About the Archive
The New Zealand Film Archive has three principal functions—to collect, protect
and project New Zealand’s moving image heritage.
Established in 1981, the Film Archive is an independent charitable trust overseen
by a Board of Trustees representing film, archival, Maori and community interests.
The Film Archive’s constitution (available upon request) and kaupapa (PDF, 76K) express a unique commitment
to collect, protect and project New Zealand’s film and television history.
The collections of predominantly
New Zealand film and video dates from 1895 to the present day. In
the collections are feature films, documentaries, short films, home
movies, newsreels, television programmes and film and television
advertisements. A large documentation collection is also held, including
publicity materials, stills, posters, production records and equipment.
The Film Archive maintains a kaitiaki role over the collections.
This guardianship ensures the ownership of the original item remains
with the depositor and copyright of the material is maintained by
appropriate parties. In the case of material with Maori
content, the Film Archive is actively developing relationships
with whanau/hapu/iwi to ensure appropriate long term care and access.
Items in the Archive collection are deposited by members of the
public and industry voluntarily and without cost to the depositor.
The Film Archive draws on the materials from the collections for
regular events. Guided
visits and tailored screening programmes for education, community
and touring groups are available.
The Archive also maintains two libraries consisting of a catalogue,
reference books and periodicals, videos and viewing facilities.
Commercial access to items in
the collections is available in some instances.
As part of its commitment to reaching audiences nationwide, the
Film Archive has an Auckland
Office and co-ordinates a network of video
access sites in art galleries and museums in Dunedin, Palmerston
North, New Plymouth, Hamilton and Whangarei. The Film Archive conducts
regular film screenings around New Zealand as part of Te Hokinga
Mai and the Community Screenings programme.
The Film Archive is a member of FIAF (Fédération Internationale
des Archives du Film),
AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists) and SEPAVAA (South East Asia and
Pacific Audio-Visual Archives Association), and adheres to international standards
of collection management, preservation and access.
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