[PDF Version Released] "National Film Archives Directory 2025" Features Information on 110 Film Archival Facilities Nationwide
The National Film Archive has publicly released the PDF version of the "National Film Archives Directory 2025," created as part of the "FY2025 Archival Hub Formation Model Project." This directory includes information on 110 film archival facilities nationwide. It is compiled every five years based on surveys of film archives across the country, with this edition jointly edited by the National Film Archive and VIPO.
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The National Film Archive has publicly released the PDF version of the "National Film Archives Directory 2025," created as part of the "FY2025 Archival Hub Formation Model Project." This PDF version includes information on 110 film archival facilities that have granted permission for publication.
The "National Film Archives Directory" is a booklet that the National Film Archive has been creating every five years since 2010, based on a survey of film archival institutions nationwide. Following the 2020 edition, this version was jointly edited by the National Film Archive and VIPO as part of the "Archival Hub Formation Model Project."
◆ "National Film Archives Directory 2025" (PDF Version) Overview
・Featured Institutions: Archives, museums, art museums, libraries, universities, etc., that house film materials nationwide.
・Number of Institutions: 110 institutions. *Due to circumstances of some institutions, the number of listed institutions may differ from the print version.
・Featured Information: Overview of the holding facilities and their collections (paper materials related to production, promotion, and exhibition, film-related books and magazines, other equipment, etc.).
"Archival Hub Formation Model Project"
This project aims to prevent the dispersion and loss of valuable historical and cultural materials in Japan. It conducts research on desirable mechanisms for the preservation and utilization of materials for archive construction. To form a core hub for non-film related archives, it promotes networking in this field, thereby facilitating the construction, operation, and joint use of archives across the entire sector.
【Contact】
Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO), a specified non-profit organization
Archival Hub Formation Model Project Secretariat
E-mail: nonfilm.archive@vipo.or.jp
The "National Film Archives Directory" is a booklet that the National Film Archive has been creating every five years since 2010, based on a survey of film archival institutions nationwide. Following the 2020 edition, this version was jointly edited by the National Film Archive and VIPO as part of the "Archival Hub Formation Model Project."
◆ "National Film Archives Directory 2025" (PDF Version) Overview
・Featured Institutions: Archives, museums, art museums, libraries, universities, etc., that house film materials nationwide.
・Number of Institutions: 110 institutions. *Due to circumstances of some institutions, the number of listed institutions may differ from the print version.
・Featured Information: Overview of the holding facilities and their collections (paper materials related to production, promotion, and exhibition, film-related books and magazines, other equipment, etc.).
"Archival Hub Formation Model Project"
This project aims to prevent the dispersion and loss of valuable historical and cultural materials in Japan. It conducts research on desirable mechanisms for the preservation and utilization of materials for archive construction. To form a core hub for non-film related archives, it promotes networking in this field, thereby facilitating the construction, operation, and joint use of archives across the entire sector.
【Contact】
Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO), a specified non-profit organization
Archival Hub Formation Model Project Secretariat
E-mail: nonfilm.archive@vipo.or.jp