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Digital Preservation and Access Strategy which emphasised the use of digital technology not only to preserve content but also to make that content available to the public. In 2016/7 the Archive acquired a 2K digital scanner followed by a 4K scanner thus allowing the archive to create preservation-quality digital files. At this time the Archive also developed IFIScripts, a set of open source scripts created inhouse in order to automate preservation activities and improve efficiency for small archives that cannot afford large Digital Asset Management systems. These open source tools are available to the public via the IFI’s Githib page and have won several international awards.
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material. In addition to moving image collections, the
Archive holds a large number of items in its Special Collections, i.e. artefacts posters, stills, and documents. The archive has a non-purchase acquisitions policy, and material is accepted from private sources, production companies and professional bodies. In addition to commercial output, the Archive acquires amateur material, once it falls within its acquisition policy. The archive has formal preservation agreements with Screen Ireland, The Arts Council and Coimisuin na Mean thus ensuring a comprehensive collection of state funded production is centralised and preserved.
190:. In addition to this restoration work the Archive has partnered with filmmakers and cultural partners on large scale preservation projects such as the Irish Adverts Project, The Loopline Collections and The Irish Independence Collection. The IFI has made archival material available on DVD, including The O’Kalem Collection, Seoda (a collection of short films dating from 1948 to 1970), several GAA compilations and a collection of Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s early work.
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available to the public via the IFI Archive Player, which is an online viewing room that is free to use and available worldwide www.ifiplayer.ie. It is a resource for those interested in
Ireland's film heritage and is used regularly by academics, students, teachers, film-makers, researchers, film enthusiasts and the general public.
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As part of the Irish Film
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The IFI Irish Film
Archive holds one of the largest collections of film and film-related materials in Ireland. Over 700 individuals or organisations have entrusted their films to its care. The collection numbers over 30,000 cans of film, 15,000 broadcast tapes, and an extensive collection of digital
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contributing to the FIAF book Tales from The Vaults in 2023. IFI Archive staff have been included as faculty in FIAF training initiatives and have presented at a number of FIAF Congresses. In 2019 the IFI Irish Film
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Regular screenings of material from the collections are held at the Irish Film
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sought to raise €300,000, and featured Irish actor Saoirse Ronan. The Archive partnered with Maynooth University to develop a second archive ,building on the Maynooth campus and in 2018, the new facility was officially opened, tripling the archive’s capacity.
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