed to address the needs and concerns of archivists who find themselves responsible for preserving and providing access to audio-visual materials that document the history of geographical areas and local cultures. This Interest Group seeks to enhance communication and collaboration between regional archivists and explore initiatives that bring greater attention to the value and challenges of regional audio-visual materials.

Small Gauge/Amateur Film Interest Group
The Small Gauge and Amateur Film Interest Group 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 noncommercial 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.