FIAF Congress in Belgrade, 1963
Archival Documents about FIAF Congresses
1939
New York, 25-26 July 1939
Minutes of Day 1 (English)
Minutes of Day 2 (English)
MoMA Press Release 1 (English)
MoMA Press Release 2 (English)
© MoMA
1946
Paris, 15-18 July 1946
Minutes of Day 1 (French)
Minutes of Day 2 (French)
Minutes of Day 3 (French)
Minutes of Day 4 (French)
Congress Decisions (French)
List of participants (French)
French Government's 1946 Congress Report (French)
1952
Amsterdam, 27 October-5 November 1952
Agenda (French)
Decisions made during the Congress (French)
Congress Report (French)
1953
Vence, 24 October-2 November 1953
List of participants (French)
Agenda and Decisions made during the Congress (French)
Various invitation cards (French)
Footage of the Congress (courtesy of the Cinémathèque française)
Congrès de Vence de la Fédération Internationale des Archives du Film]
1953, 39 mètres, durée 3’57. Positif inversible Kodachrome 16mm non monté issu des collections de la Cinémathèque française, numérisé en 2014. Prises de vues : Maurice Sigallas
1954
Lausanne, 11-16 October 1954
List of participants (French)
Agenda (French)
Decisions made during the Congress (French)
Draft minutes (French) [This is a draft and annoted version. There is no trace of the final version of these minutes in the FIAF Historical Archive in Brussels.]
Footage of the Congress (courtesy of the Cinémathèque suisse)
1955
Warsaw, 26-30 September 1955
Provisional Programme (French)
Executive Secretary's Report 1954-1955 (English)
1957
Antibes, 18-28 October 1957
Decisions made during the Congress (French)
Paris, 31 October-7 November 1957 (part II, B.I.R.H.C Congress)
Decisions made during the Congress (French)
1958
Prague, 20-26 October 1958
Programme (English)
Decisions of the General Assembly (French)
Executive Secretary's Report (French)
International Secretary's Report (French)
Congress's Daily Bulletins (French)
1959
Stockholm, 20-27 September 1959
Provisional Agenda (French/English)
Decision made during the Congress (French/English)
Executive Secretary's Report (French)
1960
Amsterdam, 11-13 June 1960
Main Decisions of the General Assembly (French/English)
Executive Secretary's Report to the Special EC meeting on 16 January 1960 (French/English)
1961
Opening Speech by FIAF President Jerzy Toeplitz (French)
Provisional Agenda (English/French)
Main Decisions of the General Assembly (French/English)
Minutes (English)
Minutes (French)
Communiqué de la FIAF (French)
Invitation to the special evening devoted to Georges Méliès
Flyer map (French)
Nine-minute film of the 1961 Congress (courtesy of Mme Madeleine Malthête-Méliès):
Document about the identification of personalities appearing in the film
See also the Hungarian National Film Archive's special feature on the 1961 Budapest Congress here.
1962
Rome, 20-24 June 1962
List of Participants and programe (French)
Congress schedule (English)
Programme of the symposium on historical film(French/Italian)
Minutes of the Congress and General Assembly (English)
News report on the 1962 FIAF Congress (courtesy of Archivio Luce – Cinecittà):
1963
Belgrade, 18-22 June 1963
Programme (French)
Minutes of the Congress and General Assembly (English)
List of FIAF members as of May 1963
1965
Oslo, 21-27 June 1965
Draft Agenda (English)
General Secretary's Report (English)
General Secretary's Report (French)
Minutes of the Congress and General Meeting (English)
General information regarding the Congress and Oslo (English)
FIAF Projects for 1966 (English)
Newly elected FIAF Executive Committee
1967
East-Berlin, 8-13 June 1967
Programme (English)
Minutes of the Congress and General Meeting (English)
Executive Secretary's report (English)
1968
London, 23-29 May 1968
Minutes of the Congress and General Meeting
Paper on 'Cataloguing Films in Archives' by Ernest Lindgren
1969
1970
Photo courtesy of the European Foundation Joris Ivens
1971
1972
Bucharest, 31 May -3 June 1972
Symposium theme: The Methodology of the History of Cinema in Romania
Minutes of the Congress and General Meeting
Footage of the Congress (courtesy of Arhiva Nationala de Filme – Cinemateca Romana)
1973
Moscow, 7-12 June 1973
Symposium theme: S.M. Eisenstein & V.I. Pudovkin
Minutes of the Congress and General Meeting
Footage courtesy of the Gosfilmofond of Russia:
Footage shot by Ulrich Pöschke:
1974
Ottawa, Montréal, 20-25 May 1974
Symposium themes: Film Archives and Audiovisual Techniques / The Methodology of Film History
Preliminary programmes of the two Symposia
Minutes of the Congress and General Meeting
Note: the proceedings of the 1974 Symposium on "The Methodology of Film History" were published in Cinema Journal, Special Issue, Volume XIV, Number 2, Winter 1974/75. A copy is preserved in box CON/027 of the FIAF Historical Archive.
1975
Torino, 2-5 June 1975
Symposium theme: Pastrone and Griffith
Congress Programme (in Italian)
Minutes of the Congress and General Meeting
Note: the proceedings of the 1975 Symposium on "Pastrone and Griffith" were published in Guido Cincotti (ed), Pastrone e Griffith: L'Ipotesi e la storia, Studi monografici di Bianco e nero, 1975.
1976
Mexico City, 24-27 May 1976
Symposium theme: El Cine latinoamericano, realidad o ficción
Footage shot by Ulrich Pöschke:
1977
Varna, 27-28 May 1977
Symposium theme: The Influence of Soviet Silent Cinema on World Cinema
1978
Brighton, 28 May - 2 June 1978
Symposium themes: Cinema: 1900-1906 / Film to Videotape and Videotape to Film: the Present and the Future
Full programme and list of participants (English)
Full programme (French)
Screenings programme "Britain: Image and Reality"
Draft program of the symposium on "Film to Videotape and Videotape to Film"
Schedule of the four sessions of the "1900-1906" Symposium
Request for early cinema prints for the "1900-1906" Symposium
Cinema 1900-1906, volume 1, An Analytical Study (FIAF, 1982): introduction and Eileen Bowser's article "Preparation for Brighton: the American Contribution" [note that this volume is still available for purchase from the FIAF Secretariat]
Cinema 1900-1906, volume 2, Filmography (FIAF, 1982) [note that this volume is still available for purchase from the FIAF Secretariat]
Paper on "The Transfer of Videotape Recordings to Film" (as part of the Symposium on "Film to Videotape and Videotape to Film")
Audio-recordings of the 1978 General Assembly
1979
Lausanne, 30 May - 1 June 1979
Symposium theme: Le Cinéma indépendant et d'avant-garde à la fin du muet
Footage shot by Ulrich Pöschke:
1980
Karlovy-Vary, 18-23 June 1980
Symposium themes: Post-War Animation (1945-1959) / Problem of Selection in Film Archives
FIAF Symposium Karlovy-Vary - 21/6/1980: Problems of Selection in Film Archives (1981)
Programme of the Symposium II on "Animated Cinema 1945-59"
Screening schedule of the Symposium II on "Animated Cinema 1945-59"
1981
Rapallo, 30 April - 9 May 1981
Symposium themes: The Preservation of Color Films / L'Europe des téléphones blancs (1935-1940)
L'Europe des téléphones blancs (1935-1940), Symposium proceedings (French/Italian)
The Preservation of Colour Films, Symposium proceedings
1982
Oaxtepec, 4 -13 June 1982
Symposium themes: El Cine olvidado de America Latina / Which Future for the Past? Keeping Cinema Alive
Draft Congress Agenda and Timetable
1983
Stockholm, 30 May - 4 June 1983
Symposium theme: Film Archiving in the 21st Century (first Joint Technical Symposium, in collaboration with FIAT)
Minutes of the General Meeting
Joint Technical Symposium proceedings, published by FIAT-IFTA in a special issue of the FIAT Newsletter (January 1986)
1984
Vienna, 3-12 April 1984
Symposium themes: Film and Cinema in Central Europe (1895-1914) / The Importance of Non-Industrial Cinema within Our Cultural Heritage
Congress Concert-Dinner invitation card
Symposium invitation (French/English)
1985
New York, 26 April - 4 May 1985
Symposium themes: The Technicolor Process of Color Photography / Slapstick Symposium
The Slapstick Symposium, Symposium proceedings
1986
Canberra, 14-19 April 1986
Symposium themes: Computer Applications in Film Archives / Technical and Ethical Problems of Film Restoration
1987
Berlin (West), 17-24 May 1987
Symposium theme: Archiving the Audiovisual Heritage (second Joint Technical Symposium, in collaboration with FIAT and IASA)
Archving the Audiovisual Heritage, Joint Technical Symposium proceedings
1988
Paris, 1-4 June 1988
Symposium theme: Le Cinéma français muet dans le monde: Influences réciproques
FIAF 50th Anniversary press pack
Flyer for "Le Cinéma invention du siècle" exhibition at the musée d'Orsay
Les affiches du Cinéma muet dans le monde, exhibition catalogue for the eponymous exhibition at the musée d'Orsay, Paris, 1 June - 4 September 1988
1989
Lisbon, 16- 26 April 1989
Symposium theme: Rediscovering the Role of Film Archives: To Preserve and to Show (organized by the Cinemteca Portuguesa)
Symposium theme: Behind the Screen - Catalogues and Filmographies (organized by André Gaudreault with Harriet Harrison)
Rediscovering the Role of Film Archives: To Preserve and to Show, published Symposium proceedings
1990
Havana, 19-24 April 1990
Symposium themes: Film Archiving in Developing Countries / The Ibero-American Film of the 1930s, 40s and 50s
Papers from the Technical Symposium on Documentation at FIAF Congress 1990 (1992)
1991
Athens, 15-20 April 1991
Symposium themes: The Place of Video in Film Archives / Film Archives and Independent Cinema
1992
Montevideo, 22-27 April 1992
Symposium theme: Programming in Film Archives
1993
Mo I Rana, 27 May-3 June 1993
Symposium theme: Newsreels in Film Archives
A survey was made based on this symposium with the title Newsreels in Film Archives. It was edited in 1996 by Roger Smith and Wolfgang Klaue. You can find a digitalized version on the Various FIAF Publications page.
1994
Bologna, 27 April - 3 May 1994
Symposium theme: A Philosophy of Audiovisual Archiving
Los Angeles, 20-30 April 1995
Symposium themes: Learning from the History of FIAF / New Technologies for Preservation / The Great Challenges, etc
Minutes of the General Assembly
Short video edit of the Congress (FIAF collection, digitized by the Academy Film Archive)
1996
Jerusalem, 16-22 April 1996
Symposium theme: The Rights Thing
"Now What?" Report on the Symposium 'The Right's Thing, FIAF Congress, Jerusalem 1996
1997
Cartagena, 19-26 April 1997
Symposium theme: Out of the Attic: Archiving Amateur Film
Congress poster
1998
Prague, 21-26 April 1998
Symposium theme: Digitalisation of Archive Materials
1999
Madrid, 9-18 April 1999
Symposium theme: A Century of Cinema / A Century in Cinema
2000
London, 1-10 June 2000
Symposium theme: The Last Nitrate Picture Show / The Futurology of Film Archiving
Congress Workshop : Speaking for the Record
The Last Nitrate Picture Show (Draft outline)
Symposium Programme: The Last Nitrate Picture Show
2001
Rabat, 20-29 April 2001
Symposium theme: Colonial Cinema: A Borrowed Film Heritage
Symposium Call for contributions
Workshop : Creation and Developpment of Film Archives
2002
Seoul, 21-27 April 2002
Symposium theme: Asian Films: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
2003
Stockholm - Helsinki, 30 May - 7June 2003
Symposium theme: Fading Colour Film - Preserve and Restore
2004
Hanoi, 18-24 April 2004
Symposium theme: No Time, No Money - Moving Image And Sound Archiving Under Emergency Conditions
Video edit of the Congress
2005
Ljubljana, 5-12 June 2005
Symposium theme: How Do We Visualise Culture? Representations of Culture in the Light of Ethnographic Film
Video edit of the Congress
2006
São Paulo, 20-29 April 2006
Symposium theme: The Future of Film Archives in a Digital Cinema World: Film Archives in Transition
2007
Tokyo, 7-12 April 2007
Symposium theme: Archival Study of Short-lived Formats
2008
Paris, 17-26 April 2008
Symposium theme: Pandora’s Box: Film Archives and the Question of Rights
2009
Buenos Aires, 22-30 May 2009
Symposium theme: The Cinematheques in Search of Their New Audiences
2010
Oslo, 2- 8 May 2010
Symposium theme: Digital Challenges and Digital Opportunities in Audiovisual Archiving
The Congress report is available HERE (restricted accessible to logged-in members of the FIAF community only).
2011
Pretoria, 11-16 April 2011
Symposium theme: Indigenous Film Collections in Africa and the World
The Congress report is available HERE (restricted accessible to logged-in members of the FIAF community only).
In parallel to the Congress, a Summer School was organised at the National Film, Video and Sound Archive in Pretoria in the framework of the "Film Archives in Africa" project. For more information, please click HERE.
2012
Beijing, 23- 28 April 2012
Symposium theme: Animation around the World (Acquisition, preservation & restoration, access)
The Congress report is available HERE (restricted accessible to logged-in members of the FIAF community only).
2013
Barcelona, 21-27 April 2013
Symposium theme: Multiversions
The Congress report is available HERE (restricted accessible to logged-in members of the FIAF community only).
Photos of the Barcelona Congress HERE.
2014
Skopje, 4 -10 May 2014
Symposium theme: World War I – A Hundred Years On
The Congress report is available HERE (restricted accessible to logged-in members of the FIAF community only).
Photos of the Skopje Congress HERE.
2015
Sydney / Canberra, 12- 18 April 2015
Symposium theme: Fairly Legal Intellectual Property, Content Regulation and Film Archiving: Where Are We Heading?
The Congress report is available HERE (restricted accessible to logged-in members of the FIAF community only).
Photos of the Sydney/Canberra Congress HERE.
The programme and documents of the Symposium can be found HERE.
Congress website (archived)
2016
Bologna, 24 - 29 June 2016
Symposium theme: New Life for Cinema’s Past
The Congress report is available HERE (restricted accessible to logged-in members of the FIAF community only).
Photos of the Bologna Congress HERE.
2017
Los Angeles, 28 April - 3 May 2017
Symposium theme: Spanish-language Cinema in Los Angeles
The Congress report is available HERE (restricted accessible to logged-in members of the FIAF community only).
Photos of the Los Angeles Congress available HERE, courtesy of Mikko Kuutti (please note that these images are provided for personal use only and should include the following credit: Photo courtesy of Mikko Kuutti), and HERE, courtesy of A.M.P.A.S(please note that these images are provided for personal use only and should include the following credit: Photo courtesy of A.M.P.A.S).
2018
Symposium theme: Sharing
The Congress report is available HERE (restricted accessible to logged-in members of the FIAF community only).
2019
Symposium theme: Past and Future of Film Archives
The Congress report is available HERE (restricted accessible to logged-in members of the FIAF community only).
Photos of the Congress are available HERE, courtesy of Mikko Kuutti (please note that these images are provided for personal use only and should include the following credit: Photo courtesy of Mikko Kuutti).
The videos and other documents of the 2019 FIAF Symposium are available HERE.
2022
Symposium theme: The Visible Archive: Archiving, Preserving, Digitizing, and Sharing ‘Non-feature’ Film Collections
Video-recordings of the Symposium can be consulted HERE.
Photos of the Congress are available HERE, courtesy of the National Film Institute Hungary - Film Archive, and HERE, courtesy of Mikko Kuutti (please note that these images are provided for personal use only and should include the following credit: Photo courtesy of Mikko Kuutti).
Congress brochure (PDF file).
2023
Symposium theme: Women, Cinema, and Film Archives
Video-recordings of the Symposium are available HERE.
Photos of the Congress are available HERE, courtesy of Mikko Kuutti (please note that these images are provided for personal use only and should include the following credit: Photo courtesy of Mikko Kuutti).
Congress brochure (PDF file).
2024
