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Stanford Report

Date
1967

Organization and Location of the American Film Institute, or the Stanford Report published. This was a research study assembled before the creation of the American Film Institute, and addressing questions about this soon-to-be-created AFI. "The authors of the report had little interest in either the non-feature-length film (a prejudice they acknowledged) or the possibility of encouraging regional development of film activity." (from Report 11979: NAMAC, published by AIVF).

The model of a centrally located center for film study and education was adopted; the AFI was located in Los Angeles, with a second operation in Washington, DC. A structural model using satellite or regional affiliates was rejected. The AFI was to be the most visible and public entity in the film and media field.

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The Stanford Report, Organization and Location of the American Film Institute, was a research study assembled prior to the creation of the AFI; it is cited as Report 11979: NAMAC, published by AIVF. The authors showed little interest in non-feature-length film or in encouraging regional development of film activity. The study recommended a centrally located center for film study and education; the AFI was established in Los Angeles with a second operation in Washington, DC, and satellite or regional affiliates were rejected; the AFI was to be the most visible and public entity in the film and media field.

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