David Francis | |
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| Born | David John Francis 1935 (age 89–90) |
| Occupation | Film archivist |
David John FrancisOBE (born 1935[1]) is aBritish filmarchivist. He was the secondcurator of the UK'sNational Film and Television Archive from 1974 until 1989, when he was succeeded byClyde Jeavons. Francis went on to become the Chief of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division at theLibrary of Congress (November 1991 - February 2001).[2]
During the 1980s he was the leading academic member of the team that created London's internationally acclaimedMuseum of the Moving Image (MOMI).
In 2018 he opened theKent Museum of the Moving Image with his wife Jocelyn Marsh.[3]
In 1990, Francis was made both a Fellow of theBritish Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society and a Fellow of theBritish Film Institute for his work in film and television preservation. He was awarded theOrder of the British Empire byQueen Elizabeth II for his contributions to film archiving and for his work on theGetty Center in the1986 Birthday Honours.[4]
In 1994 Francis was awarded thePremio Jean Mitry by the organisers of theGiornate del cinema muto, thePordenone-based festival devoted to silent cinema.[5]
He has been an Honorary Member of theInternational Federation of Film Archives since 2001.[6]
Francis was the 2002 recipient of the Mel Novikoff Award at theSan Francisco International Film Festival.[2]
In 2004, Francis won the Silver Light Award from the Association of Moving Image Archivists.[4]
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