Two Projection Workshops Coming Soon

  • May 9, 2026
FIAF and the Association of European Cinematheques join forces again to offer two projection workshops at ACE member cinematheques this Spring. The Swedish Film Institute is organizing a 4-day projection workshop intended to strengthen the capability to project photochemical film in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) and Estonia. Fifteen projectionists hailing from a variety of independent venues, festivals, museums and cinematheques have confirmed their participation at this event, which will take place at the end of May at the beautiful Film House/Filmhuset in Stockholm. This venue, which is home to the Swedish Film Institute, is equipped with a Philips DP70 for 35mm and 70mm film, a Kinoton FP-38E for 35mm and 16mm film, as well as a Kinoton FP18 for 16mm film. An online distance learning program, which will precede the workshop, will provide a ...
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Ongoing 16mm Enchantment at The New-York Public Library

  • April 17, 2026
An interview with Elena Rossi-Snook, the film archivist who takes care of the 16mm collection at the New York Public L...
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The Cinemateca Portuguesa honors projectionists

  • December 30, 2025
Playing on the meaning of the Latin word ‘focus’ referring to ‘fire’, filmmaker Jean-Marie Straub used to say that when fi...
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filmprojection21.org was launched in 2016 in conjunction with the release of the Charter of Cinematographic Projection in the 21st Century, which was quickly signed by numerous film festivals, archives, venues, filmmakers, programmers, etc., that care about photochemical film projection. By signing the charter, these organizations and individuals made a commitment to prioritize showing film on film whenever a print was available and to duly announce the material nature of what they were showing in their programs.

In 2016, the conversion of commercial cinema chains to digital projection was still recent in most parts of the world, and the experience of film projection, though clearly endangered, was still relatively common. Time has passed, and ten-odd years later, photochemical film projection is in a more critical situation, while also becoming more valued as its rarity appeals to new audiences. READ THE EDITORIAL