On September 30, 2020, the National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) announced awards to save 47 films. The preservations will include rare titles by experimental women filmmakers JoAnn Elam, Naomi Levine, Naomi Uman, and Dorothy Wiley. The NFPF awarded the XFR Collective…

This article has been reposted from the New York City Municipal Archives’ blog For the Record. Typically, when preserving something in an archive one considers a time period of 100 years, if not longer. For example, the New York City…

Somehow, it’s 2019! With 2018 drawn to a close, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate what was an exciting year for the XFR Collective — full of growth, new partnerships, and yes, a moldy tape or two (or…

The XFR Collective is looking for new partners! Deadline for applications: February 16*, 2018. *Applications received after February 16th may be reviewed depending on the amount of enquiries received. We are currently accepting inquiries and applications from individuals and organizations interested in…

Please note that this statement contains content about sexual violence. Over the course of the last several months, XFR Collective was prompted, by a past incident that negatively affected our organization, to think critically about our collective values and beliefs.…

You might not know it from all the work we’ve been doing with the new METRO studio, presenting at the Society of American Archivists annual meeting, and preparing to present at the upcoming Association of Moving Image Archivists annual conference,…

In Surry, Maine, about an eight hour drive from New York City, the concert barn awaits. Surry Arts at the Barn (SATB) is described as being “a unique venue in its almost 50 years of local and international exchange programs.”…