Recently, the archive has received a film reel with three films glued together and labeled as. The world has been put on hold by the covid19 crisis, and our grants are no exception. Janus films to bring 30 classic czech films to the states. Lost movie by silent film pioneer unearthed at czech film. Czech modernism in film was produced and cocurated by irena kovarova for bamcinematek and national gallery of art. Nfa im on the edge of prague in a street called malesicka, which is one of the locations of the national film archive of the czech republic. Czech film archive receives unique shots from 1945 history.
Tracing the czech cinema at the year of czech culture 2017. Filmovy archiv 19431945, ceskoslovensky filmovy ustav 19451989, cesky filmovy archiv 19901992 and in 1946 it became a member of the international federation of film archives. Trnkas extraordinary puppet work is a marvel to behold in this new digital restoration by the czech national film archive, but equally impressive is his mastery of the cinematic language, with rhythmic montage editing and swooping camera movements creating a whirling dervish sense of dynamism. Mar 20, 2018 old czech legends stare povesti ceske jiri trnka, czechoslovakia, 1952, 91m czech with english subtitles a treasure trove of bohemian myths are brought to life by trnkas magical puppet work in this folkloric hymn to the czech land, history, and people newly restored by czech national film archive. The czech national film archive marks its 70th anniversary this year. Films courtesy of the czech national film archive, kratky film praha a. Last week we learned, via the national film archive czech republic that janus films and the criterion collection had just signed a new deal with plans to bring 30 classic czech films to the us. In april, moma programmed the film in their series, ecstasy and irony.
Archival film today seminar digital restoration of. National film archive ministry of culture czech republic. National gallery of art continues this fall with several new film series. The archive in brno, on the other hand, offers an extensive selection of highquality reproduction options, including. Lost movie by silent film pioneer unearthed at czech film archive.
Old czech legends stare povesti ceske jiri trnka, czechoslovakia, 1952, 91m czech with english subtitles a treasure trove of bohemian myths are brought to life by trnkas magical puppet work in this folkloric hymn to the czech land, history, and people newly restored by. Aug 19, 20 fne asked phdr michal bregant, the director of the czech national film archives about the recent reorganisation of the nfa and the new and more important role it will be taking on. The mission of the national film archive is to preserve cinema heritage, to further its public understanding, and to facilitate the development of the czech audiovisual industry and film culture. The database covers hundreds of journal titles, published in french, italian, german, spanish and dutch among others, and also hundreds of books and a collection of more than 60 thousand pictures. Us film historians find treasure in czech archive radio. Download or listen to free movies, films, and videos this library contains digital movies uploaded by archive users which range from classic fulllength films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. The nfa, in cooperation with the czech society for film studies ceska spolecnost pro filmova studia and the faculty of arts of charles university, has organised the international screen industries in eastcentral europe conference to be held at the national film archives cinema ponrepo on 4 and 5 november 2016.
All films are in czech with english subtitles, unless. The nfas function is collection, preservation, scientific processing, and using of audiovisual archival materials which document national film production, genesis and development of film art, life of the czech nation and. The narodni filmovy archiv national film archive fulfils basic tasks in the accumulation, protection, scientific processing and use of audiovisual and written archivalia documenting national production, the beginnings and development of cinematography, the life of the czech nation and significant world events. The cremator blu ray 1968 juraj herz film czech horror. Yes, i need the matriky, but having the maps and gazetteer and all of that local background information online is so helpful to understand how it all fits together. National film archive nfa in prague the national film archive nfa is one of the ten oldest film archives in the world.
Ambassador richard graber handed over unique documentary film shots from the liberation of the czech lands in 1945 to the czech national film archive director vladimir opela friday, on the occasion of the november 11 veterans day. Based on detailed analysis and research at the national library of france, among other. The films of jiri trnka is produced by comeback company, originated at the film society of lincoln center. Jun, 2014 1 thought on historical footage of zakarpattia from the czech national film archive pingback.
National film archive nfa website email national film archive nfa. Marie baresova introduced the public to the oral history collection of the czech national film archive, and prof paedr. Often, every country has its own film archive to preserve the national audiovisual heritage. The czech national film archive nfa takes care of film heritage, including digital restoration. Minister of culture basic contacts organization chart competence of the ministry national cultural policy from 2009 2014 annex to the government resolution of 7 april 2003, no. Fall 2017 soviet film vanguard czech national film archive. Additional support provided by the czech center new york. Lost movie by silent film pioneer unearthed at czech. Czechs discover hidden film record of stalins antisemitic. From vault to screen includes six recent restorations from the czech national film archive, with two events introduced by michal bregant, the archives executive director. National air and space museum film archive, smithsonian institution external national archives and records administration. National film archive of japan tracing the czech cinema at the year of czech culture 2017. Pavel ircing phd described the ongoing development of the automated speech recognition search tool for large data sets of oral histories, mgr.
Since many archives have temporarily suspended or reduced their operations, the national film preservation foundation will push forward the registration deadline for its federally funded grant program. Oct, 2016 the czech national film archive nfa takes care of film heritage, including digital restoration. The nfa is one of the ten oldest and largest film archives in the world. The archive in opava, for example, forbids the copying of any documents in its care. Programmed in collaboration with the czech national film archive nfa, this program looks at the wide range of that prewar achievement, including pioneering modernist works like premysl prazskys battalion, karl antons tonka of the gallows, carl junghanss such is life and vladislav vancuras on the sunny side. Batalion 1927 czech silent cinema was therefore inextricably linked to nationbuilding and the creation of a budding national culture, affording historians a unique model of these interrelated cultural phenomena.
Fne asked phdr michal bregant, the director of the czech national film archives about the recent reorganisation of the nfa and the new and more important role it will be taking on. Janus films to bring 30 classic czech films to the states by ryan gallagher last week we learned, via the national film archive czech republic that janus films and the criterion collection had just signed a new deal with plans to bring 30 classic czech films to the us. Ambassador richard graber handed over unique documentary film shots from the liberation of the czech lands in 1945 to the czech national film archive director vladimir opela friday, on the. Czech film archive discovers melies films, long believed to.
Film prints provided by national film archive and anthology film archive. The national film archive is an accredited specialized archive and its mission is to collect, protect, scientifically process and use audiovisual archival materials documenting the national film production, development of film art, the life of the czech nation and major world events. The main research room and library are located in a new archives site in prague 4 chodovec. Collections relating to the second world war and the holocaust can be found not only in the abovementioned state archives, but also in the archive of military history, the national film archive, the archive of the academy of sciences of the czech republic and the institute for the study of totalitarian regimes which holds the archives of the former communist security services and extensive. The archive is honored to present this series of highlights from menzels nearly 60year career, including a number of recent restorations from the czech national film archive. Czech film production has always been small but consistent.
The international federation of film archives comprises more than 150 institutions in over 77 countries and the association of european film archives and cinematheques is an affiliation of 44 european national and regional film archives founded in 1991. The national film and sound archive of australia acknowledges australias aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their elders both past and present. Joining with the central office of information coi to celebrate their 60th anniversary, we have featured a selection of some of the most memorable and influential coi public information films covering fascinating events from british postwar history. The material consisting of six hours of 35mm blackandwhite film and 80 hours of audio is now with the czech national film archive, which is asking the government for an estimated 12m. I love how you can sign in and then print out a page if you need. Czech film archive receives unique shots from 1945. A map of the regions and a list of the districts served by each regional archive can be found below. Michal bregant, director of the czech national film. Marketa lazarova was voted the alltime best czech movie in a prestigious 1998 poll of czech film critics and publicists. Drawn from the anthology film archive in new york and the national film archive in prague, this series examines modernism in czech films from the silent to the postwar era. Presented from new hd materials, second run presents a special bluray edition of one of its most enduringly popular titles juraj herzs the cremator. Apr 08, 2018 the material consisting of six hours of 35mm blackandwhite film and 80 hours of audio is now with the czech national film archive, which is asking the government for an estimated 12m. Nfa is a film archive located in prague, czech republic. Many of these videos are available for free download.
Copying services vary widely between regional archives. Historical footage of zakarpattia from the czech national. All films from the czech republic, written and directed by jiri menzel and presented in czech with english subtitles, except where noted. Reading czech intertitles thus became an act of cultural liberation. Aug 04, 2017 last year, the czech national film archive released a dvd of batalion with english subtitles and a score by krystof maratka.
The czech national film archive, founded in 1943, ranks among the ten oldest film archives in the world and, thanks to its large collection of assorted film materials, one of the biggest as well. National archives announces the publication of an interdisciplinary monograph presenting cartographic documents of the national archives, moravian provincial archives in brno and provincial archives in opava. Sixth annual malach centre conference showcases visual. Based on a tome by the czech sir walter scott alois jirasek and the medieval chronicle of cosmas, it illustrates seven fabled historical.
For the first time on the national archives website and bfi media player you can view public information films from 19452006. Reconsidering russia and the former soviet union leave a reply cancel reply. The film features a magician that divides himself into two. Motion picture films and sound and video recordings external national anthropological archiveshuman studies film archive external. The complete jiri trnka with programmers florence almozini and irena kovarova below or on itunes. Historical footage of zakarpattia from the czech national film archive.
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