The Communication Arts Department hosted director and screenwriter David Koepp in early March to introduce three screenings at the UW Cinematheque and to meet with faculty and students from the department. A native of nearby …
Rick Prelinger in person! February 20th and 21st
WCFTR is proud to co-present two very special lecture and screening events with archivist, writer, filmmaker and outsider librarian Rick Prelinger this weekend in Madison, WI – Looking Up From the Bench: For a Critical Archives Discourse (Friday, February 20th) and No More Road …
Harold Mayer and Lynne Rhodes Mayer Film and Papers Donation
The WCFTR is pleased to announce that Harold Mayer and Lynne Rhodes Mayer (UW –Madison BA ’47) have donated their collection of film and professional papers to the archive. The material consists of over 200 …
Meredith Smith Receives Trewartha Undergraduate Honors Research Grant
Communication Arts student Meredith Smith has received a Trewartha Undergraduate Honors Research Grant. After the application process, the grant was awarded to Smith for her excellent senior thesis, which explores Hollywood costume designer Dorothy Jeakins’ …
The Lumberjack in Wausau…100 Years Later
The Lumberjack, one of the oldest films shot in Wisconsin that still exists in its original, complete form, once again lit up the big screen on October 25th in Wausau, Wisconsin, the city where it was conceived, shot, …
Jean Mitry Awards to Susan Dalton and Paul Spehr
The annual Jean Mitry Award is given out each fall at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival. The award honors individuals and institutions that have made outstanding contributions to the preservation and appreciation of the world’s …
Madison Home Movie Day 2014
On Saturday, October 18 the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research helped organize Home Movie Day Madison at the Pinney Library. We had great assistance from our partners at the Pinney Library and Holder …
The WCFTR Receives Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation
The Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR) is pleased to announce it has received a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) to have two short films by Shirley Clarke preserved. The …
WCFTR Film Archive Praised in Local Press
The WCFTR film archive was recently recognized and praised by the Madison newspaper the Wisconsin State Journal as one of the “100 defining objects of Madison.” In daily columns running since July, the State Journal …
Ted Hope Papers
I am pleased to confirm that the independent producer Ted Hope has donated his professional papers and several films to the WCFTR archive. The material will be processed and prepared for archival access over the …