Statutes and Internal Rules
Update of the FIAF Statutes and Internal Rules
approved by the General Assembly
2009 Edition
International Federation of Film Archives

STATUTES

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), hereinafter referred to as “the Federation”.
By “film” is meant a recording of moving images, with or without accompanying sounds, registered on motion picture film, videotape, 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a) to promote the collection and preservation of films, as works of art and/or as historical documents;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.

Article 2

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