National Film Preservation Board appointment

Ben Levin, professor of radio, television and film and M.F.A. program coordinator, has once again been appointed to a four-year term on the Library of Congress National Film Preservation Board. Levin, who represents the University Film and Video Association, is one of the few members of the board who has served since its creation in 1989.

The board recommends titles for inclusion in the National Film Registry to the Librarian of Congress. Each year, 25 “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant films” at least 10 years old are selected for the honor. Organizations represented on the board include the Screen Actors Guild, the Director’s Guild, the National Society of Film Critics and the Writer’s Guild of America.

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