In this installment of our series on film archives’ offers during the COVID-19 crisis, we will discuss what ACE members from Northern Europe are organizing for their audiences.

SVENSKA FILMINSTITUTET has launched a new short film venture with special funds of the value of SEK 200,000. The investment consists of eight development grants of SEK 25,000 each to create short feature films that depict our present in the shadow of the Corona virus. The project is for both established filmmakers and new talent and its aim is to enhance as many different voices as possible. The short films must be produced in accordance with the recommendations of the Public Health Authority. The deadline for application is June 14. For more information, click on the following link: https://pressroom.filminstitutet.se/pressrelease/view/corona-2020-ny-kortfilmssatsning-fran-filminstitutet-18171 

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In this installment of our series on film archives’ offers during the COVID-19 crisis, we will discuss what ACE members from Germany and Austria are organizing for their audiences.

DFF – DEUTSCHES FILMINSTITUT FILMMUSEUM has an entire section on its website dedicated to its digital offer. There are a video tour through the permanent exhibition “Filmisches Sehen” with curator Stefanie Plappert, ideas on how to introduce children to film culture with games, streaming tips from DFF staff, virtual exhibition and videos. To find out more, click on the following link: https://www.dff.film/coronavirus/

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In this installment of our series concerning film archives’ offers during the COVID-19 crisis, we will discuss what ACE members from the Iberian Peninsula are organizing for their audiences.

LA CINEMATECA PORTUGUESA has created “Gestos & Fragmentos”, a selection of films, museum pieces and records of the life in the Cinematheque. It is described as an enhanched version of the already existing initiative named “Cinemateca Digital” (that will still remain on the website). There are four different sections: films to see this week (a series of features from Portoguese Cinema with a temporary availability), a larger Cinemateca Júnior, “O museu vai a casa” which displays a series of pre-cinema objects from their collection and “Textos & Imagens” dedicated to reflections raised by items from the collection of their Documentation and Information Center. To find out more, click on the following link: http://www.cinemateca.pt/Cinemateca/Noticias/A-CINEMATECA,-A-DIFUSAO-EM-LINHA-E-A-SALA-DE-CINEM.aspx

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In this installment of our series on film archives’ offers during the COVID-19 crisis, we will discuss what ACE members from Eastern Europe are organizing for their audiences.

FILMOTEKA NARODOWA from Poland highlights a home film competition named “Mistrzowskie wyzwania”. The rules are simple: stay at home, make a film (max. 3 minutes long) and send the file. There will be two rounds: one that has started on the 23^rd with the participation of Jagoda Szelc and one starting on May 4 featuring Paweł Łoziński. The winners will receive prizes totaling PLN 2,000 and have their short featured on the prestigious Ninateka website. To find out more, click on the following link: https://fina.gov.pl/mistrzowskie-wyzwania-domowy-konkurs-filmowy/

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In these troubling times where cinemas have to close down because of safety issues, we need culture more than ever. We want to use this space to highlight initiatives offered by film archives which can let the general audience discover film history from the comfort of one’s house. This first installment will revolve around the activities of three Italian film archives: Cineteca di Bologna, Fondazione Cineteca Italiana, La Cineteca del Friuli e Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino.

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