The academy foundation/academy of motion picture arts and sciences, on behalf of a consortium of the academy film archive, american film institute, black film center & archive at indiana university,…

The Academy Foundation, on behalf of a consortium of film archives and libraries, received a $1,589,350 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312) to develop, test, and launch a free open access database and data sharing platform. This project aims to improve identification and access to underrepresented films and filmmakers across intersections of race, gender, ethnicity, ability, and sexuality in the nation's film collections. The database will support libraries and archives by accelerating research and discovery of these underrepresented individuals and films, helping to address gaps in film representation, collection, description, and access. The project will run from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026.

The academy foundation/academy of motion picture arts and sciences, on behalf of a consortium of the academy film archive, american film institute, black film center & archive at indiana university, library of congress, national film preservation board, and ucla film & television archive, will develop, test, and launch a free open access database and data sharing platform. The project will reassess and change how underrepresented films and filmmakers are identified in the nation's film collections-located in public, private, and academic libraries, and archives across the country. The database will support libraries and archives by accelerating research and discovery of individuals and films that are underrepresented or excluded from the american film canon, and help identify and address gaps in film representation, collection, description, and access across intersections of underrepresented communities.