Quoting from PSnewsonline Edition Number 467. Updated Tuesday 04 August 2015.
http://www.psnews.com.au/aps/467/news/film-archive-appoints-ambassadors
Film Archive appoints Ambassadors
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) in Canberra has launched a new Ambassador Program to raise awareness of the importance and challenges of preserving Australia’s audiovisual heritage.
Film critic and screen industry champion, Margaret Pomeranz has been recruited as the first face of the Ambassador Program.
“I am passionate about our screen heritage and I’m aware of how fragile it is,” Ms Pomeranz said.
“In my role as NFSA Ambassador, I want to focus attention on how crucial it is to preserve that heritage so it can be shared and enjoyed not only by this generation but by many future ones.”
She urged people to join her in supporting the NFSA.
Leading lights to raise awareness
As NFSA Ambassador, Ms Pomeranz will help promote the Agency and its activities, and support the Organisation’s fundraising and sponsorship campaigns.
“We are extremely honoured that Margaret has agreed to be our first NFSA Ambassador,” Chief Executive of NFSA, Michael Loebenstein said.
“All of Australia recognises her immense knowledge and love of Australian film, and we feel privileged and excited to have the opportunity to be working closely with her.”
He said the Agency was the nation’s “living archive” and was responsible for collecting, preserving and sharing a collection of more than 2.1 million items spanning more than 100 years of film, television, radio, music and recorded sound.
Mr Loebenstein said the collection included all types of priceless films, tapes, discs, photographs, posters and costumes, all of which would deteriorate over time and needed constant care.
“Preserving such a huge volume of content and making it available to as many people as possible is a costly, ongoing job,” he said.
More details about the Campaign can be found on the NFSA website at this PS News link. http://www.nfsa.gov.au/support/
http://www.nfsa.gov.au/blog/2015/07/31/presenting-nfsa-ambassador-margaret-pomeranz/
http://tenplay.com.au/channel-ten/the-project/extra/season-7/margaret-pomeranz
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