French Cinematheque

French Cinematheque ( French: Cinémathèque Française ) - the world's largest archive of films and any documents related to cinema ; It is located in the Paris district of Bercy and is a private association that exists mainly through state subsidies. In 2005, Cinematheque moved from the Museum of Cinema to Trocadero to a new building on the street. Bercy, house 51 in the XXIIth arrondissement of Paris; the building is equipped with 4 cinemas . President - Costa Gavras (since 2007).

Cinematheque was founded in 1936 by Georges Frangue and Henri Langlois as a non-profit organization, with the aim of restoration and preservation of films and their demonstration to new generations of viewers. Currently, her funds contain more than 40 thousand films, as well as thousands of related materials: scripts , sketches , sets, costumes, equipment, posters , photographs . Cinematheque maintains the status of a private organization, but its budget , which is 16.7 million euros, is financed by the state for three quarters. Cinematheque acquires from 100 to 150 new films annually.