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FOR THE LOVE OF FILM

Right now, there is a fantastically important blogathon going on: hosted by Self-Styled Siren and Ferdy on Films, it’s a fundraiser for the National Film Preservation Foundation, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to rescuing films in immediate danger of being lost forever; they can’t do this without significant public support, which you can provide here:

Donate to the National Film Preservation Foundation

I’m going to be contributing something myself later this week, but of course I had to do my little bit to get the word out, and urge you to read the articles already pouring in from the dozens of bloggers trying to help raise awareness of the very real threat that mere age and poor archiving practices present to the rich history of films, especially silent films Both the Siren and Marilyn are keeping master lists of all the contributions; there’s a lot to read, so get to it!

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