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JUST PUBLISHED: "Working With Archival Producers" - a resource that presents the advantages of working with a skilled archival team on productions. Read the guide and share here: bit.ly/40bohXW #Documentary #Archives #Production
Join us at our next Speaker Series event about demystifying the FOIA process with Nina Gilden Seavey on Thursday, October 15 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET. Virtual Event registration: tinyurl.com/4nmbs7k2
Join the Trust in Archives Initiative (a collaboration between APA and others) for ARCHIVES & GENAI: NAVIGATING A CHANGING LANDSCAPE. This virtual symposium will be held on September 30, 2026 from 8:00am – 2:00pm PST.
REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION: trustarchives.org/archives-g…
Thanks so much to @IndieWire and Addie Morfoot for covering an important aspect of the potential Paramount-WBD merger: the impact on archives and archival documentaries.
Please share this widely! indiewire.com/features/inter…
Did you miss our Sundance Collab webinar, “Real Documentaries, Synthetic Media: How Filmmakers are Using GenAI”? Don’t fear! It’s streaming for free on the Collab website. Just sign up for a free account, and stream it here: collab.sundance.org/catalog/…
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DOC NYC introduces the Archival Storytelling Competition 🏆
An annual award celebrating films of exceptional merit that employ non-AI generated, sourced material as their primary story driver. Developed in collaboration with @archivalprods.
Apply now: filmfreeway.com/DOCNYC
Please join us for a Sundance Collab Webinar on June 9 at 1pm PT / 4pm ET. In this session, APA special advisor AX Mina will speak with filmmakers Eloise King and Sandra Luckow about the use of synthetic media technologies in their recent documentaries. collab.sundance.org/catalog/…
We’re excited to announce the publication of two new case studies on the use of synthetic media in documentary filmmaking: The Instrument by Zac Manuel and The Shadow Scholars by Eloïse King.
Case studies: archivalproducersalliance.co…
The APA authored an op-ed for Hard Reset addressing the risks AI poses to trust in the archival record. Read here: hardresetmedia.com/p/the-ris…
We're excited to announce that our Trust in Archives Initiative (TAI) has released a set of tools designed to help archives, libraries, and cultural heritage organizations navigate the rapidly evolving impact of GenAI on audiovisual collections. trustarchives.org/tai-toolki…
We are thrilled that David Borenstein included ARCHIVES in his testimony to @CoryBooker and the Senate Judiciary Committee. APA supports the @FilmCoalition #BlockTheMerger campaign.
Happy #localnewsday! We spoke with @Poynter about the importance of saving America's audiovisual heritage. We're excited to be raising issues around the lack of access to our Local TV News archives: poynter.org/reporting-editin…
APA has officially endorsed #BlockTheMerger. Represented by @FilmCoalition, we contributed a statement to a recent congressional spotlight hearing on the challenges facing the American film industry and the proposed WBD–Paramount merger.
Full hearing: youtube.com/watch?v=QJe5GNe7…
Read the full testimony: blockthemerger.com/testimony
APA is proud to be a part of the AI + Documentary Working Group, a joint initiative between Co-Creation Studio at MIT Open Doc Lab & @witnessorg.
Register at the link below to join the next three meetings on March 17, April 14 and May 5. cocreationstudio.mit.edu/ai_…
We’ve had quite a year! On this day, #GivingTuesday, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Archival Producers Alliance. With your support, we can continue our in 2026. Donate: archivalproducersalliance.co…
Announcing new APA member benefit tiers...coming in 2026!
We encourage archival researchers & archival producers - from entry level to very experienced - to apply.
Look out for instructions on how to join these membership tiers in our upcoming Member email blast.
The APA's Generative AI initiative and Best Practices Guidelines were featured in today's @nytimes, in a piece titled "Can You Believe the Documentary You're Watching?" Read the article: nytimes.com/2025/11/18/movie…
APA members will be speaking in four cities in November and December - and participating in multiple virtual events. Visit the Events page on our website for more info and to register: archivalproducersalliance.co…
To get involved with our new initiative, Trust in Archives, visit trustarchives.org
A new season means new events! Join the APA at these upcoming film festivals, panels and workshops this month. More details and links can be found here: archivalproducersalliance.co…
