The Filmoteca Española () is an official institution of the
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. Its objective is to restore, investigate and conserve the film heritage of Spain and its diffusion. It is part of the
Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts.
Sites
Its cinema where films are daily shown is
Cine Doré (filmed by
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are distinguished by Melodrama (film genre), melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular c ...
in ''
Hable con ella''), in Santa Isabel Street, Madrid, designed by architect Críspulo Moro Cabeza and built in 1923. It was restored from 1982 to 1990. The archive, offices, library and exhibition halls are set in a restored palace on Magdalena St nº 10 in
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
.
Filmoteca has two other venues, the CCR (Conservation and Restoration Center) in
Pozuelo de Alarcón
Pozuelo de Alarcón () is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Bordering the Moncloa-Aravaca district of Madrid proper to its west, Pozuelo de Alarcón is surrounded by large Mediterranean pine-tree forests: the Casa de Campo, the M ...
, on the outskirts of Madrid and the administrative headquarters in the Palacio de Perales in the center of the city of Madrid.
Direction
At present the director of Filmoteca is
Valeria Camporesi, Spanish-Italian film historian, professor and researcher.
[ "The Italian historian Valeria Camporesi, new director of the Filmoteca Española". El País. December 16, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2023.]
Film collection
The total of existing titles in the archives of the Filmoteca Española currently amounts to approximately 36,000. In addition to approximately another 12,000 pre-cataloged titles.
Of the 36,000 titles already cataloged, approximately 21,000 are of Spanish production, and the rest are foreigners.
In total 205,000 materials, both in photochemical support (about 600,000 containers) and in electronic support.
70,500 rolls of film belonging to audiovisual documents of the NO-DO archive are also stored in its vaults.
See also
*
Cinema of Spain
The art of motion-picture making within Spain or by Spanish filmmakers abroad is collectively known as Spanish Cinema.
Only a small portion of box office sales in Spain are generated by domestic films. The different Spanish governments have t ...
*
List of film archives
References
External links
Filmoteca española
Film archives in Spain
Film organisations in Spain
FIAF-affiliated institutions
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