Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Restoring and Relaunching the Series Le son des Français d'Amérique
Agreement Number:
2223-0116
Agreement Value:
$50,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
The Cinémathèque québécoise is seeking to digitize and restore the film components of the documentary series Le Son des Français d’Amérique, in order to preserve these films and to make them accessible on digital platforms. Co-directed from 1974 to 1980 by Quebec filmmakers André Gladu and Michel Brault, this series consists of 27 30-minute episodes, each dedicated to the musical and sung heritage of the Francophone cultures of America. The related audiovisual archives are kept at the Cinémathèque and, since 2017, have been included in the UNESCO International Memory of the World Register.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
The following results are expected from this project:
Digitization and restoration: The original 16-mm negatives and the 16-mm magnetic sound from the series Le Son des Français d’Amérique will have been digitized; then the image and sound will have been restored using the digital files. This represents a total of approximately 13 hours of film.
Preservation: Obtain and preserve on Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape the files resulting from the digitization.
Location:
Montréal, Quebec, CA H2X 1K1
Reference Number:
129-2022-2023-Q1-00024
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118988385RR0001
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Cinémathèque québécoise
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program
Program Purpose:
The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to, and promote local documentary heritage.