Welcome to the MIC General Users Portal!
In the early part of the twentieth century, most people, even those in the film industry, considered movies to be only a cheap and disposable form of entertainment. Now we realize that a moving image is many things: a form of entertainment, an art form, an historical record, a cultural artifact, a commodity and a force for social change.
More than a reflection of society and culture, moving images are primary documents that can serve a wide range of research purposes ... [MORE]
Donate Your Moving Images To An Archive
To find people working with amateur film and small gauge materials (primarily 8mm and 16mm), connect with the Association of Moving Image Archivists
Small Gauge/Amateur Film Interest Group. The AMIA Small Gauge/Amateur Film Interest Group was formed to promote and protect the interests of small gauge and amateur film, its creators, and its advocates.
To find archivists working to further archival moving image education and training, connect with the Association of Moving Image Archivists
Education Committee. The AMIA Education Committee promotes, designs, supports, and implements educational programs, projects, and services that contribute to the continuing education and training of working archivists, and facilitate the education and training of students who wish to pursue careers in moving image archive management.
The AMIA Small Gauge/Amateur Film Interest Group and the AMIA Education Committee contribute and review content for the General Users Portal through MIC’s Education and Outreach Committee.