Il Cinema Ritrovato DVD Awards<\/a> represents a wonderful opportunity to make the pioneering work of Margot Dias available to a wider audience. Dias was one of the first anthropologists to use cinema as a \u201cfield note-book,\u201d and the first woman-filmmaker in the history of Portuguese ethnographic cinema. Finally, we believe that archival-DVD editions should have a very distinctive mark (both in terms of high technical standards and historical contextualisation), and are therefore very happy that our work is presented in the context of a DVD Award that takes place within the context of a film festival such as Il Cinema Ritrovato<\/a>.<\/p>\n It might seem odd to still invest in DVD editions when cable TV, VoD and online distribution platforms are so disseminated. However, we believe that DVDs have the advantage of accompanying the presentation of classic and archive films with the specific historical context that they need. This is why our editions have always illustrated, bi-lingual booklets with original essays and documents that help the viewer understand the original context of production and reception of these films \u2013 and Margot Dias\u2019 edition is no exception. Finally, much like the Cinemateca Digital project \u2013 which makes available online close to 500 non-fiction films \u2013 DVD editions are a fundamental instrument in the outreach policies of Cinemateca, touching both the domestic and international audience of cinephiles and film scholars.<\/p>\n **********<\/p>\n Tiago Baptista<\/em>
Head of the ANIM Department
Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museo do Cinema<\/strong><\/p>\n
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