Caroline Frick, an expert of film conservation, is founder and executive director of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) and assistant profes ...

Caroline Frick, an expert of film conservation, is founder and executive director of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) and assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin. In this interview, hosted by Luis Figueroa, she emphasizes the importance of film preservation and mentions how the growth of the film media has had a positive influence in the development of this art of conservation. During her visit to Guatemala, Dr. Frick learned about the work of the New Media department of Universidad Francisco Marroquín and visited the Cinemateca Universitaria Enrique Torres, an important source of vintage films in Guatemala. After this experience, she is planning to enter into a new phase of film research by writing a book about the history of film preservation.

Caroline Frick is founder and executive director of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI), assistant professor at ...

Caroline Frick is founder and executive director of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI), assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and member of the board of directors of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA). She is an expert on film preservation and her research focuses on the evolution of the moving image archiving movement and digital media libraries, among others. Her work has transcended throughout important organizations including: Warner Bros, the Library of Congress, and the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Dr. Frick holds a Ph.D. in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin; a M.A. in Film Archiving and Film History from the University of East Anglia, UK; and a B.A. in History and Film Studies from Miami University.