Crowdfunding campaign to save Venice's amateur film archive after flood damage
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to rescue Ri-prese, an archive of amateur home movies spanning the 1920s to the 1990s, founded seven years ago by Giuseppe Ferrari and Nicoletta Traversa. The collection, which preserves the private audiovisual heritage of Venetian citizens, was partially damaged by an unexpected rise in lagoon water that recently struck Venice. Damaged equipment includes film projectors, cameras, and films dating from 1949 to the 1980s. The campaign aims to restore the premises, repair the films, and digitize the footage—a costly process that the founders cannot afford alone. The project has been running since 2012. Ferrari and Traversa emphasize the sociocultural value of the documents, warning that losing them would mean losing the identity of an entire community. The campaign is hosted on Produzioni dal Basso.
Key facts
- Ri-prese is an archive of amateur home movies from the 1920s to the 1990s.
- Founded seven years ago by Giuseppe Ferrari and Nicoletta Traversa.
- The archive preserves the private audiovisual heritage of Venetian citizens.
- Flooding from a rise in lagoon water damaged part of the collection.
- Damaged items include film projectors, cameras, and films from 1949 to the 1980s.
- The project has been running since 2012.
- The crowdfunding campaign aims to restore, repair, and digitize the materials.
- The campaign is on Produzioni dal Basso.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe Ferrari
- Nicoletta Traversa
- Valerio Veneruso
Institutions
- Ri-prese
- Artribune
- Produzioni dal Basso
Locations
- Venice
- Italy