Documentation Commission meeting in Montréal, Canada, October 1992. From left to right: Michael Moulds, Nancy Goldman, Ron Magliozzi, and René Beauclair.
Past Members of the Cataloguing and Documentation Commissions
(1968‒2021)
Commission Heads
Commission on Cataloguing and Documentation
- Brenda Davies (May 1968 – May 1969)
Documentation Commission
- Brenda Davies (May 1969 – May 1970)
- Eberhard Spiess (May 1970 – Oct 1972)
- Eileen Bowser (Oct 1972 – Oct 1981)
- Milka Staykova (Oct 1981 – Nov 1986)
- Karen Jones (Nov 1986 – May 1987) [Acting Head]
- Michelle Aubert (Snapes) (May 1987 – Nov 1991)
- Ron Magliozzi (Nov 1991 – Apr 1996)
[May 1996 – May 1997: the former members of the Documentation Commission form the CD-ROM Editorial Board, which is not officially recognized by the FIAF Executive Committee]
Cataloguing Commission
- Wolfgang Klaue (May 1969 – June 1979)
- Harriet Harrison [formely Aveney] (June 1980 – April 1996)
- Ann Baylis (April 1996 – April 1997)
Cataloguing & Documentation Commission
- Ann Baylis (Apr 1997 – Aug 1998)
- Nancy Goldman (Nov 1998 – May 2015)
- Thelma Ross (June 2015 – Apr 2021)
Commission Members
Commission on Cataloguing and Documentation
May 1968 – May 1969
- Brenda Davies, National Film Archive, London [Chairman]
- Eileen Bowser, MoMA, New York
- Elisabeth Coppens, Cinémathèque royale de Belgique, Brussels
- Myrtil Frída, Československý filmový ústav – Filmoteka, Prague
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Richard Kahlenberg, American Film Institute, Washington, DC
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin (DDR)
- Fausto Montesanti, Cineteca Nazionale, Rome
- Eberhard Spiess, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde (DIF), Wiesbaden
- Frances Thorpe, British National Film Catalogue, London
- Leonora Živković, Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade
Documentation Commission
May 1969 – May 1970
- Brenda Davies, National Film Archive, London [Chairman]
- Eberhard Spiess, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde (DIF), Wiesbaden [Vice-Chairman]
- Eileen Bowser, MoMA, New York
- Karen Jones, Det Danske Filmmuseum, Copenhagen
- Peter Morris, Canadian Film Archives, Ottawa
- Elżbieta Moszoro, Centralne Archiwum Filmowe, Warsaw
- Mr. Voiculescu, Arhiva Nationala de Filme, Bucharest
- Alfred Krautz, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin (DDR) [Observer]
May 1970 – Oct 1972
- Eberhard Spiess, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde (DIF), Wiesbaden [Chairman]
- Karen Jones, Det Danske Filmmuseum, Copenhagen [Vice-Chairman]
- Eileen Bowser, MoMA, New York
- Brenda Davies, National Film Archive, London
- John Luijckx, Nederlands Filmmuseum, Amsterdam
- Michael Moulds, Canadian Film Archives, Ottawa
- Anne Schlosser, American Film Institute, Los Angeles (Apr 1972 – Oct 1972)
- Vladimír Vimr, Česky filmový ústav, Prague
- Alfred Krautz, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin (DDR) [Observer]
Oct 1972 – Oct 1981
- Eileen Bowser, MoMA, New York [President]
- Karen Jones, Det Danske Filmmuseum, Copenhagen [Vice-President]
- Brenda Davies, National Film Archive, London [temporarily suspended May 1974 because the documentation department was removed from the NFA; reinstated Oct 1975; resigned 1979]
- Alfred Krautz, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin (DDR)
- John Luijckx, Nederlands Filmmuseum, Amsterdam
- Michael Moulds [Observer Oct 1972 – Dec 1980 / Ex-officio member Jan – Oct 1981]
- Aura Puran, Arhiva Nationala de Filme, Bucharest (Oct 1975 – Oct 1981)
- Bujor T. Rîpeanu, Arhiva Nationala de Filme, Bucharest (Oct 1972 – June 1975)
- Anne Schlosser, American Film Institute, Los Angeles (Oct 1972 – Oct 1974)
- Eberhard Spiess, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde (DIF), Wiesbaden
- Milka Staykova, Bulgarska Nacionalna Filmoteka, Sofia (May 1974 – Oct 1981)
- Vladimír Vimr, Česky filmový ústav, Prague [died in 1974]
- Frances Thorpe, P.I.P., London [Ex-officio member Oct 1975 – Dec 1980]
- Jana Vosikovska, National Film, Television and Sound Archives, Ottawa (Apr 1980 – Oct 1981)
Oct 1981 – May 1987
- Milka Staykova, Bulgarska Nacionalna Filmoteka, Sofia [President]
- Karen Jones, Det Danske Filmmuseum, Copenhagen [Vice-President]
- Rui Brito, Cinemateca Portuguesa, Lisbon (Apr 1985 – May 1987)
- Eileen Bowser, MoMA, New York (Oct 1981 – Mar 1984)
- Alfred Krautz, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin (DDR)
- John Luijckx, Nederlands Filmmuseum, Amsterdam (Oct 1981 – May 1982)
- Ron Magliozzi, MoMA, New York (Apr 1985 – May 1987)
- Michael Moulds, P.I.P., London [Ex-officio member]
- Aura Puran, Arhiva Nationala de Filme, Bucharest
- Michelle Aubert (Snapes), National Film Archive, London (Nov 1985 – May 1987)
- Eberhard Spiess, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde (DIF), Wiesbaden
- Frances Thorpe, BFI, London
- Jana Vosikovska, National Film, Television and Sound Archives, Ottawa
May 1987 – Nov 1991
- Michelle Aubert (Snapes), National Film Archive, London (May 1987 – Oct 1989); CNC, Bois d’Arcy (Nov 1989 – Nov 1991) [President]
- Ron Magliozzi, MoMA, New York [Vice-President]
- René Beauclair, Cinémathèque québécoise, Montréal
- Noëlle Giret, Cinémathèque française, Paris
- Nancy Goldman, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley (Nov 1989 – Nov 1991)
- Karen Jones, Det Danske Filmmuseum, Copenhagen (May 1987 – Apr 1989)
- Michael Moulds, P.I.P., London [Ex-officio member]
- Janos Varga, Magyar Filmintézet/Filmarchivum, Budapest (Nov 1988 – 1990?)
Nov 1991 – Apr 1996
- Ron Magliozzi, MoMA, New York [President]
- René Beauclair, Cinémathèque québécoise, Montréal
- Rui Brito, Cinemateca Portuguesa, Lisbon (May 1993 – Aug 1994)
- Susan Dalton, National Center for Film and Video Preservation at AFI, Washington, DC (Nov 1994 – Apr 1996)
- Noëlle Giret, Cinémathèque française, Paris (Nov 1991 – Mar 1992)
- Nancy Goldman, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley
- Michael Moulds, P.I.P., London [Ex-officio member]
- Teresa Toledo, Filmoteca Española, Madrid (Oct 1992 – Apr 1996)
P.I.P. Subcommission (March 1975 – Sept 1986)
- Eileen Bowser (1975 – 1983)
- Karen Jones (1975-1986)
- John Luijckx (1975 – 1982)
- Michael Moulds (1976 – 1986)
- Milka Staykova (1975-1986)
- Frances Thorpe (1976 – 1986)
- Jana Vosikovska (1983 – 1986)
CD-ROM Editorial Board (May 1996 – May 1997)
- René Beauclair, Cinémathèque québécoise, Montréal
- Susan Dalton, National Center for Film and Video Preservation at AFI, Washington, DC
- Nancy Goldman, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley
- Michael Moulds, FIAF-P.I.P., Brussels
- Teresa Toledo, Filmoteca Española, Madrid
Cataloguing Commission
Oct 1969 - Mar 1971
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin [President]
- Filip Acimovic, Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade [Vice-President]
- Leszek Armatys, Centralne Archiwum Filmowe, Warsaw
- Myrtil Frida, Czechoslovak Archive, Prague
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Jacques Ledoux, Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Fausto Montesanti, Cineteca Nazionale, Rome
- Christopher Road, Imperial War Museum, London
Mar 1971 - June 1971
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin [President]
- Filip Acimovic, Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade [Vice-President]
- Leszek Armatys, Centralne Archiwum Filmowe, Warsaw
- Myrtil Frida, Czechoslovak Archive, Prague
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Jacques Ledoux, Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Fausto Montesanti, Cineteca Nazionale, Rome
- Christopher Road, Imperial War Museum, London
- David Penne, Imperial War Museum, London
June 1971 - June 1973
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin [Chairman]
- Filip Acimovic, Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade [Vice-Chairman]
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Jacques Ledoux, Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Fausto Montesanti, Cineteca Nazionale, Rome
- Christopher Road, Imperial War Museum, London
- Alexandru Strachina, Arhiva National de Filme, Romania
June 1973 - Oct 1974
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin [President]
- Filip Acimovic, Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade [Vice-President]
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Jacques Ledoux, Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Christopher Road, Imperial War Museum, London
- David Penne, Imperial War Museum, London
Oct 1974 - May 1975
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin [President]
- Filip Acimovic, Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade [Vice-President]
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Jacques Ledoux, Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Christopher Road, Imperial War Museum, London
- David Penne, Imperial War Museum, London
- Harriet Aveney (=Harrison), Library of Congres, New York
May 1975 - May 1977
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Belrin [President]
- Filip Acimovic, Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade [Vice-President]
- Leszek Armatys, Filmoteka Polska, Warsaw
- Harriet Aveney, Library of Congress, New York
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Jacques Ledoux, Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- David Penn, Imperial War Museum, London
May 1977 - Apr 1979
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Belrin [President]
- Filip Acimovic, Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade [Vice-President]
- Leszek Armatys, Filmoteka Polska, Warsaw
- Harriet Aveney, Library of Congress, New York
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Jacques Ledoux, Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
Apr 1979 - June 1980
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin [President]
- Philip Acimovic, Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade [Vice-President]
- Leszek Armatys, Filmoteka Polska, Warsaw
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Harriet Harrison, Library of Congress, New York
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Rolf Lindfors, Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm
- Roger Smithers, Imperial War Museum, London
June 1980 - Apr 1981
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin
- Philip Acimovic, Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade
- Leszek Armatys, Filmoteka Polska, Warsaw
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Harriet Harrison, Library of Congress, New York [Chairwoman]
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Rolf Lindfors, Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm
- Roger Smithers, Imperial War Museum, London
Apr 1981 - June 1982
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin
- Philip Acimovic, Jugoslovenska Kinoteka, Belgrade
- Leszek Armatys, Filmoteka Polska, Warsaw
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Harriet Harrison, Library of Congress, New York [Chairwoman]
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Rolf Lindfors, Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm
- Roger Smithers, Imperial War Museum, London
- Ani Velchevska, Bulgarska Nacionalna Filmoteka, Sofia
June 1982 - May 1983
- Harriet Harrison, Library of Congress, New York [Chairperson]
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London,
- Rolf Lindfors, Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin [Alternate: Dr. Gunter Schulz]
- Roger Smither, Imperial War Museum, London
- Ani Velchevska, Bulgarska Nacionalna Filmoteka, Sofia
May 1983 - Mar 1985
- Harriet Harrison, Library of Congress, New York [President]
- Jon Gartenberg, Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Rolf Lindfors, Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Wolfgang Klaue, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin [Alternate: Dr. Gunter Schulz]
- Roger Smither, Imperial War Museum, London
- Ani Velchevska, Bulgarska Nacionalna Filmoteka, Sofia
Mar 1985 - May 1987
- Harriet Harrison, Library of Congress, New York [President]
- Jon Gartenberg, Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Rolf Lindfors, Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Gunter Schulz, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin
- Roger Smither, Imperial War Museum, London
- Ani Velchevska, Bulgarska Nacionalna Filmoteka, Sofia
May 1987 - Apr 1990
- Harriet Harrison, Library of Congress, New York [President]
- Jon Gartenberg, Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Rolf Lindfors, Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm
Vladimir Opela, Narodni Filmovy Archiv, Prague
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Gunter Schulz, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin
- Roger Smither, Imperial War Museum, London
- Ani Velchevska, Bulgarska Nacionalna Filmoteka, Sofia
Apr 1990 - Sept 1993
- Harriet Harrison, Library of Congress, New York [President]
- Jon Gartenberg, Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Rolf Lindfors, Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm
Vladimir Opela, Narodni Filmovy Archiv, Prague
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Gunter Schulz, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin
- Roger Smither, Imperial War Museum, London
- Ani Velchevska, Bulgarska Nacionalna Filmoteka, Sofia
Carlos Roberto de Souza, Cinemateca brasileira, Sao Paulo
Sept 1993 - Nov 1994
- Harriet Harrison, Library of Congress, New York [President]
- Jon Gartenberg, Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Dorothea Gebauer, Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde, Berlin
- Roger Holman, National Film Archive, London
- Rolf Lindfors, Svenska Filminstitutet, Stockholm
Vladimir Opela, Narodni Filmovy Archiv, Prague
- Marta Luttor, Magyar Filmtudomanyi Intezet es Filmarchiwum, Budapest
- Gunter Schulz, Staatliches Filmarchiv der DDR, Berlin
- Roger Smither, Imperial War Museum, London
- Ani Velchevska, Bulgarska Nacionalna Filmoteka, Sofia
Carlos Roberto de Souza, Cinemateca brasileira, Sao Paulo
Olwen Terris, National Film and Television Archive, London
Nov 1994 - Apr 1996
- Rolf Lindfors, Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm
- Carlos Roberto de Souza, Cinemateca Brasileira, Sao Paulo
- Vladimir Opela, Narodni Filmovy Archiv, Prague
- Olwen Terris, National Film and Television Archive, London
- Harriet Harrison, Library of Congress, New York [President]
- Roger Smither, Imperial War Museum, London
Apr 1996 - Apr 1997
- Ann Baylis, National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra, [President]
- Rolf Lindfors, Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm
- Carlos Roberto de Souza, Cinemateca Brasileira, Sao Paulo
- Vladimir Opela, Narodni Filmovy Archiv, Prague
- Olwen Terris, National Film and Television Archive, London
- Harriet Harrison, Library of Congress, New York
Cataloguing & Documentation Commission
Apr 1997 – Aug 1998
- Ann Baylis, National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra [Head]
- René Beauclair, Cinémathèque québécoise, Montréal
- Nancy Goldman, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley
- Michael Moulds, FIAF-P.I.P., Brussels (Apr 1997 – Oct 1997) [Ex-officio member]
- Vladimír Opěla, Národní filmový archiv, Prague (Apr 1997 – Apr 1998)
- Rutger Penne, FIAF, Brussels (Apr – Aug 1998) [Ex-officio member]
- Carlos Roberto de Souza, Cinemateca Brasileira, São Paulo
- Olwen Terris, National Film and Television Archive, London
- Teresa Toledo, Filmoteca Española, Madrid [Consultant]
Nov 1998 – May 2015
- Nancy Goldman, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley [Interim Interlocutor Nov 1998 – Oct 1999; Head Nov 1999 – May 2015]
- René Beauclair, Cinémathèque québécoise, Montréal (Nov 1998 – May 2007) [Deputy Head Nov 1998 – May 2007]
- Zoran Sinobad, Library of Congress, Washington, DC (Oct 2001 – Mar 2015) [Deputy Head May 2007 – May 2014]
- Thelma Ross, Academy Film Archive, Los Angeles (Nov 2009 – May 2015) [Deputy Head May 2014 – May 2015]
- Elisabetta Bruscolini, Cineteca Nazionale, Rome (May 2000 – Oct 2003)
- Olga Toshiko Futemma, Cinemateca Brasileira, Brazil (Nov 2004 – May 2014)
- Anne-Marie Grapton, CNC, Bois d’Arcy (Sept 2007 – Sept 2009)
- Adelheid Heftberger, Österreichisches Filmmuseum, Vienna (May 2014 – May 2015)
- Josefina López, Filmoteca Española, Madrid (Jan 2000 – Sept 2001)
- Rosario Lopez de Prado, Filmoteca Española, Madrid (Aug 2003 – Apr 2009)
- Rutger Penne, FIAF, Brussels [Ex-officio member]
- Gabriele Popp, BFI National Archive, London (Apr 2012 – May 2015)
- Maria Assunta Pimpinelli, Cineteca Nazionale, Rome (Oct 2003 – May 2015)
- Fortunée Sellam, Bibliothéque du Film, Paris [officially confirmed in Aug 1998; listed as member in Oct 1998, but no longer mentioned in 1999]
- Olwen Terris, National Film and Television Archive, London (Nov 1998 – June 2000)
- Pierre Verroneau, Cinémathèque québécoise, Montréal (May 2009 – Nov 2011)
- Martine Vignot (Azpitarte), Bibliothèque du Film, Paris (Oct 2001 – Dec 2006); Cinémathèque française, Paris (Jan 2007 – May 2015)
June 2015 – Apr 2021
- Thelma Ross, MoMA, New York [Head]
- Nancy Goldman, BAMPFA, Berkeley (June 2015 – Apr 2019) [Deputy Head June 2015 – Apr 2019]
- Adelheid Heftberger, Österreichisches Filmmuseum, Vienna (June 2015 – Oct 2016); Brandenburgisches Zentrum für Medienwissenschaften (ZEM), Potsdam (Nov 2016 – May 2018); Bundesarchiv, Berlin (June 2018 – Apr 2021) [Deputy Head Apr 2019 – Apr 2021]
- Natasha Fairbairn, BFI National Archive, London (Nov 2017 – Apr 2021)
- Anna Fiaccarini, Cineteca del Commune di Bologna, Bologna (Mar 2018 – Apr 2021)
- Laurent Bismuth, CNC, Bois d’Arcy (May 2017 – Mar 2021)
- Rutger Penne, FIAF, Brussels [Ex-officio member]
- Siobhan Piekarek, Filmmuseum Potsdam, Potsdam (Apr 2020 – Apr 2021)
- Gabriele Popp, BFI, London (June 2015 – Sept 2016) [Natasha Fairbairn and Stephen McConnachie (both from BFI National Archive) regularly stand in for Gabriele Popp]
- Maria Assunta Pimpinelli, Cineteca Nazionale, Rome
- Mats Skärstrand, Swedish Film Institute, Stockholm (July 2019 – Apr 2021)
- Stephen McConnachie, BFI National Archive, London (Oct 2016 – Oct 2017)
- Martine Vignot, Cinémathèque française, Paris (June 2015 – Sept 2016)