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Claudy Op den Kamp is a Principal Academic (Senior Lecturer) in Film at Bournemouth University and Deputy Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management (CIPPM). She combines academic research with practical filmmaking, focusing on copyright implications for film archives and creative reuse.
- Education: PhD in Art & Media (University of Plymouth, 2015)
- PGCert in Intellectual Property (Bournemouth University, 2017)
Research Interests center on copyright in film restoration, access to archival collections, and found footage aesthetics. Her work advocates for expanded copyright exceptions to enable archival access, addressing:
- Orphan films and licensing barriers
- Historical accidents shaping film heritage
- Educational frameworks for IP literacy
- Digital preservation ethics
- Interdisciplinary approaches to media history
Publication trends reveal expertise in copyright-film intersections (2014-2023) and color restoration technology (2016-2018), with recent focus on legal invention narratives (2022-2023).
Scientific Recognition:
- Kluge Fellowship (2022)
- Lemelson Center Fellowship (2023)
- Bill Douglas Museum Research Stipend (2023)
- Visual Resources Association Grant (2019)
She supervises PhD students in copyright-film intersections and contributes to film education policy through consultancy roles. Her work appears in journals like The Moving Image and IASA Journal, with films screened at EYE Filmmuseum and IU Cinema.
