Exciting news! News essays are now published on filmatlas.com. As always, they are free and open to all. A collaboration between FIAF and @eastmanmuseum.bsky.social.

On 11 and 12 June, the DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum hosted the CinEx Lab Frankfurt 2026 with FIAF and the CinEx research project, bringing together professionals and scholars from Europe and beyond to discuss cinema exhibitions, including documenting and archiving exhibitions.

Issue No.31 of the FIAF BULLETIN ONLINE (June 2026) is out! Read the latest news from FIAF affiliates, FIAF, other associations in the audiovisual archiving field, and FIAF Supporters, on the Calameo platform, on download the Bulletin as a PDF. www.calameo.com/fiaf/read/00...

FIAF has issued a Statement on the targeted strikes which destroyed the costume collection of the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Film Studio, Ukraine, on 15 June 2026. www.fiafnet.org/fiaf-stateme...

On this day in 1938, the representatives of four of the first film archives and cinémathèques signed the founding agreement of the International Federation of Film Archives at the Hôtel Matignon, the residence of the French Prime Minister, in Paris.

Register for FIAF’s first Peer Learning Forum, focusing on strategies to cope with high temperature and humidity, by Friday 26 June! Find out more about this new discussion series here: www.fiafnet.org/pages/traini... Photo courtesy of Thai Film Archive (Public Organization).

On 27 April 2026, Burkinabé film archivist and festival director Ardiouma Soma was presented with the 2026 FIAF Award at the Cinémathèque marocaine in Rabat. He is the first African to receive this prestigious accolade. Read more about the award ceremony here: www.fiafnet.org/pages/Events...

The 2026 FIAF Congress in Rabat is underway! Check the three-day Symposium schedule here: www.fiafnet.org/2026-symposium

The 2026 FIAF Congress, hosted by the Cinémathèque marocaine in Rabat, is fast approaching! We’re excited to kick off a week of important exchanges with over 280 delegates this Sunday 26 April. Find the programme and practical information here: congresfiaf2026.org/en

We're celebrating! FIAF and @eastmanmuseum.bsky.social's online resource FilmAtlas.com has been shortlisted for the 2026 FOCAL International Awards in the Best Use of Footage on Innovative Platforms category. The winners will be announced at the FOCAL Awards Gala in June.

Introducing Film Atlas, your visual guide to motion picture film, brought to you by @eastmanmuseum.bsky.social and FIAF. Dive into hundreds of newly commissioned essays, interactive imagery, and contributions from archives around the world. Start your journey into film history: www.filmatlas.com