By Staff, June 7, 2004
On Friday, June 11, the International Documentary Association (IDA) is sponsoring a seminar "Are We Preserving Our Heritage for Posterity? " which runs from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sony Pictures Vice President of Asset Management Grover Crisp will moderate the session. Crisp is one the founding directors of the board of the National Television and Video Preservation Foundation, which provides grants for the purpose of restoring and preserving documentaries and other independently owned content as a legacy for future generations
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Participants include documentary filmmakers Harrison Engle ("The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt"), Louis Schwartzberg ("America's Heart and Soul") and Ferne Pearlstein ("Imelda"), along with Rick Utley, vice president of Preservation for PRO-TEK Media Preservation Services. Crisp will cap the discussion by advising the panelists and audience how to apply for grants to preserve and restore their films.
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