National Film Preservation Board

The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB), most recently reauthorized through the Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-336; 2 U.S.C. 179) serves as a public advisory group to the Librarian of Congress. The Board consists of 44 members and alternates representing the film industry, archives, scholars, filmmakers and others who comprise the diverse American motion picture community. As its primary mission, the Board works to ensure the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America’s film heritage, including: advising the Librarian on the annual selection of films to the National Film Registry, and counseling the Librarian on ongoing development and implementation of the national film preservation plan.

Members of the Board as of September 2010

A. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

• Member: Sid Ganis
• Alternate: Martha Coolidge

B. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers

• Member: Carol Lombardini
• Alternate: Tracy Cahill

C. The American Film Institute

• Member: John Ptak
• Alternate: Cecilia DeMille Presley

D. The American Society of Cinematographers and the International Photographers Guild

• Member: Caleb Deschanel
• Alternate: John Bailey

E. Association of Moving Image Archivists

• Member: Tom Regal
• Alternate: Wendy Shay

F. Directors Guild of America

• Member: Martin Scorsese
• Alternate: Curtis Hanson

G. The Motion Picture Association of America

• Member: Robert Pisano
• Alternate: Greg Frazier

H. The National Association of Theater Owners

• Member: Ted Pedas
• Alternate: Patrick Corcoran

I. National Society of Film Critics

• Member: David Kehr
• Alternate: David Sterritt

J. Department of Film and Television of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University

• Member: Robert Sklar (In Memorium, 1936-2011)
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• Alternate: Antonia Lant

K. Screen Actors Guild

• Member: Richard Masur
• Alternate: Valerie Yaros

L. The Society for Cinema and Media Studies

• Member: Matthew Bernstein
• Alternate: Jennifer Horne

M. Society of Composers and Lyricists

• Member: Alan Bergman
• Alternate: Ray Colcord

N. The United States members of the International Federation of Film Archives

• Member: Susan Oxtoby, Pacific Film Archive
• Alternate: Rajendra Roy, Museum of Modern Art

O. The University Film and Video Association

• Member: Ben Levin
• Alternate: Simon Tarr

P. The Department of Film and Television of the School of Theater, Film and Television at the University of California, Los Angeles

• Member: Bob Rosen
• Alternate: Jan-Christopher Horak

Q. The Writers Guild of America

• West
  Member: Del Reisman (In Memorium, 1924-2011)
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• East
  Alternate: Richard Wesley

R. At-Large

• Member: Grover Crisp
• Alternate: Roger Mayer

At-Large

• Member: Hanay Geiogamah
• Alternate: Schawn Belston

At-Large

• Member: Alfre Woodard
• Alternate: Caroline Frick

At-Large

• Member: Bruce Goldstein
• Alternate: Charles Ramirez Berg

At-Large

• Member: Leonard Maltin
• Alternate: Jacqueline Stewart

Pro Bono Counsel:

• Eric Schwartz, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP