TEXAS FILM ROUND-UP COMING TO BRENHAM JAN. 17-18

  

The Texas Film Round-Up is traveling next month to Brenham.

The Round-Up, which is a partnership between the Texas Archive of the Moving Image and the Texas Film Commission, provides free digitization for Texas-related films and videotapes to help preserve and share the stories of Texans.

Residents can drop off films and videotapes at The Barnhill Center on Friday, January 17^th from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, January 18^th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The two-day event is part of a special weekend of programming in conjunction with the Texas Historical Commission and the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program. 

At 7 p.m. on Friday the 17^th, the public can attend a special screening of “Starring Brenham,” with films and videos featuring archival footage of the area.  The screening will take place at the site of the Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit, with highlights including the Texas Declaration of Independence centennial, Brenham Maifest Parade, Salt Grass Trail Ride and many local businesses. 

Texas Archive of the Moving Image Curator Katharine Austin says the films and videotapes received from past Round-Ups “are truly time capsules of the Lone Star State.”

Films and videotapes submitted to the Round-Up will be digitized at the Texas Archive of the Moving Image’s office in Austin and returned by mail to the owners, along with a digital copy.  To qualify for the free digitization, the films and videotapes must be Texas-related, and participants must be willing to donate a digital copy of their materials to the program. 

A selection of materials from the Round-Up will be incorporated into https://texasarchive.org, a crowd-sourced library of Texas-related moving images.  Participants are encouraged to pre-register at the Texas Archive website.