*CFP* "ARCHIVES FOR EDUCATION - CREATIVE REUSE FOR STUDENT FILMMAKERS", ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM

We are pleased to announce a one-day symposium at BFI Southbank, London, 21 May 2020, hosted by BFI Education, reflecting on the first full academic year of the Archives for Education scheme and the theme of creative reuse of archival material by student filmmakers. 

As cultural heritage organisations digitise their collections and increase public access, the creative reuse of moving image archive material remains problematic, beset by questions of copyright law, rights clearance and “fair dealing” exceptions. The Archives for Education provides a new model for the creative reuse of archive film in higher education, giving student filmmakers access to 39 films from the BBC and the BFI National Archive for creative reuse on course-related projects for the first time. 45 institutions have signed up to the scheme, allowing student filmmakers to connect their vision of Britain today with archival representations from their parents’ and grandparents’ generations.

This one-day symposium, organised by Kingston School of Art and hosted by BFI Education, reflects on the first full academic year of the scheme and explores the creative and pedagogic possibilities of creative reuse in higher education and how the scheme can be further developed.

We invite proposals for 20-minute presentations which critically reflect on the topics below or the theme of creative reuse of moving image material in higher education, in the UK or internationally:

• The creative reuse of archive material as a teaching tool – to explore film history, the evolution of film practices, representation and time. 
• Creative approaches to working with archive material – what new lines of enquiry and methodology can creative reuse open up for student filmmakers? 
• Case studies from participating institutions on their use of this archive material for student projects, and how students have creatively responded to it. 
• Found footage and the audiovisual essay 
• Professional practice around archive licensing, clearance and copyright 
• The ethical considerations of working with archive material 
• Working with archives to open up access to moving image material for creative reuse in higher education

To submit a proposal, please send an abstract of no more than 250 words and a 50-word bio to s.osullivan@kingston.ac.uk by March 1, 2020.

We also plan to screen a programme of student films produced through the scheme at the symposium and invite submissions from participating institutions. Please send non-public screening links to s.osullivan@kingston.ac.uk by April 1, 2020.

Registration for the symposium will be free and we are grateful for the ongoing support of BBC Archive and the BFI for the project.