‘A Season of Classics Films’ is a series of free screenings planned between December 2020 until June 2021 across Europe to raise awareness of the work of European national and regional film archives, especially among young adults. Most of the films to be screened are new digital restorations and some include exciting elements such as experimental electronic music or augmented reality.
With 22 participating institutions, the initiative also aims to support the reopening of European film archives, all affected by the Covid19 crisis.
The Season of Classic Films initiative is supported financially by the EU Creative Europe programme and coordinated by the Association des Cinémathèques Européennes (ACE).
LIST OF PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS
| Eye Filmmuseum | Amsterdam | NL |
| Ταινιοθήκη της Ελλάδος / Greek Film Archive | Athens | EL |
| Filmoteca de Catalunya | Barcelona | ES |
| Arhiv Jugoslovenske kinoteke / Jugoslav Film Archive | Belgrade | RS |
| Lichtspiel / Kinemathek Bern | Bern | CH |
| Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna | Bologna | I |
| Cinémathèque royale de Belgique / Koninklijk Belgisch Filmarchief | Brussels | BE |
| Magyar Nemzeti Filmarchívum / Hungarian National Film Archive | Budapest | HU |
| IFI Irish Film Archive | Dublin | IE |
| DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum | Frankfurt | DE |
| Cinémathèque suisse | Lausanne | CH |
| Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema | Lisbon | PT |
| Slovenska kinoteka / Slovenian Cinematheque | Ljubljana | SI |
| Cinemateket / The Norwegian Film Institute | Oslo | NO |
| La Cinémathèque française | Paris | FR |
| Národní filmový archive, Prague | Prague | CZ |
| Кинотека на Република Северна Македонија / Cinematheque of the Republic of North Macedonia | Skopje | MK |
| Българска национална филмотека / Bulgarian National Film Archive | Sofia | BG |
| Arkivi Qendror Shtetëror i Filmit (AQSHF) / Albanian National Film Archive | Tirana | AL |
| Museo Nazionale del Cinema | Turin | I |
| Filmoteca Valenciana – Institut Valencià de Cultura | Valencia | ES |
| Hrvatski državni arhiv – Hrvatska kinoteka / Croatian state archive – Croatian cinematheque | Zagreb | HR |
LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE PROJECT
2020-10-15 | THE NEW SEASON OF CLASSIC FILMS TO BE PRESENTED AT FESTIVAL LUMIÈRE
2020-08-31 | THE NEW SEASON OF CLASSIC FILMS TO BE PRESENTED AT IL CINEMA RITROVATO