The National Film Board of Canada (NFB / ONF) has shut down its #library and layed-off personnel. A petition is circulating to request a reversal of these moves https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-cuts-to-the-nfb-library --> Please sign it and help circulate it. The library was a valuable resource to film-makers, students, historians, and many others.

For years, I'd heard from a librarian there essentially describing being gradually starved of resources. The doublespeak in the news release is really ugly https://www.canada.ca/en/national-film-board/news/2024/04/nfb-modernization-initiative-will-increase-documentary-and-animation-production-budgets.html

My Jabberwocky poem but with Ikea product names:

Köttbullary

`Twas Bullig, and the Släkt-y Arvs
Did Gårö and Gäspa in the Bäve:
All Mellby were the Borrby-groves,
And the Malm Rasts Gleve.

"Beware the Köttbullar, my son!
The parts that break, the screws that strip!
Beware the Ektorp bird, and shun
The Fabulös Rosenrips!”

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 Big #ReBoot news! 

The master tapes have been found by the ReBoot Rewind documentary crew and they need our help with finding a working D1 tape deck to transfer them.

I am copying their post from Facebook, use the contact information below to reach them:

🚨THE MASTER TAPES EXIST AND WE NEED YOUR HELP🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨

Hey you, YES YOU! We have some good news to share!

For years, there have been rumours circulating about the status of the original PAL D1 masters of ReBoot and whether they still exist. After visiting Mainframe Studios yesterday to take a look through their ReBoot archives, we’re happy to confirm that the masters are all here, for every episode of the show!

Getting a proper digital transfer of the D1 masters is high priority item for us. It would mean having the entire series in the best possible picture and sound quality, presented as accurately as the day it was rendered. There’s also a library of additional ReBoot content (animation tests, toy commercials, Electronic Arts video game footage, IMAX content) that is currently stuck on the D1 format and we need to preserve it for the future. This would obviously benefit the documentary but ultimately, it would benefit the fans the most!

Here’s where we need help. We need a working D1 tape deck to capture all these tapes. Mainframe hasn’t had one for years. We haven’t been able to find anyone in Vancouver, British Columbia, or even all of Canada that has one of these tape decks. We’d greatly prefer buying or renting one of these decks so that the tapes can be captured locally, without needing to ship them.

If anyone has a lead on where we might be able to get one of these decks, please contact us!

Contact info:
📧 Email: [email protected]
🔗 Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=122132598986070529
🔗 Instagram: https://instagram.com/rebootrewinddoc

#tv #video #retrocomputing #retrotechnology #retro #tech

I've been trying to move out of my old storage unit (because I can't afford it) but it's gotten delayed, and I'm at risk of losing it.

Any donations to help me keep my collection of old computers would be very helpful!

https://ko-fi.com/fooneturing

🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 Hello Canadians looking for Canadian news (especially if you’ve been dependent on Facebook or Instagram links).

CBC has created an index of Canadian news media which is searchable by location. It brings up an interesting pot-pourri of digital, tv and radio sources although you can search for just one. There’s a French version as well.

I’ve already discovered some new (to me) small newspapers from nearby regions 😃

#CBC #Facebook #Meta #Instagram #Canada

https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/impact-and-accountability/local-news-directory