Filmarchiv Austria - Collections

Collections

The collections of the Filmarchiv Austria comprehensively document Austrian cultural and social history. The oldest titles preserved are the sequences of Vienna taken by the Lumière Brothers in 1896. The oldest preserved native Austrian film is the documentary Der Kaiserbesuch in Braunau/Inn ("Visit of the Kaiser to Braunau am Inn") from 1903, shot by Johann Bläser, proprietor of a travelling film show, while the earliest extant Austrian feature films are the erotic productions of Saturn-Film from 1906 onwards.

Some of the more important collections include:

• the Goldstaub collection: a highly significant collection from the early days of the Austrian cinema, with extensive documentary footage from the time of the monarchy;
• the Reinthaler collection: Austria's largest cinematic collection from the years 1910-20;
• the Köfinger collection: tourism films from the period of silent film;
• a number of collections of cine-newsreels from the 1930s;
• the archive of the major newsreel producer Austria Wochenschau, acquired in 1997