Archive Policy Study Report
1Study on the Operation and Policy of Cinémathèque Française - Focus on Movie Exhibition and Culture Education Program
Cinémathèque Française was founded in 1936 with the purpose of contributing to developing film history and art by preservation and exhibition of films. Having said that, the exhibition does not mean simply movie screening. Cinémathèque Française has its origin in "Film Museum (Musée du cinéma)." In the beginning, Langlois wrote "Cinémathèque Française" below the name Musée du cinéma as a subtitle. Langlois, the cinephile, intended to save films and all related data from destruction and oblivion. The name, Film Museum, is also significant because it started the study on the movies that go beyond just a temporary screening and can be restored, preserved, and exhibited as part of history, and pass down as art itself.
Cinémathèque Française is not the first Cinémathèque in the world. However, Dominique Païni points out that the concept of the museum designed by the founder Langlois demonstrates the unprecedented uniqueness. Unlike the museum for preservation suggested by the British Film Institue (BFI), this concept is based on the model of the modern art gallery. Like Marcel Duchamp introduced industrial products to the art gallery, Langlois intended to institutionalize films which were not very different from ordinary industrial products and, through this, to persuade people to recognize the need of film preservation.
There are only a few institutions that can hold the retrospective and exhibitions of the filmography of one film director. Exhibition scenography which reflects more efforts than other movie institutions emphasizes the relationship between fil company and other arts in line with the modern art gallery. More importantly, the scenography provides various related activities along with the exhibition. Each exhibition is offered with guides to various courses as well as exhibition guide, and various cultural education programs are developed targeting different generations in domestic and overseas. Other than that, there are various supports for simulated exhibition on a website prepared for each exhibition, publication of exhibition catalogs and specialized film documents, making Cinémathèque Française differentiated from other institutions and largely contributing to expanding audiences by their occupation, residential area, specialty, and age groups.
Cinémathèque Française is not the first Cinémathèque in the world. However, Dominique Païni points out that the concept of the museum designed by the founder Langlois demonstrates the unprecedented uniqueness. Unlike the museum for preservation suggested by the British Film Institue (BFI), this concept is based on the model of the modern art gallery. Like Marcel Duchamp introduced industrial products to the art gallery, Langlois intended to institutionalize films which were not very different from ordinary industrial products and, through this, to persuade people to recognize the need of film preservation.
There are only a few institutions that can hold the retrospective and exhibitions of the filmography of one film director. Exhibition scenography which reflects more efforts than other movie institutions emphasizes the relationship between fil company and other arts in line with the modern art gallery. More importantly, the scenography provides various related activities along with the exhibition. Each exhibition is offered with guides to various courses as well as exhibition guide, and various cultural education programs are developed targeting different generations in domestic and overseas. Other than that, there are various supports for simulated exhibition on a website prepared for each exhibition, publication of exhibition catalogs and specialized film documents, making Cinémathèque Française differentiated from other institutions and largely contributing to expanding audiences by their occupation, residential area, specialty, and age groups.
Yeo Seonjeong (Doctor of Filmologie at the University of Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle)
1. Outline of Cinémathèque Française
1-1. Background and Purpose of Establishment
1-2. Organization
1-3. Budget
1-4. Facility and Locational Conditions
1-5. Properties and Operational Rules of Corporation
2. Museum and Exhibition
2-1. Overall Exhibition Concept
2-2. Donation and Purchase of Data
2-3. Management and Budget of Film Exhibition
2-4. Scale and Content of Exhibition
2-5. Programs related to Exhibition
2-6. International Exchange Exhibition
3. Educational Activities
3-1. Outline of Educational Activity
3-2. Educational Activities Related to Film Exibhition
3-3. Educational Activities in Cinémathèque
3-4. Educational Activities Affiliated with Schools
3-5. Educational Activities Collaborated with External Organization
3-6. Film Training Programs
3-7. International Training Programs
4. Audience and Policy
4-1. The Number of Audience
4-2. Audience Policy
4-3. Audience Management System
4-4. Membership Operation Status
4-5. Expansion of Educational Activity Cooperative Organization
4-6. Exhibition and Cultural Education Activity
Key Statistics
1-1. Background and Purpose of Establishment
1-2. Organization
1-3. Budget
1-4. Facility and Locational Conditions
1-5. Properties and Operational Rules of Corporation
2. Museum and Exhibition
2-1. Overall Exhibition Concept
2-2. Donation and Purchase of Data
2-3. Management and Budget of Film Exhibition
2-4. Scale and Content of Exhibition
2-5. Programs related to Exhibition
2-6. International Exchange Exhibition
3. Educational Activities
3-1. Outline of Educational Activity
3-2. Educational Activities Related to Film Exibhition
3-3. Educational Activities in Cinémathèque
3-4. Educational Activities Affiliated with Schools
3-5. Educational Activities Collaborated with External Organization
3-6. Film Training Programs
3-7. International Training Programs
4. Audience and Policy
4-1. The Number of Audience
4-2. Audience Policy
4-3. Audience Management System
4-4. Membership Operation Status
4-5. Expansion of Educational Activity Cooperative Organization
4-6. Exhibition and Cultural Education Activity
Key Statistics