Lella Smith is the Creative Director of the Walt Disney Animation and Research Library and curator of the ‘Dreams Come True: The Art of Disney’s Classic Fairytales’ exhibition. In this interview, Emma McRae, ACMI Exhibitions Curator, speaks to Lella about how the exhibition came about and the enormous task of selecting the films and items for exhibition from Disney’s vast archives.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
ACMI Viewing Booths
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2002236
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Animation (Cinematography)
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Crafts & Visual Arts → Exhibitions
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master
DVCAM; Sub-master
DVD [PAL]; Copy
DVD; Back-up
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation