Slovenian Cinematheque Film Archive Department

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Arhivski oddelek Slovenske kinoteke

Metelkova 2a, SI-1000 Ljubljana

http://www.kinoteka.si

Phone386 (1) 434 2511

Managed bySlovenian Cinematheque

As one of the four departments of the Slovenian Cinematheque the Film Archive Department was established in 1996. Its basic tasks are to build up a collection of films, important for the history of cinema, to gather films distributed in Slovenia (on the basis of legal or voluntary depot), to carefully examine and prepare film prints designed for screening and to properly store, preserve and restore all of its film stock. Since nearly all the film prints distributed in Slovenia after the II. world war went to the central archive of the former Yugoslav Cinematheque from Belgrade, the Film Archive Department had to start its collection nearly from scratch. Namely, in 1996 it had just 354 films (on 813 film prints) that came from the arhive of Vesna Film, a former Slovene distributor. Today the film collection of the Slovenian Cinematheque counts 3000 films (on 4200 film prints). The Film Archive Department is storing and preserving also 1680 film prints from the Slovenian Film Fund in its storage facilities.

Storage facilities

Initially the Film Archive Department didn't have a proper storage for the preservation of film prints as all the prints were sent to the central archive of the former Yugoslav Cinematheque from Belgrade. Its small collection of just 354 film titles was stored in appalling conditions (the place was small, without the proper temperature, lighting conditions and humidity control as the water was leaking into it) so it had first to find a storage with proper conditions. The Slovene Film Archives section of the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia, which was already a member of International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), helped the Film Archive Department to get adequate storage in Gotenica (in a former army underground building), where later the necessary work was done to maintain the world's film heritage. Currently, the Slovenian Cinematheque film collection (3000 titles on 4200 film prints) is being stored on 500 square meters of air-conditioned areas, whereas additional 200 square meters approximately are being used as a working space (offices and inspection rooms). Furthermore it is necessary to mention that the Film Archive Department is also taking care for the 1680 film prints of the Slovenian Film Fund.

Collections

Among the most valuable tapes of the collection are three major discoveries of Slovenian Cinematheque, with which the Cinematheque sensationally entered the world of famous film archives. These are: the oldest preserved feature film of Ernst Lubitsch When I was dead; the only preserved tinted copy of the film by Franz Hofer First traces of age; and also the only world coloured copy of the film The Juggler . Currently, the Slovenian Cinematheque film copies are being stored on 500 square meters of air-conditioned areas, whereas the surface of work areas is about 200 square meters. The collection contains 3000 film titles and 4200 film copies. Furthermore it is necessary to add a concern for the 1680 film copies of the Slovenian Film Fund, which is also under supervision of the archival section.

The archival department employs four persons, which hardly manage all the work.

See also

• Archives of the Republic of Slovenia (ARS)
• Slovenian Film Fund

External links

• Archive Department, Slovenian Cinematheque website
• Slovenian Cinematheque movie rental