Spotlight Archive

UCLA Festival of Preservation On Sale!

FOP Passes

Passes & Tickets Available Now! 

Purchase your limited-edition, commemorative UCLA Festival of Preservation Pass today and enjoy all the Festival has to offer––at a substantial discount from purchasing individual tickets to the Festival's more than 20 events! 

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UCLA Film & Television Archive, in association with the French Film & TV Office—Consulate General of France in Los Angeles, Film at REDCAT, and Los Angeles Filmforum, presents

Farther Than Far: The Cinema of Jean Rouch

Little by Little (1970)

Friday, February 22 &  Saturday, February 23

The Archive surveys the influential career of late ethnographic filmmaker, Jean Rouch, sampling some of his most iconic works of documentary and “ethno-fiction” that celebrate his unique contributions to human understanding.

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Made possible by a grant from the Myra Reinhard Family Foundation

ARSC Visiting Research Stipend

RCA Test Pattern

Applications Open Now!

UCLA Film & Television Archive's Research and Study Center (ARSC) is pleased to announce the ARSC Visiting Researcher Stipend for 2013. One stipend in the amount of $3,000 is available this year.

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Silent/Sync/Sound: Multiple Versions from the Transition Era

Dynamite (1929)

Saturday, February 16 & Sunday, February 17

During the transition period to sound, producers responded in intriguing ways, often producing multiple versions of the same film. This series assembles a fascinating assortment of these "alternate versions" that differ in more ways than just their use of sound.

IN PERSON: Rita Belda, Sony Pictures.

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Licensed From UCLA

Licensed From UCLA

Media Licensing

Footage licensed from UCLA Film & Television Archive has appeared in many notable projects for the screen, television and the arts. 

Have you released work that incorporated footage from our Media Licensing department? Please let us know at archive@ucla.edu.

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Archive Documentary Spotlight: United in Anger: A History of ACT UP

United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (2012)

Sunday, January 27 @ 7:00 p.m.

This stirring doc chronicles the amazing story of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power). Electric archival footage takes you inside the group's innovative and passionate efforts that shook up the world.

IN PERSON: director Jim Hubbard, Terri Ford, Alexandra Juhasz, JT Anderson and Marco Benjamin.

FREE Admission!

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Robert Abel & Associates

7UP "Bubbles"

New Collection Profile!

Learn more about the innovative visual effects company that helped to define the look of an era and to change the future of moving-imagemaking forever. To arrange onsite research viewing access, please contact the Archive Research and Study Center (ARSC). Find more collection profiles here.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum present

Family Flicks: Mary Poppins (1964)

Mary Poppins (1964)

Sunday, January 13 @ 11:00 a.m.

Our matinee series celebrating the best in recent and classic family-friendly film continues this January with the beloved musical starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke that is "practically perfect in every way."

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UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program present

Call Her Savage: Clara Bow Hits the Screen

Call Her Savage (1932)

Friday, February 8 & Sunday, February 10

Join us as we celebrate famed star Clara Bow, who perhaps best embodied the careless abandon of the Jazz Age. This series samples some of the highlights of Bow’s skylarking career, featuring rare and restored prints of films displaying her gifts and versatility.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program present

Archive Treasures: 2 x Screwball

Theodora Goes Wild (1936)

Sunday, January 6 @ 7:00 p.m.

Join us for evening of screwball comedy at its finest as we screen the scandalizing Theodora Goes Wild (1936), starring Irene Dunne; followed by Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray in the wacky and heartfelt romantic comedy, True Confession (1937). 

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