If you haven’t heard the buzz, Home Movie Day, a worldwide celebration of amateur films and filmmaking, is held annually on the second Saturday in August and will next be held on August 12, 2006. Mark your calendars.

I’ll be attending a screening and preservation workshop in Richmond, Virginia. To see if there’s a Home Movie Day event near you, check out this website.

As the site proclaims, “Home Movie Day events provide an opportunity for individuals and families to learn more about their own family movies, how to care for films, and how home movies have helped capture 20th century history.” The site provides a host of information on the safe way to project home movies, film and projector cleaning and maintenance, how to start up a Home Movie Day in your area, and lots more.

Be on the lookout for my upcoming report on the day’s events.