The Film Archive

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The Film Archive

A bit about

The New Zealand Film Archive has three principal functions: to collect,
protect and project New Zealand's moving image heritage.

Established in 1981, the Film Archive is an independent charitable
trust overseen by a Board of Trustees representing film, archival,
Maori and community interests. The Film Archive's constitution/kaupapa
(PDF, 76K) expresses a unique commitment to collect, protect and
project New Zealand's film and television history.

The collections of predominantly New Zealand film and video dates from
1895 to the present day. In the collections are feature films,
documentaries, short films, home movies, newsreels, television
programmes and film and television advertisements. A large
documentation collection is also held, including publicity materials,
stills, posters, production records and equipment.

The Film Archive maintains a kaitiaki role over the collections. This
guardianship ensures the ownership of the original item remains with
the depositor and copyright of the material is maintained by
appropriate parties. In the case of material with Maori content, the
Film Archive is actively developing relationships with whanau/hapu/iwi
to ensure appropriate long term care and access. Items in the Archive
collection are deposited by members of the public and industry
voluntarily and without cost to the depositor.
The Film Archive draws on the materials from the collections for
regular events. Guided visits and tailored screening programmes for
education, community and touring groups are available.
The Archive also maintains two libraries consisting of a catalogue,
reference books and periodicals, videos and viewing facilities.
Commercial access to items in the collections is available in some
instances.

As part of its commitment to reaching audiences nationwide, the Film
Archive has an Auckland Office and co-ordinates a network of video
access sites in art galleries and museums in Dunedin, Palmerston North,
New Plymouth, Hamilton and Whangarei. The Film Archive conducts regular
film screenings around New Zealand as part of Te Hokinga Mai and the
Community Screenings programme.

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