How can best the EU support the European film heritage institutions? Mari Sol Pérez Guevara Unit Audiovisual and Media Policies European Commission

Berlinale 2009 Legal Instruments Film Heritage Recommendation (11/2005)Film Heritage Recommendation Member States are recommended to inform the Commission every two years of action taken in response to the Recommendation. 1st implementation report (8/2008)1st implementation report

Berlinale 2009 Legal basis for Community action: EC Treaty Article 151 of the EC Treaty: cultural policy 151.2: Action by the Community shall be aimed at encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, supporting and supplementing their action in the following areas: …. - conservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage of European significance 151.4: The Community shall take cultural aspects into account in its action under other provisions of this Treaty, in particular in order to respect and to promote the diversity of its cultures.

Berlinale 2009 Content: 1.Review of relevant EU initiatives 2.Summary of reports from 26 Member States. Identification of problems and best practices 3.Conclusions Film Heritage Recommendation 1st Implementation Report

Berlinale Review of relevant EU initiatives -EU Cinema Expert Group meetingsEU Cinema Expert Group -Standardisation mandate to CEN on interoperability of film databases -Framework contract on voluntary deposit -Copy-right legislationCopy-right legislation -MEDIA Pilot projects (MIDAS, European Film Treasures, Europe’s Finest)MIDASEuropean Film TreasuresEurope’s Finest -eContentplus Programme « European Film Gateway » European Film Gateway » -Research projects: ED-Cine, PrestoPRIMEED-CinePrestoPRIME -EuropeanaEuropeana -Orphan works

Berlinale Recommendation on Film Heritage / Summary of reports

Berlinale Recommendation on Film Heritage / Conclusions 9 points to consider by Film Heritage institutions: 1.Long-term strategies and annual plans 2.Checking compliance with deposit obligations 3.Voluntary deposit as a complement 4.Interoperability of film databases / making them accesible via the Internet 5.Restoration: partnerships with the commercial sector and other film archives

Berlinale Recommendation on Film Heritage / Conclusions 9 points to consider by Film Heritage institutions: 6. Agreements with right-holders to promote cultural access to film heritage 7.Creation of specialised training at University level 8.Give priority to educational programmes and activities 9.Prepare for the challenges of the digitigal era

Berlinale Recommendation on Film Heritage / Conclusions Challenges of the digital era Collection / acquisition of digital material (distributed in cinemas or via new channels); Storage / conservation of digital material, which could require regular migration to new formats or supports; Applying digital technologies for restoration; Giving access via internet to the collections, and related copyright issues; Integration in

Berlinale 2009 QUESTIONS TO FILM ARCHIVES Feedback on the first implementation report:  What was useful? What can be improved? Second implementation report:  Member States to report by November The Commission is preparing a questionnaire to help Member States to report. How should it be drafted?  How to make of the second implementation report a useful tool for film archives? Format? Content?

Berlinale 2009 KEY ISSUES FOR Follow-up of the Commission Green Paper on Copy-right in the Knowledge economy 2.Participation in European research projects and in MEDIA pilot projects 3.Implementing the European standards on interoperability of film databases 4.Signature of the ACE/FIAFP model contract on voluntary deposit 5.Cinema Expert Group / Subgroup film heritage on 18 June Timely report on the implementation of the Recommendation (11/2009) 7.Participation in the Commission’s study on public domain (

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