Activities
The growth of the Film Archive's collection depends primarily on voluntary deposits by filmmakers, collectors and the public. The collection is stored in a secure, climate controlled vault and conservation is undertaken where necessary. Most of the collection can be viewed via VHS or DVD at the libraries in Wellington and Auckland. A school disk loan library was initiated in 2006, to support screening programmes in the school curriculum.
Regular screenings of New Zealand films are held in the cinema, which is also available to community groups for screenings and events. As well as film and video, its exhibition programme showcases the work of contemporary artists and emerging filmmakers using video and computer technology, such as the online performance platform UpStage. The Archive recently established a partnership with Illusions, New Zealand's moving image and performing arts criticism magazine, to create the magazine's web site.
In 2010, a collection of 75 previously thought to be lost films, were discovered in the archive.
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