El Proyecto Mi vida de la Filmoteca de Andalucía

This work focuses on the so-called MI VIDA PROJECT, developed by the Cinematheque of Andalusia since 1990 in a first phase and redesigned in 2016, which is still in effect today, centered on the recovery, cataloging, and digitization of home films made in this autonomous community. With clear language free of technical jargon, it explains what a family and amateur film is, the characteristics that make up this type of cinema, its historical origins, and subsequent development. It discusses the work of the Cinematheque of Andalusia in this area since it has access to the film material, its subsequent processing, and completion. The dissemination it carries out with this material, with concrete examples, and its impact on the media. The importance of this as an archival and study resource of the shared history of the Andalusians over the last hundred years, the evolution of society, customs, landscapes, cities, cultural events, and everyday life. familiar. The private core from which these recordings arise and transcends from that sphere to reach the general public. Filming with numerous formal and structural defects that stem from their spontaneity, freshness, and freedom, characteristics that define it. Ultimately, it poses a series of challenges and obstacles that this institution faces in order to move forward, including technical, material, and human aspects. The growing need for specialization and the demands placed on all personnel, combined with the different access possibilities available to the public through the multiple distribution channels that currently exist.