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Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
What a weekend! Now that the inaugural Library of Congress Festival of Film & Sound has come to a close, there are so many wonderful highlights to share and remember.
Posted in: Film Festival, National Film Registry
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
It’s a very busy and exciting time here at the Library of Congress as we put on the final touches and prepare for the first Library of Congress Festival of Film & Sound. We hope to see you this Thursday through Sunday (June 15-18), at the beautiful AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in …
Posted in: Film Festival, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, National Recording Registry
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
The Library of Congress Festival of Film and Sound is excited to announce some new updates. including a special free screening of a film that has been unseen since it’s release in 1931. We are also now offering individual screening tickets. Held next week (June 15-18), in association with AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural …
Posted in: Film Festival, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
In today’s guest essay, we learn from the legendary silent film accompanist and composer Jon Mirsalis as he shares the process of scoring live music for a silent feature. He will bring his talents, some planned and some improv, to several high-profile and rare silent films at this year’s Library of Congress Festival of Film …
Posted in: Film Festival
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
Today we share an essay about the film that started it all, the Library's appearance with Ben Burtt, and our devotion to proclaim "May The Fourth Be With You..."
Posted in: Film Essay, Film Festival, Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
A highlight of the Library of Congress Festival of Film & Sound includes a special screening of W.C. Fields in one of his few surviving silent films. "So's Your Old Man" (1926) will be shown in 35mm made from the original nitrate camera negative, and will feature live music accompaniment.
Posted in: Film Essay, Film Festival, Film/Video, National Film Registry
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
Library of Congress Festival of Film & Sound announces the addition of Oscar-Winning Sound Designer Ben Burtt The Library of Congress is pleased to announce that four-time Oscar-winning motion picture sound designer and sound mixer Ben Burtt will be a special guest for the inaugural Library of Congress Festival of Film & Sound, a new …
Posted in: Film Festival, Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, National Recording Registry
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
Details and schedule for the Library of Congress' first ever Festival of Film and Sound!
Posted in: Film Festival, Film/Video, Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Recorded Sound