Greek Film Archive

Greek Film Archive

Predecessor	Athens cinema club
Formation	1963
Legal status	Active
Purpose	To produce and spread greek and international films
Headquarters	Athens
Secretary General	Maria Komninou
Honorary President	Nikos Koundouras
President	Theodoros adamopoulos
Vice President	Ioannis Anastasios Metaxas
Key people	Pantelis Voulgaris Manos Eustratiadis Nikos Kavoukidis Vasso Karabetsou Maria komninou Valeri Kontaki Tina Pishintzi Afroditi Lita
Website	www.tainiothiki.gr

The Greek Film Archive (Greek: Ταινιοθήκη της Ελλάδος, Tainiothiki tis Ellados) is a nonprofit film archive organization located in Athens, Greece, whose goal is to produce and spread Greek and international films. It's a part of International Federation of Film Archives and a founding member of the European Film Gateway. It is also co-operating with the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

Located in the Lais theatre in kerameikos, it consists of four departments.[1]

1. Laboratories for the restoration, conservation and safekeeping of archival material
2. Library
3. Digital reading room
4. Museum

History

The organization was founded in 1963, with the 105/1963 royal decree and is a successor to the Athens cinema club which was founded in 1950 from the Athens film critics union. The first president of the organization was Aglaia Mitropoulou, who thanks to her friendship with the director of the Cinémathèque Française Henri Langlois,[2] managed to get ahold of many films.[3]

On 4 December 2014, The Greek Film Archive was declared by the Hellenic Parliament, as an official body that reserves film heritage.[4][5][6]

During the 37th Cinéma du réel, which took place in Paris, the Greek Film Archive was honored as the honorary film archive of the year.

Archives

The archive consists of more than 10.000 films, of which 600 are of Greek origin.

Purpose

• The collection of films of any kind, Greek or foreign, their classification, conservation, (restoration as required), safekeeping as well as their promotion through public screenings.
• The gathering and conservation of cinematographic documents (photographs, articles, books, screenplays, set models, newspapers, costumes, advertising material, programmes, and, in general, anything that has to do with the history of Cinema).
• Maintaining contact with similar foreign organizations and FIAF, as well as the development of cultural and artistic relations and the joint hosting of events.
• The organization of regular screenings, research into the technical and historical development of the cinema, and, finally, the creation of the Museum of Cinematography

See also

• List of film archives
• Cinema of Greece

References

1. "Departments | Greek Film Archive". www.tainiothiki.gr. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18.
2. "Η επόμενη σεκάνς… στη "Λαΐδα" | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ". 6 September 2009.
3. "Ιστορικό". Archived from the original on 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
4. "Η Ταινιοθήκη της Ελλάδος επίσημος φορέας διαφύλαξης κινηματογραφικής κληρονομιάς". Τα Νέα. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
5. "Στην Ταινιοθήκη η διαφύλαξη της οπτικοακουστικής κληρονομιάς". Η Αυγή. 24 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
6. "Στην Ταινιοθήκη της Ελλάδος η προστασία της κινηματογραφικής κληρονομιάς". Ναυτεμπορική. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

External links

• Official website

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