Kodak
Fellowship in Film Preservation Awarded to NYU Graduate Student
December 21, 2011
Source: Kodak Benedict
Salazar Olgado has been named the recipient of the 2011 Kodak Fellowship in Film
Preservation, an award established to foster and support the next generation of
preservationists and archivists in the industry.
Olgado receives a cash
scholarship from Kodak that is administered by AMIA (Association of Moving Image
Archivists), in addition to a four-week summer internship next year, organized
by PRO-TEK, a Kodak company that operates world-renowned film and video preservation
vaults, and provides inspection and restoration management consultation services.
The internship will include a comprehensive agenda with training at PRO-TEK, Chace
Audio by Deluxe, and FotoKem's digital and photochemical lab.
Kodak initiated
this successful program 12 years ago, and 11 of the past recipients are now working
in the field at such organizations as the Library of Congress, NARA (National
Archives and Records Administration), and Academy of Motion Picture Arts &
Sciences.
"We designed the Kodak Fellowship program to augment the
education that future preservationists and archivists receive," says PRO-TEK's
Vice President Rick Utley. "They gain exposure to the industry, hands-on
experience and the opportunity to meet many people in a thriving and passionate
community. It's a great way for Fellows to evaluate next steps for their careers."
A native of the Philippines, Olgado will receive a master's degree in Moving
Image Archiving and Preservation from New York University's Tisch School of the
Arts in May 2012. His long-term goal is to become an active part of the international
preservation community, and work to safeguard audio-visual legacies across the
globe.
"I am extremely grateful for this award," Olgado says.
"This recognition affirms and strengthens my dedication as a budding audio-visual
archivist. I'm looking forward to developing my skills this summer, and am honored
to belong to a roster of individuals who have gone on to become key players in
the field."
Olgado has gained experience as a senior administrator
at the Southeast Asia Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association. He simultaneously
worked on projects with UNESCO and did film programming in Southeast Asia. He's
worked on the Maya Deren collection at the Anthology Film Archives and in the
mixed media collections of Appalshop, among others.
Olgado earned his
bachelor's degree at Ateneo de Manila University with a double major in communications
and social sciences prior to enrolling at NYU. He is an active member of AMIA
and SOFIA (Society of Filipino Archivists for Film).
To read about the
previous Kodak Fellowship recipient, Jessica Storm, a graduate of UCLA's Moving
Image Archive Studies Master of Arts Program, visit www.protekvaults.com.
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