CNC (Centre National de la Cinématographie)
The Direction du patrimoine cinématographique of the Centre national de la Cinématographie (CNC) is in charge of all matters and institutions in the field of film heritage in France.The Archives françaises du film of the CNC was created in 1969 on the initiative of André Malraux, then Minister of Cultural Affairs. The main responsability of the Archives is to preserve deposited films or films acquired by CNC. Today the film conservation stores extend on two sites Bois d'Arcy and Saint-Cyr, 3 km away. In 1977, a legal deposit system was implemented by law and thus all new french films (longs and shorts, feature and documentaries) were automatically deposited and preserved. In 1991, a 15 years plan was presented by the CNC to the Minister of Culture and received the approval of the Ministers' Counsel. The first objective of the plan was to fasten the transfer of nitrate films onto the new safety film base in polyester. The second objective is to inventory this collection to make it accessible to the public. In the past fifteen years, 15, 000 titles, including feature films and short films, have been treated. The new objective is to better publicize the collections and enhance their cultural access within the appropriate legal framework. Today, the Archives françaises du film manage a collection of 100,000 titles, comprising 30,000 feature-length (50% of which are French), 20,000 short films (of which 75% are French), and 50,000 documentaries (of which 90% are French).