As the war in Ukraine is in its 4th week, we continue to seek ways that we can support our colleagues from the Oleksandr Dvozhenko Centre in Kyiv.

FIAF reports that a frequent contact with our brave colleagues of the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre in Kyiv is kept to try and provide advice or put them in touch with other organizations that can help them protect their institution and collection.

A fundraising campaign to help the Dovzhenko Centre has been set up by British achitect and camera historian Richard Bossons, who has close links with the Dovzhenko Centre. FIAF will be donating to the Fund, and it encourage its affiliates – both institutionally and individually, to do the same if they can. The fundraising campaign can be found here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/vufku-100-helping-the-dovzhenko-centre-in-kyiv

ACE would also like to develop a list of current offers being made, or actions being taken, by our Member institutions. We would then share this feedback with all of you, which might serve as inspiration for many of us to take further action.

Examples we have learned of so far include: possible employment/housing or other support offers for affected colleagues, technical advice about protecting collections, fundraising events, public statements of support, providing educational materials or other resources to refugee centers, and free entry to museums and cinemas for refugee populations (from all countries affected by crises). Please email us with your updates at ace@ace-film.eu which is ACE’s new contact email address.