Archive for August 2016
SilverHub Media builds entertainment team with key new hires
SilverHub Media press release 31 August, 2016. SilverHub Media are delighted to announce 3 key new additions to their London team as they continue with their mission to reinvigorate the editorial picture industry and build on their launch of a few months ago. Joining SilverHub with a remit to further develop their celebrity and entertainment business are…
Read MoreEchoes of the Aztecs in the Werner Forman Archive
Werner Forman Archive press release 31 August, 2016. The Aztecs were one of the great civilisations of the past. Their empire was centred around Mexico, reaching its height in the early 1500s, just before it was overrun by the Conquistadores under Hernando Cortés allied with some of its local enemies. Its capital was Tenochtitlan, the…
Read MoreBritish Pathé launches new online on-demand channel
British Pathé press release. British Pathé, the world’s leading historic film archive, has today launched a new online, on-demand channel offering an extensive range of fulllength documentaries, interviews, and classic movies. This new channel has been created as an alternative to the current mainstream broadcast channels and aims to appeal to specialist audiences, such as…
Read MoreTrevillion’s new briefing service
Trevillion Images press release. Trevillion Images, one of the leading creative photo agencies, is launching a fantastic new picture research service package called ‘Instant Brief & Search’! They have always offered fantastic picture research – but in the past, the search was only made within their on-line collection. Now they offer a free and easy briefing service, giving…
Read MorePhotofusion launch funded participatory artist in residence programme
Photofusion press release. Photofusion has been awarded funding from Arts Council England for a Participatory Artist In Residence programme: Taking Part. In 2016/17 Photofusion will host four 90-day residencies for emerging participatory lens-based artists. The selection panel includes internationally celebrated participatory photographic artist Wendy Ewald, who has been a figurehead of participatory arts practice since…
Read MoreGarden World Images have a new look website
Garden World Images have a new look website – Beautiful images, intuitive research.
Read MoreArchive Film – A Beginner’s Guide
Learn to be a Film Archivist with this one day practical workshop, delivered by Huntley Film Archives, on how to preserve, access and use archive film. This programme is supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery, through the Skills Investment Fund. The world of film archives…
Read MoreQueen Anne of Romania – previously unpublished photographs now available at Topfoto
Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma, wife of King Mihai (Michael) of Romania, has died aged 92. Topfoto has scanned and uploaded previously unpublished photographs of Queen Anne of Romania, pulled from their extensive physical archive of historical stills. Queen Anne, born Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma, grew up in France and volunteered in the French army during…
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