Cinema Canada (Jun 1983)

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A rare still from Evangeline, Canada’s first feature film, produced by Canadian Bioscope Co. in Nova Scotia in 1913. No copy of the film remains in existence. time the adoption of 2-inch quadruplex videotape for most television broadcast purposes allowed the producers to wipe the tape for re-use as required. This frequently led to the erasure of programs that might have been preserved as part of the public record. In January 1976, the Public Archives of Canada was officially mandated and funded to acquire and conserve moving image and recorded sound documents of national historic significance. In 1980, the name of the division was changed to the National Film, Television and Sound Archives to reflect more accurately the broad range of its activities. HOLDINGS There are now over 30,000 films and television programs stored in the Archives, as well as over 80,000 sound documents (40,000 hours). They cover a wide range of social and cultural subjects, from short films of the early 1900’s to contemporary film, radio and television productions. A large collection of motion picture still photographs, a modest poster collection, a library of 8,000 books, and 1,300 periodical titles related to radio, oral history, cinema and television, supplement the main holdings. There is also an index to world cinema covering about 300,000 film titles, as well Une des rares photos de plateau du premier long métrage canadien Evangélino, produit par la Canadian Bioscope Company Ltd. en Nouvelle-Ecosse en 1913. II n'existe plus aucune copie de ce film. films couleur ont été d’un type dont les teintes s’affadissent sensiblement en moins de sept ans dans un environnement normal. En méme temps, I’adoption du ruban quadruplex pour la majorité des émissions télévisées a permis aux producteurs d’effacer et de réutiliser le ruban vidéo. De nombreux documents qui auraient di étre conservés pour la postérité sont ainsi disparus sans recours. En janvier 1976 les Archives publiques du Canada ont officiellement recu le mandat et les fonds nécessaires pour acquérir et conserver les films, les bandes vidéo et les documents sonores de valeur durable. En 1980, le nom de la division a été modifié en celui d’Archives nationales du film, de la télévision et de l'enregistrement sonore pour mieux refléter l’étendue des activités auxquelles elle se consacre. COLLECTIONS Il y a actuellement plus de 30 000 films et programmes de télévision conservés aux Archives, et environ 80 000 documents sonores. Ils traitent d’une grande variété de sujets a portée sociale et culturelle, allant des courts métrages tournés au début du siécle aux émissions de radio et de télévision et aux films contemporains. Une vaste quantité de photos de films, un bon nombre @affiches et une bibliothéque de8 000 livres et 1 300 périodiques se rapportant a la radio, a [histoire orale, au cinéma et A la télévision, completent les collections principales. Un répertoire des titres du ~~ sg A ¢ YF