Meet a winner! 🎬
"WHEN I LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND" by Queline Meadows took home the 1st place prize in the 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest!
Let its poetic mix of film, music, and text reflecting on the passage of time inspire your entry for the 2026 contest!
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Deadline: January 7, 2026
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First prize: $1,500
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https://blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2026-public-domain-day-remix-contest
#PublicDomain #Filmmaking #Contest @internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
Early in 2025, The Saw Lady helped us celebrate “Happy Days Are Here Again” joining the public domain … on a musical saw, of course 🎶
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On January 1, 2026, another full year of media & culture becomes free for everyone to share, remix, and reimagine 🎉
So… what will you do with it? 🎵
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Join our Public Domain events ⤵
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https://blog.archive.org/public-domain-day-2026/
@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org #PublicDomainDay
From a dead link, the Wayback Machine made history and culture accessible again. Learn how Tintin’s 1929 adventures were uncovered again last Public Domain Day. 📚
Read the full story 👉 https://blog.archive.org/2025/12/26/wayback-machine-and-public-domain-research/
When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
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Dizzy Dishes, the first appearance of Betty Boop
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The first 4 Nancy Drew novels
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The Little Engine That Could
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Animal Crackers
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Morocco
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Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
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Creators: Enter the Public Domain Film Remix Contest
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️ Virtual Party: Jan 21st @ 10am PT
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️ Film Screening: Jan 21st @ 6pm PT
Learn more: https://blog.archive.org/public-domain-day-2026/
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🎬 Filmmakers! The Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Day Remix Contest is open!
🎥 Create a 2–3 minute short film using at least 1 piece of public domain material from 1930. 🎼
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📆 Deadline: January 7, 2026
💰 First prize: $1,500
ℹ️ Details 👉 https://blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2026-public-domain-day-remix-contest
#publicdomain #contest #filmmaking
2025: Web pages vanished. Links broke. Public data disappeared. But the Internet Archive kept the receipts.
From investigations by The New Yorker and The New York Times to video features from the BBC and CNN, these stories show why preserving the web became one of the year’s defining information battles. ➡
️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/12/22/top-news-stories-about-the-internet-archive-2025/
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Santa has looked much the same on the page for generations. Preserving periodical covers like this one helps carry those familiar images forward, connecting how the season ❄
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See more vintage images in our Holiday 2025 Periodical Art collection ⤵️ https://archive.org/details/%40iasocial/lists/6/holiday-2025-periodical-art
#HolidayArt #PeriodicalArt #Archives #CulturalMemory #ChristmasHistory #PrintCulture
Meet a winner: "THE ARCHIVE BOOGIE” by Samantha Close. This celebration of cinema mixes film & public domain imagery & nabbed second place in the Internet Archive's 2025 Public Domain Day Film Remix Contest.
Now it’s your turn. Create a 2–3 min short using public domain works from 1930 & earlier and enter the 2026 contest!
📆 Deadline: January 7, 2026
💰 First prize: $1,500
ℹ️ Details 👉 https://blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2026-public-domain-day-remix-contest
#PublicDomain #Filmmaking #Contest @internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
The toy that owned Christmas 1996? Tickle Me Elmo 🎁
This giggling plush turned into a full-blown holiday frenzy. Shoppers weren’t tickled by mobbed stores, empty shelves, & resale prices that shot through the roof.
Build your own retro wish list ⤵️
https://archive.org/details/sears-canada-wish-book-1996/page/n490/mode/1up
#ChristmasToys #XmasToys #HolidayGifts #ToyHistory
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