Media Archive for Central England
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Media Archive for Central England (MACE) is the public sector regional film archive that collects, preserves and provides access to film, television and other moving image materials that relate to the governmental regions of the East Midlands
and West Midlands (region)
.
In 1995 it was registered as a company, with a board of directors, with the intention of creating the regional archive for the Midlands. MACE took on this role when James Patterson was appointed as its director in 2000. It is now an independent limited company and a registered charity based at the University of Lincoln
.
MACE is one of eight publicly funded regional film archives that, along with other public sector film archives, are members of the Film Archive Forum
(FAF).
MACE receives funding from Government via the regional screen agencies
of the East and West Midlands: EM Media and Screen WM.
As the principal moving image archive service provider in the Midlands MACE works with a wide range of partners across the regions to help people to experience their moving image heritage.
MACE is guided by shared values and practices outlined by the Film Archive Forum
. These values and practices focus on five primary/core functions:
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
and West Midlands (region)
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
.
In 1995 it was registered as a company, with a board of directors, with the intention of creating the regional archive for the Midlands. MACE took on this role when James Patterson was appointed as its director in 2000. It is now an independent limited company and a registered charity based at the University of Lincoln
University of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln is an English university founded in 1992, with origins tracing back to the foundation and association with the Hull School of Art 1861....
.
MACE is one of eight publicly funded regional film archives that, along with other public sector film archives, are members of the Film Archive Forum
Film Archive Forum
The Film Archive Forum represents all of the public sector film and television archives which care for the UK's moving image heritage. It represents the UK's public sector moving image archives in all archival aspects of the moving image, and acts as the advisory body on national moving image...
(FAF).
MACE receives funding from Government via the regional screen agencies
Regional screen agencies
Following a major review of the film infrastructure in the United Kingdom during 2000, the UK Film Council set up nine Regional Screen Agencies, one in each regions of England, to deliver support for film-making, exhibition and related media activities....
of the East and West Midlands: EM Media and Screen WM.
As the principal moving image archive service provider in the Midlands MACE works with a wide range of partners across the regions to help people to experience their moving image heritage.
MACE is guided by shared values and practices outlined by the Film Archive Forum
Film Archive Forum
The Film Archive Forum represents all of the public sector film and television archives which care for the UK's moving image heritage. It represents the UK's public sector moving image archives in all archival aspects of the moving image, and acts as the advisory body on national moving image...
. These values and practices focus on five primary/core functions:
- Collection/acquisition
- Research
- Documentation/cataloguing
- Preservation
- Access to collections and information
See also
- BFI National ArchiveBFI National ArchiveThe BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was originally set up as the National Film Library in 1935; its first curator was Ernest Lindgren. In 1955 its name became the National Film Archive, and in 1992, the...
- Scottish ScreenScottish ScreenScottish Screen is the national body for film and television in Scotland, established in April 1997. It took on the functions of the Scottish Film Council, the Scottish Film Production Fund, Scottish Screen Locations and Scottish Broadcast and Film Training, forming a unitary organisation.Scottish...
- National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales
- Imperial War MuseumImperial War MuseumImperial War Museum is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. The museum was founded during the First World War in 1917 and intended as a record of the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and her Empire...
- Northern Region Film and Television ArchiveNorthern Region Film and Television ArchiveThe Northern Region Film and Television Archive is a not-for-profit organisation which exists to collect, preserve and provide access to film, television and other moving image material related to the history of a region of England, which is defined as the Tees Valley area and the counties of...
- British LibraryBritish LibraryThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
- Museums, Libraries and Archives CouncilMuseums, Libraries and Archives CouncilThe Museums, Libraries and Archives Council is a non-departmental public body in England and a registered charity with a remit to promote improvement and innovation in the area of museums, libraries and archives...
- National Archives (UK)
- Film Archive ForumFilm Archive ForumThe Film Archive Forum represents all of the public sector film and television archives which care for the UK's moving image heritage. It represents the UK's public sector moving image archives in all archival aspects of the moving image, and acts as the advisory body on national moving image...
External links
- MACE
- EM Media
- Screen WM
- Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
- Film Archive Forum web site
- Scottish Screen Archive
- National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales
- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- East Anglian Film Archive
- North West Film Archive
- Northern Region Film and Television Archive
- Screen Archive South East
- South West Film and Television Archive
- Wessex Film and Sound Archive
- Yorkshire Film Archive