Orphans: A Film Symposium: call for presentations

Orphans: A Film Symposium willl be held April 7-10, 2010, at the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center; www.nyu.edu/orphanfilm/orphans7/. "Orphans 7 will focus on transnational and global issues. How have moving images circulated across national and other boundaries? How are neglected archival materials accessed and used across and within borders?"

Proposals for presentations are currently being sought -- for details, go to www.nyu.edu/orphanfilm/orphans7/docs/Orphans7flyer2.pdf.

What's an "orphan" film? From the 2005 website: "Narrowly defined, it's a motion picture abandoned by its owner or caretaker. More generally, the term refers to all manner of films outside of the commercial mainstream: public domain materials, home movies, outtakes, unreleased films... [etc]... For examples, visit the National Film Preservation Foundation, an institution dedicated to saving orphan films."