👋🏻 8 📼

Posted on March 18, 2017 by xfrcollective

In the following post, I’m going to talk a little about the 8mm video format (Video 8, Hi8, and Digital… Read more 👋🏻 8 📼

Call For Participation! XFR Collective at MIX: 29th NYC Queer Experimental Film Festival

Posted on January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 by xfrcollective

XFR Collective is super excited to be back at MIX this year, and we know there are still more tapes… Read more Call For Participation! XFR Collective at MIX: 29th NYC Queer Experimental Film Festival

This season, give the gift of video reformatting

Posted on December 21, 2016December 22, 2016 by rachmattson

Dear Friends: In a season full of very bad news, we write with what always feels to us like extremely… Read more This season, give the gift of video reformatting

Tech Talk: A Conversational Approach to Digital Solutions

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Ethan

A reflection on the Association of Moving Image Archivists/Digital Library Federation Hack Day, on Nov. 9, 2016, by Ethan Gates… Read more Tech Talk: A Conversational Approach to Digital Solutions

Can We Center An Ethics of Care in Audiovisual Archival Practice?

Posted on December 2, 2016December 6, 2016 by rachmattson

Notes on the Digital Library Federation Forum and the Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference (November 2016) by Rachel Mattson… Read more Can We Center An Ethics of Care in Audiovisual Archival Practice?

WTF @ AMIA 2016

Posted on November 13, 2016November 13, 2016 by xfrcollective

Halfway through a very busy week of travel and conferences for XFR members, a pivotal and disturbing election swept through our… Read more WTF @ AMIA 2016

XFR Members Attend and Present at SAA!

Posted on August 11, 2016August 12, 2016 by xfrcollective

Hi everyone, Just a quick update! XFR member Carmel Curtis recently gave a presentation about XFR’s work at the MIX Queer… Read more XFR Members Attend and Present at SAA!

Antonioni on Adaptation

Posted on January 22, 2016August 11, 2016 by xfrcollective

I recently watched Chambre 666 or Room 666 via a Netflix DVD but you can also find it on Vimeo. It… Read more Antonioni on Adaptation

Call For Participants: XFR Collective at MIX 2015

Posted on October 30, 2015November 2, 2015 by xfrcollective

Call For Participants: Community Video Digitization at MIX 2015 Calling all queer collectors, media makers, artists, and hoarders! It’s time… Read more Call For Participants: XFR Collective at MIX 2015

The Quad Challenge – XFR Collective members in APEX Argentina

Posted on June 28, 2015 by xfrcollective

From June 1st through June 13th 2015 the Audiovisual Preservation Exchange (APEX) was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina where two… Read more The Quad Challenge – XFR Collective members in APEX Argentina