Free Digitization of Home Movie Archives

On the occasion of the International Home Movie Day, the Urban Media Archive of the Center for Urban History announces its traditional open days.

On September 16-20, 2024, we invite the owners of private film archives containing home and amateur movies on 8mm and 16mm film to digitize them for free at the Center for Urban History. You can bring your materials to the Center at 6 Bohomoltsia Street during the week. Even if you have only one single film, feel free to write to us and visit us!

The digitization is part of the project “Preservation of the Ukrainian Heritage of Amateur and Home Films” and is being implemented with the support of The Modern Endangered Archives Program. More details about the digitization conditions can be found here.

On October 18, at 18:00, the presentation of this year's digitized materials, screenings of home movies, and their discussion will take place in the Center's conference hall.

Home Movie Day is a celebration of amateur films and cinema that takes place every October in many places around the world. Events on this day give individuals and families the opportunity to see and share their own home movies, see their neighbors, etc. It's a chance to learn why these films should be cared for and how best to care for them.

To find out more about digitizing your home movies, please email [email protected], call +38-032-275-17-34, or visit our office at 6 Bohomoltsia St.

Credits

Cover Image: collection of Oleksandr Makhanets (found film) // Urban Media Archive of the Center for Urban History