Digital Film Archive launched at Harbour Museum
The North West Digital Film Archive created by Derry City Council's Heritage & Museum Service, the Donegal Regional Cultural Centre, Donegal County Museum & Archives and the Nerve Centre, is now available to the public at the Harbour Museum.
The project was funded by the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, administered by the Cross-Border Consortium and managed by Cooperation Ireland.
The archive provides free public access to nearly 100 hours of searchable material from all over Derry and Donegal. National broadcasters such as the BBC and RTE donated materials including documentaries, newsreels, shorts, and news footage. Along with local film companies such as Westway Films, Northland Films and Besom Productions other contributors included The Irish Film Archive in Dublin, who have all donated many hours of captivating material from their collections free of charge.
Bernadette Walsh of the Heritage and Museum Service explained: "The collection also includes local amateur material, much of which is previously unseen to any large audience. Highlights of the archive include films from local filmmakers including Terence McDonald, James Canavan, and John Grant who tenderly documented so much of the social and cultural life of the North West region over the past fifty years.
The film archive is now accessible to members of the public, free of charge, at the Harbour Museum. Bookings should be made via the Archivist on: 71377331 or e-mail bernadette.walsh@derrycity.gov.uk. The Harbour Museum is open to the public Monday to Friday 10am -1pm and 2-4.30pm.
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