Note: To avoid encumbering the text of the present Statutes and Rules, we have throughout used the masculine form in its general sense, implying both male and female.
CHAPTER I - TITLE AND AIMS
Article 1
The name of the association shall be INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM ARCHIVES (FIAF) herein after referred to as “the Federation”. By film is meant a recording of moving images, with or without accompanying sounds, registered on motion picture film, video-tape, video-disc, or on any other medium now known or to be invented. The aims of the Federation shall be as follows:
a) to promote the collection and preservation of films, as works of art and/or as historical documents;
b) to facilitate the collection and preservation of documentation of all kinds relating to the above;
c) to encourage all countries to create and develop film archives dedicated to the safeguarding of the national and international moving image heritage, and to bring such organisations together;
d) to develop co-operation between its affiliates and ensure the international availability of films and documents;
e) to promote film art and culture and encourage historical research into all aspects of the cinema.
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INTERNAL RULES CHAPTER I - HEADQUARTERS AND SECRETARIAT Rule 1 The headquarters and secretariat of the Federation shall be established with its own discrete postal address, telephone and fax numbers, internet address, bank account, etc. There must be no possibility of physical or legal control of the assets or activities of the Federation by any Member or Associate. ...

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FIAF STATUTES [Fédération Internationale des Archives du Film] CHAPTER I - TITLE AND AIMS ...

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