• About ACE

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    The Association of European Cinémathèques (ACE) is an affiliation of 40 national and regional preservation film archives from all over Europe. Its joint role is to protect the European film heritage and to assure that the audiovisual records of the past can be enjoyed and studied for generations to...

  • Redesigned Europeana Launched

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    13 October 2011 – Yesterday, Europeana, Europe’s digital library, museum and archive, launched a redesign with new functionalities. The new interface has more visual appeal and has been adapted for iPads and Android touchscreens, bringing all the benefits of touch to Europe’s online treasury....

  • International Symposium “Digital Cinema: What Does the Future Hold for Cinematheques?”

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    19 September 2011 – On 13 and 14 October, film makers, curators and historians, technicians, and producers, will meet at La Cinémathèque Française in Paris to discuss the transition from analogue to digital and its impact on the founding missions of cinematheques : to collect, conserve, restore...

  • Film Archives Showcase Their Collections:
    The European Film Gateway is Online

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    27 July 2011 – After nearly three years of preparation and development, the European Film Gateway – EFG is now online. The portal to the digital collections of European film archives and cinémathèques offers free access to currently about 400,000 digital videos, photos, film posters and text...

  • EYE’s Desmet Collection Inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register

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    26 May 2011 - The Desmet Collection at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands has been inscribed on the UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, a list of documentary heritage including books, archival records, and film and sound recordings that are of exceptional significance for the world. This was announced...

  • Cineteca di Bologna launches CINESTORE

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    4 February 2011 – Videos and photos from Cineteca di Bologna’s diverse collections as well as the institution’s book and DVD editions are now available online at the Cineteca’s new cultural digital store CINESTORE. Many items offered by CINESTORE will also be made accessible via...

Film Restoration Summer School / FIAF Summer School 2012

21 February 2012. The 5th edition of the Film Restoration Summer School / FIAF Summer School will take place in Bologna from June to July 2012. The project is organised and hosted by Cineteca di Bologna in collaboration with ACE and FIAF. The main objective of the Summer School is to teach and update participants
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New Director at NFA

24 January 2012 – Michal Bregant, former Chair of FAMU International, was appointed new Director of Národni filmový archiv on 2 January 2012. He is replacing Vladimir Opĕla, director of NFA since 1992. Bregant_CV