International Cooperation
The Norwegian Film Institute participates in international
cooperative bodies in a number of areas.
FIAF
The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) brings together
institutions dedicated to rescuing films both as cultural heritage
and as historical documents. Founded in Paris in 1938, FIAF is a
collaborative association of the world's leading film archives whose
purpose has always been to ensure the proper preservation and showing
of motion pictures. Today, more than 100 archives in over 60 countries
collect, restore, and exhibit films and cinema documentation spanning
the entire history of film. The Department of Museum and Film Archives
is a FIAF member, and director general Vigdis Lian is a member of
the executive committee. www.cinema.ucla.edu/fiaf/
ICEM
The International Council for Educational Media promotes the use
of audiovisual and electronic media in education. Deputy director
general Erlend Jonassen is a board member and the Norwegian representative
for the organization.
http://www.icem-cime.com/
CIFEJ
Centre International du Film pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse is an
international non-governmental organization of professionals dedicated
to promoting excellence in the audio-visual media for young audiences.
They are headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The organization focuses
on arranging children's film festivals, international distribution,
and encouraging the production of children's films.
www.microtec.net/cifej/
ECFA - European Children's Film Association
ECFA's purpose is to give European children positive film experiences.
ECFA works to stimulate increased communication between various
institutions and people in Europe within the production, distribution
and screening of children's films. The organization encompasses
35 member institutions in 16 countries. The Norwegian Film Institute
is an ECFA member and is represented on the board by Mia Lindrup
(vice president).
European Film Promotion
EFP is a network of organizations which work actively to promote
and market European film. The network has members in 19 European
countries. EFP renders extensive services to the film industry through
joint projects at international film festivals with a significant
market potential. The Norwegian Film Institute participates actively
in this network.
www.efp-online.com
Stine Oppegaard is the Norwegian representative.
International Short Film Conference
The ISFC has been in existence since 1970
as non-profit association for the promotion of the short film. Since
that time, interest in shorts has grown dramatically and the ISFC
now includes over sixty members from all over the world.
The ISFC is the only international organisation in the world seeking
to unite the global short film community. Since its early days,
the ISFC has extended its activities considerably, but the basic
idea remains the same as at its inception:
"To enable the different players in the short film world to
work together and share their experience in an informal, non-political
and flexible atmosphere."
www.isfc.de
Scandinavian Films
Scandinavian Films is the co-operative body for the Nordic film
institutes involved in the promotion of feature films abroad. A
coordinated effort under a common Nordic logo is an important instrument
for presentations at foreign festivals and markets. Berlin and Cannes
festivals are important arenas for Scandinavian Films.
www.scandinavian-films.org
Filmkontakt Nord
Situated in Copenhagen and established by independent filmmakers
in 1991, Filmkontakt Nord is an information and co-ordinating centre
for independent Nordic documentaries and short films. Filmkontakt
Nord organises the Nordisk Panorama, an annual festival for Nordic
short and documentary films, and Nordisk Forum, a co-financing forum
for documentaries. The centre maintains a database and a video library
on Nordic short and documentary films. Toril Simonsen is the antenna
for Filmkontakt Nord in Norway.
www.filmkontakt.dk
Audiovisual Eureka
This initiative was launched in 1989 in Paris on the occasion of
the European Audiovisual Conference with a main mission to contribute
to the development of a vast European area for co-operation and
exchanges in the audiovisual sector.
www.eureka.or
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