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16-581: Research is always in progress on particular topics in order to enlarge the film content, covering all genres from advertising footage to experimental projects to light entertainment films. Of all the existing Austrian productions in the world from before 1945, over 95% are kept in the Filmarchiv Austria. The Filmarchiv Austria is a member of FIAF (the International Federation of Film Archives). The present Filmarchiv Austria

32-641: A personality – external to the FIAF archival community – whose experience in the field of cinema underlines the objectives and goals of the Federation. The FIAF Award was created in 2001, and has since then been presented to the following personalities: Journal of Film Preservation The Journal of Film Preservation ( JFP ) is a journal published twice a year by FIAF , the International Federation of Film Archives . The journal

48-495: A reflection of the extent to which preservation of moving image heritage has become a world-wide concern. FIAF's members are archives that are actively engaged in the activities and fully committed to the ideals described earlier. Current members reflect a wide range of non-profit institutions, including government archives, independent foundations and trusts, self-contained cinematheques, and museum or university departments. FIAF's Associates are non-profit institutions that support

64-619: A systematic programme began of conversion of film prints on the highly unstable cellulose nitrate base, which remained in commercial use into the 1950s, to security film. In 1968 new premises were found in the Rauhensteingasse in central Vienna , while new storage and exhibition facilities were established in the Altes Schloss ("Old Castle"), Laxenburg . In 1997 the Österreichische Filmarchiv changed its name to Filmarchiv Austria , and established new central facilities at

80-493: Is passed on. The Federation is a member of the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA). Training of archive personnel takes place at FIAF Summer Schools and Technical Symposia that have been held several times in various countries. Their aim is to introduce participants to the necessary skills of preservation, cataloguing, documentation and even administration. The FIAF Award celebrates

96-869: The Audiovisuelles Zentrum Wien-Augarten . In 2001 the Filmarchiv-Studienzentrum was opened in the Augarten premises, incorporating the Filmdokumentationszentrum , formerly the largest private collection of film-related material in Austria, founded in 1965 by Herbert Holba and the film historian Peter Spiegel, on the basis of an earlier collection begun in 1945. The collections of the Filmarchiv Austria comprehensively document Austrian cultural and social history. The oldest titles preserved are

112-730: The Programming and Access to Collections Commission. FIAF publishes the Journal of Film Preservation twice a year. A special office compiles and publishes the International Index to Film Periodicals and the FIAF International FilmArchive Database. Publications also include an annual bibliography of members' publications, the proceedings of symposia or workshops, the results of surveys and reports, manuals and discussion papers prepared by

128-414: The annual congress, publications and the work of the specialist commissions. The Annual Congress FIAF meets every year in a different country. The Congress combines a General Assembly at which the formal business of the Federation is transacted with a programme of symposia and workshops on technical or legal aspects of film archive work and on aspects of film history and culture. The final congress of Fiaf

144-446: The classics Orlacs Hände ("The Hands of Orlac") and Die Sklavenkönigin ("The Slave Queen" or "The Moon of Israel"), which without this work would have remained inaccessible to the viewing public. The Filmarchiv Austria, together with Der Standard , is also responsible for the selection and production of Der österreichische Film , an authoritative DVD series of significant Austrian films, consisting so far of 50 parts. In 1965

160-460: The goals of the Federation but are not involved in film preservation per se. In this way, FIAF is joined by moving image museums, videotheques, documentation centres, and so on. Much of the work of FIAF takes the form of active cooperation between members on projects of mutual benefit or interest - for example, the careful restoration of a particular film, or the compilation of a national or international filmography. The more visible activities include

176-865: The sequences of Vienna taken by the Lumière Brothers in 1896. The oldest preserved native Austrian film is the documentary Der Kaiserbesuch in Braunau/Inn ("Visit of the Kaiser to Braunau am Inn") from 1903, shot by Johann Bläser, proprietor of a travelling film show, while the earliest extant Austrian feature films are the erotic productions of Saturn-Film from 1906 onwards. Some of the more important collections include: [REDACTED] Media related to Filmarchiv Austria at Wikimedia Commons International Federation of Film Archives The International Federation of Film Archives ( French : Fédération internationale des archives du film , FIAF )

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192-699: The specialist Commissions and the results of other FIAF projects. FIAF has always had an active international profile. It was closely involved in the preparatory work for the UNESCO Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images, approved in Belgrade in 1980. In pursuit of the goals of the Recommendation, the Federation facilitates contacts between developing archives and older archives to make sure that experience

208-1039: Was founded in Paris in 1938 by the Cinémathèque Française , the Reichsfilmarchiv in Berlin , the British Film Institute and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City . FIAF brings together the world's leading institutions in the field of moving picture heritage. Its affiliates describe themselves as "the defenders of the twentieth century's own art form". They are dedicated to the rescue, collection, preservation and screening of moving images, which are valued both as works of art and culture and as historical documents. As of April 2021, it comprises 171 institutions in 79 countries -

224-544: Was founded in 1972. It was published under the title of FIAF Information Bulletin from 1972 to 1993. Initially a newsletter for affiliates of FIAF, it has become over the years a more scholarly magazine, offering a forum for both general and specialised discussions on all theoretical, technical and historical aspects of moving image archival activities around the world. It is a trilingual journal – articles are written in English , French or Spanish , and include summaries in

240-468: Was founded on 17 October 1955, as the Österreichische Filmarchiv (ÖFA) ("Austrian Film Archive"). The first reconstruction of film material by the ÖFA, in 1961, was the 1926 film version of Der Rosenkavalier . Other major reconstruction projects have included the first Austrian feature film productions, those of Saturn-Film ; the oldest extant Austrian drama film, Der Müller und sein Kind of 1911; and

256-608: Was held in Budapest on 24–29 April 2022. The Specialized Commissions The Commissions are groups of individual experts from affiliated archives who meet regularly to pursue work programmes that promote and assist in the development and maintenance of standards at both the theoretical and the practical level. The three FIAF Commissions are the Cataloguing and Documentation Commission, the Technical Commission, and

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