FIAT/IFTA
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The global association of media archives
🌎 Oct 6-9 | World Conference (São Paulo, Brazil)
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🌎 Oct 6-9 | World Conference (São Paulo, Brazil)
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📣 The Call for Proposals for the FIAT/IFTA Media Studies Grant 2026 is now open.
📅 Deadline to apply: March 15, 2026
📩 Applications & questions: [email protected]
Read the full call through the link below.
📅 Deadline to apply: March 15, 2026
📩 Applications & questions: [email protected]
Read the full call through the link below.
Media Studies Grant 2026 - Call for Proposals
The Media Studies Commission is launching a research grant to understand audiovisual archives in the context of current societal challenges.
fiatifta.org
February 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
📣 The Call for Proposals for the FIAT/IFTA Media Studies Grant 2026 is now open.
📅 Deadline to apply: March 15, 2026
📩 Applications & questions: [email protected]
Read the full call through the link below.
📅 Deadline to apply: March 15, 2026
📩 Applications & questions: [email protected]
Read the full call through the link below.
📺 How do you make a large TV archive accessible when rights are unclear, and no formal policy exists?
This new #ArchivalReads case study looks at how #CCMA is addressing #copyright and #riskmanagement within its archive as it moves toward a more digital-focused strategy.
🔗 Read the article here.
This new #ArchivalReads case study looks at how #CCMA is addressing #copyright and #riskmanagement within its archive as it moves toward a more digital-focused strategy.
🔗 Read the article here.
#ArchivalReads - Right and Risks Case Studies
Read the #ArchivalReads article by the team at CCMA's approach to managing copyright and risk in Catalonia’s largest audiovisual archives.
fiatifta.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:41 AM
📺 How do you make a large TV archive accessible when rights are unclear, and no formal policy exists?
This new #ArchivalReads case study looks at how #CCMA is addressing #copyright and #riskmanagement within its archive as it moves toward a more digital-focused strategy.
🔗 Read the article here.
This new #ArchivalReads case study looks at how #CCMA is addressing #copyright and #riskmanagement within its archive as it moves toward a more digital-focused strategy.
🔗 Read the article here.
📊 Following the roundtable on Commercial Value of Archives, we've launch a short survey to continue the conversation.
We invite archive and audiovisual professionals to share their insights on how audiovisual archives are perceived, managed, and monetised today.
🔗 Take the survey now!
We invite archive and audiovisual professionals to share their insights on how audiovisual archives are perceived, managed, and monetised today.
🔗 Take the survey now!
Financial and Commercial Use of Video Archives
This survey is intended as a follow-up to the online experts roundtable Money's Too Tight: Commercial Value of Archives, held in October 2025 and organized by FIAT/IFTA's Value, Use and Copyright Comm...
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January 28, 2026 at 10:06 AM
📊 Following the roundtable on Commercial Value of Archives, we've launch a short survey to continue the conversation.
We invite archive and audiovisual professionals to share their insights on how audiovisual archives are perceived, managed, and monetised today.
🔗 Take the survey now!
We invite archive and audiovisual professionals to share their insights on how audiovisual archives are perceived, managed, and monetised today.
🔗 Take the survey now!
On October 2025, FIAT/IFTA’s VUC Commission hosted an online roundtable titled "Money’s Too Tight: Commercial Value of Archives".
We have now published on our website an in-depth summary of the discussion, along with the answered questions submitted by participants.
🔗 Read more on our website.
We have now published on our website an in-depth summary of the discussion, along with the answered questions submitted by participants.
🔗 Read more on our website.
Commercial Value of Archives – Experts Discussion
An open virtual discussion about the methodologies, data and strategies audiovisual archives have to demonstrate their financial value.
fiatifta.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
On October 2025, FIAT/IFTA’s VUC Commission hosted an online roundtable titled "Money’s Too Tight: Commercial Value of Archives".
We have now published on our website an in-depth summary of the discussion, along with the answered questions submitted by participants.
🔗 Read more on our website.
We have now published on our website an in-depth summary of the discussion, along with the answered questions submitted by participants.
🔗 Read more on our website.
FIAT/IFTA welcomes Louise Broch as the new chair of the Value, Use and Copyright Commission (VUC).
🔗 Read the full article here: fiatifta.org/vuc-welcomes...
🔗 Read the full article here: fiatifta.org/vuc-welcomes...
FIAT/IFTA - VUC Welcomes New Chair
FIAT/IFTA announces Louise Broch as new Chair of the Value, Use and Copyright Commission and thanks Dale Grayson for his commitment.
fiatifta.org
January 19, 2026 at 10:41 AM
FIAT/IFTA welcomes Louise Broch as the new chair of the Value, Use and Copyright Commission (VUC).
🔗 Read the full article here: fiatifta.org/vuc-welcomes...
🔗 Read the full article here: fiatifta.org/vuc-welcomes...
📘 The latest issue of VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture is out: "With and Against the Grain: Creative Dialogues with Broadcast Archives"
🔗 Read more about the full issue: fiatifta.org/creative-dia...
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🔗 Read more about the full issue: fiatifta.org/creative-dia...
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Creative Dialogues with Broadcast Archives - VIEW Journal
This special issue foregrounds creative forms of television history writing and is edited by members of the FIAT/IFTA Media Studies Commission.
fiatifta.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
📘 The latest issue of VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture is out: "With and Against the Grain: Creative Dialogues with Broadcast Archives"
🔗 Read more about the full issue: fiatifta.org/creative-dia...
@beeldengeluid.bsky.social
🔗 Read more about the full issue: fiatifta.org/creative-dia...
@beeldengeluid.bsky.social
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What lies ahead for PSM in 2026?
To mark a new year, we have assembled a global cohort of experts to consider what this year could bring for the PSM landscape.
With insights from @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social , @fiatifta.bsky.social ; @npr.org and more.
www.publicmediaalliance.org/psm-predicti...
To mark a new year, we have assembled a global cohort of experts to consider what this year could bring for the PSM landscape.
With insights from @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social , @fiatifta.bsky.social ; @npr.org and more.
www.publicmediaalliance.org/psm-predicti...
PSM Predictions 2026 - Public Media Alliance
Leading public media workers, executives, and thinkers offer their insights into how they think 2026 will shape public service media (PSM).
www.publicmediaalliance.org
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
What lies ahead for PSM in 2026?
To mark a new year, we have assembled a global cohort of experts to consider what this year could bring for the PSM landscape.
With insights from @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social , @fiatifta.bsky.social ; @npr.org and more.
www.publicmediaalliance.org/psm-predicti...
To mark a new year, we have assembled a global cohort of experts to consider what this year could bring for the PSM landscape.
With insights from @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social , @fiatifta.bsky.social ; @npr.org and more.
www.publicmediaalliance.org/psm-predicti...
FIAT/IFTA PMC, with RTÉ & the Digital Repository of Ireland, invites submissions for the first on-site PMC Seminar at the Royal Irish Academy (Dublin), June 2026.
Topics: preservation, migration & digital preservation of media content.
#CallForProposals #DigitalPreservation #MediaArchives #PMC2026
Topics: preservation, migration & digital preservation of media content.
#CallForProposals #DigitalPreservation #MediaArchives #PMC2026
PMC Seminar 2026 - Call for Proposals
The call for proposals for the FIAT/IFTA Preservation & Migration Seminar 2026 in Dublin, Ireland is now open.
fiatifta.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM
FIAT/IFTA PMC, with RTÉ & the Digital Repository of Ireland, invites submissions for the first on-site PMC Seminar at the Royal Irish Academy (Dublin), June 2026.
Topics: preservation, migration & digital preservation of media content.
#CallForProposals #DigitalPreservation #MediaArchives #PMC2026
Topics: preservation, migration & digital preservation of media content.
#CallForProposals #DigitalPreservation #MediaArchives #PMC2026
🔭 The #PublicMediaAlliance brings experts to explore the key challenges and opportunities shaping the public service media landscape in 2026.
Among them, FIAT/IFTA President Virginia Bazán-Gil highlights the strategic value of media archives, framing them as “the new digital oil of the AI era.”
Among them, FIAT/IFTA President Virginia Bazán-Gil highlights the strategic value of media archives, framing them as “the new digital oil of the AI era.”
January 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
🔭 The #PublicMediaAlliance brings experts to explore the key challenges and opportunities shaping the public service media landscape in 2026.
Among them, FIAT/IFTA President Virginia Bazán-Gil highlights the strategic value of media archives, framing them as “the new digital oil of the AI era.”
Among them, FIAT/IFTA President Virginia Bazán-Gil highlights the strategic value of media archives, framing them as “the new digital oil of the AI era.”
📢 Save the Date | Preservation & Migration Seminar 2026
🗓 June 4–5, 2026
📍 Dublin, Ireland
The FIAT/IFTA Preservation & Migration Commission, in collaboration with RTE and the Digital Repository of Ireland, is pleased to announce the first on-site edition of the PMC Seminar.
🗓 June 4–5, 2026
📍 Dublin, Ireland
The FIAT/IFTA Preservation & Migration Commission, in collaboration with RTE and the Digital Repository of Ireland, is pleased to announce the first on-site edition of the PMC Seminar.
December 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
📢 Save the Date | Preservation & Migration Seminar 2026
🗓 June 4–5, 2026
📍 Dublin, Ireland
The FIAT/IFTA Preservation & Migration Commission, in collaboration with RTE and the Digital Repository of Ireland, is pleased to announce the first on-site edition of the PMC Seminar.
🗓 June 4–5, 2026
📍 Dublin, Ireland
The FIAT/IFTA Preservation & Migration Commission, in collaboration with RTE and the Digital Repository of Ireland, is pleased to announce the first on-site edition of the PMC Seminar.
🗞️ Last newsletter of 2025!
As we wrap up 2025, we look back on a strong and eventful year for the FIAT/IFTA community, alongside a few final updates. Thank you for joining us throughout the year and for being an essential part of our shared work.
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As we wrap up 2025, we look back on a strong and eventful year for the FIAT/IFTA community, alongside a few final updates. Thank you for joining us throughout the year and for being an essential part of our shared work.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🗞️ Last newsletter of 2025!
As we wrap up 2025, we look back on a strong and eventful year for the FIAT/IFTA community, alongside a few final updates. Thank you for joining us throughout the year and for being an essential part of our shared work.
🔗 mailchi.mp/fiatifta/fia...
As we wrap up 2025, we look back on a strong and eventful year for the FIAT/IFTA community, alongside a few final updates. Thank you for joining us throughout the year and for being an essential part of our shared work.
🔗 mailchi.mp/fiatifta/fia...
🇧🇷 Last September, FIAT/IFTA took part in the seminar “Memory of #IndigenousPeoples” at the #CinematecaBrasileira, contributing to an important international dialogue on the preservation and access to Indigenous audiovisual heritage.
December 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🇧🇷 Last September, FIAT/IFTA took part in the seminar “Memory of #IndigenousPeoples” at the #CinematecaBrasileira, contributing to an important international dialogue on the preservation and access to Indigenous audiovisual heritage.
💡 The #FIATIFTA2025 Expert Roundtables Reports are now available online!
👉 Read the full reports here: fiatifta.org/expert-round...
👉 Read the full reports here: fiatifta.org/expert-round...
December 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
💡 The #FIATIFTA2025 Expert Roundtables Reports are now available online!
👉 Read the full reports here: fiatifta.org/expert-round...
👉 Read the full reports here: fiatifta.org/expert-round...
📣 Call for Contributions: iPRES 2026 in Copenhagen!
Submissions are now open for iPRES 2026, the 22nd International Conference on #DigitalPreservation, taking place 21–25 September 2026 in Copenhagen and online.
Submissions are now open for iPRES 2026, the 22nd International Conference on #DigitalPreservation, taking place 21–25 September 2026 in Copenhagen and online.
iPRES 2026 – The 22nd International Conference on Digital Preservation in Copenhagen, Denmark
iPRES 2026 - The 22nd International Conference on Digital Preservation in Copenhagen, Denmark
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December 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
📣 Call for Contributions: iPRES 2026 in Copenhagen!
Submissions are now open for iPRES 2026, the 22nd International Conference on #DigitalPreservation, taking place 21–25 September 2026 in Copenhagen and online.
Submissions are now open for iPRES 2026, the 22nd International Conference on #DigitalPreservation, taking place 21–25 September 2026 in Copenhagen and online.
Welcome to the FIAT/IFTA community, RTSH Radio Televizioni Shqiptar! 🇦🇱
December 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Welcome to the FIAT/IFTA community, RTSH Radio Televizioni Shqiptar! 🇦🇱
📊 Have you shared your input in the FIAT/IFTA Membership Survey?
If you haven’t filled it out yet, please do! The survey is open to both members and non-members.
#membershipsurvey #fiatifta #audiovisual #archives #archiving #audiovisualarchives #mediaarchives #archivist #filmarchives
If you haven’t filled it out yet, please do! The survey is open to both members and non-members.
#membershipsurvey #fiatifta #audiovisual #archives #archiving #audiovisualarchives #mediaarchives #archivist #filmarchives
FIAT/IFTA Membership Survey
FIAT/IFTA is working on updating its membership strategy in order to strengthen the network, welcome new members from more diverse geographical areas, increase transparency and make its members’ initi...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📊 Have you shared your input in the FIAT/IFTA Membership Survey?
If you haven’t filled it out yet, please do! The survey is open to both members and non-members.
#membershipsurvey #fiatifta #audiovisual #archives #archiving #audiovisualarchives #mediaarchives #archivist #filmarchives
If you haven’t filled it out yet, please do! The survey is open to both members and non-members.
#membershipsurvey #fiatifta #audiovisual #archives #archiving #audiovisualarchives #mediaarchives #archivist #filmarchives
We're happy to announce that FIAT/IFTA's Media Studies Commission (MSC) has gained three new members in 2025 🌟
🔹 Sarah Alrajhi
🔹 Daniela Pinheiro
🔹 Anna Caccia
📚 The MSC focuses on archival expertise and specialized academic knowledge in the field of media history and archive-driven research.
🔹 Sarah Alrajhi
🔹 Daniela Pinheiro
🔹 Anna Caccia
📚 The MSC focuses on archival expertise and specialized academic knowledge in the field of media history and archive-driven research.
December 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
We're happy to announce that FIAT/IFTA's Media Studies Commission (MSC) has gained three new members in 2025 🌟
🔹 Sarah Alrajhi
🔹 Daniela Pinheiro
🔹 Anna Caccia
📚 The MSC focuses on archival expertise and specialized academic knowledge in the field of media history and archive-driven research.
🔹 Sarah Alrajhi
🔹 Daniela Pinheiro
🔹 Anna Caccia
📚 The MSC focuses on archival expertise and specialized academic knowledge in the field of media history and archive-driven research.
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Really insightful week @ina-officiel.bsky.social for FRAME advanced training, organised with @fiatifta.bsky.social
Will try to summarize the training next week in the replies. #archives #digitalpreservation #avarchives
Will try to summarize the training next week in the replies. #archives #digitalpreservation #avarchives
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Really insightful week @ina-officiel.bsky.social for FRAME advanced training, organised with @fiatifta.bsky.social
Will try to summarize the training next week in the replies. #archives #digitalpreservation #avarchives
Will try to summarize the training next week in the replies. #archives #digitalpreservation #avarchives
📊 Have you shared your input in the FIAT/IFTA Membership Survey?
The survey is open to both members and non-members, and your input will directly help shape our membership strategy.
#audiovisual #archives #archiving #audiovisualarchives #mediaarchives #archivist #filmarchives
The survey is open to both members and non-members, and your input will directly help shape our membership strategy.
#audiovisual #archives #archiving #audiovisualarchives #mediaarchives #archivist #filmarchives
FIAT/IFTA Membership Survey
FIAT/IFTA is working on updating its membership strategy in order to strengthen the network, welcome new members from more diverse geographical areas, increase transparency and make its members’ initi...
forms.gle
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
📊 Have you shared your input in the FIAT/IFTA Membership Survey?
The survey is open to both members and non-members, and your input will directly help shape our membership strategy.
#audiovisual #archives #archiving #audiovisualarchives #mediaarchives #archivist #filmarchives
The survey is open to both members and non-members, and your input will directly help shape our membership strategy.
#audiovisual #archives #archiving #audiovisualarchives #mediaarchives #archivist #filmarchives
🎞️ FIAT/IFTA #SaveYourArchive: Supporting Suspilne Ukraine’s Film Digitisation Project
At this year’s FIAT/IFTA World Conference in Rome, we revisited one of the most urgent preservation initiatives in our network: safeguarding the endangered film archives of Suspilne Ukraine.
At this year’s FIAT/IFTA World Conference in Rome, we revisited one of the most urgent preservation initiatives in our network: safeguarding the endangered film archives of Suspilne Ukraine.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🎞️ FIAT/IFTA #SaveYourArchive: Supporting Suspilne Ukraine’s Film Digitisation Project
At this year’s FIAT/IFTA World Conference in Rome, we revisited one of the most urgent preservation initiatives in our network: safeguarding the endangered film archives of Suspilne Ukraine.
At this year’s FIAT/IFTA World Conference in Rome, we revisited one of the most urgent preservation initiatives in our network: safeguarding the endangered film archives of Suspilne Ukraine.
🔎 From Workshop Insights to Community Action: Shaping the Future of FIAT/IFTA Together
On the pre-conference day in Rome, we gathered with an amazing group to explore how our network communicates, collaborates, and grows. We uncovered what our community values most, and where it hopes to go next.
On the pre-conference day in Rome, we gathered with an amazing group to explore how our network communicates, collaborates, and grows. We uncovered what our community values most, and where it hopes to go next.
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🔎 From Workshop Insights to Community Action: Shaping the Future of FIAT/IFTA Together
On the pre-conference day in Rome, we gathered with an amazing group to explore how our network communicates, collaborates, and grows. We uncovered what our community values most, and where it hopes to go next.
On the pre-conference day in Rome, we gathered with an amazing group to explore how our network communicates, collaborates, and grows. We uncovered what our community values most, and where it hopes to go next.
Your input matters! 💬
If you attended the #FIATIFTA2025 World Conference, we’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, what worked for you, what didn’t, and what you’d like to see next time, here: forms.gle/1gh1wfyDgdmZ...
If you attended the #FIATIFTA2025 World Conference, we’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, what worked for you, what didn’t, and what you’d like to see next time, here: forms.gle/1gh1wfyDgdmZ...
FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2025 – Satisfaction Survey
Thank you for participating in the FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2025!
Your feedback helps us improve future editions. This survey takes less than 5 minutes.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Your input matters! 💬
If you attended the #FIATIFTA2025 World Conference, we’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, what worked for you, what didn’t, and what you’d like to see next time, here: forms.gle/1gh1wfyDgdmZ...
If you attended the #FIATIFTA2025 World Conference, we’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts, what worked for you, what didn’t, and what you’d like to see next time, here: forms.gle/1gh1wfyDgdmZ...
📢 The posters presented at the FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2025 are now available!
📄 Access the PDF posters through the link: fiatifta.org/poster-sessi...
📄 Access the PDF posters through the link: fiatifta.org/poster-sessi...
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢 The posters presented at the FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2025 are now available!
📄 Access the PDF posters through the link: fiatifta.org/poster-sessi...
📄 Access the PDF posters through the link: fiatifta.org/poster-sessi...
The best photos from the #FIATIFTA2025 World Conference are now available!
📸 Browse and download your favourites through the link below.
🗓️ You can view and download until November 23.
Huge thanks to Moris Puccio for capturing these wonderful moments that made this year’s conference so memorable.
📸 Browse and download your favourites through the link below.
🗓️ You can view and download until November 23.
Huge thanks to Moris Puccio for capturing these wonderful moments that made this year’s conference so memorable.
Photo Selection - Google Drive
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November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The best photos from the #FIATIFTA2025 World Conference are now available!
📸 Browse and download your favourites through the link below.
🗓️ You can view and download until November 23.
Huge thanks to Moris Puccio for capturing these wonderful moments that made this year’s conference so memorable.
📸 Browse and download your favourites through the link below.
🗓️ You can view and download until November 23.
Huge thanks to Moris Puccio for capturing these wonderful moments that made this year’s conference so memorable.