Journal of Film Preservation - FIAF
Journal of Film Preservation - FIAF
Journal of Film Preservation - FIAF
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Toronto<br />
Cinematheque Ontario/The <strong>Film</strong><br />
Reference Library<br />
a Division <strong>of</strong> the Toronto International<br />
<strong>Film</strong> Festival Group<br />
Susan Oxtoby and Sylvia Frank<br />
Cinematheque Ontario/The <strong>Film</strong> Reference Library was voted in as an<br />
Associate <strong>of</strong> <strong>FIAF</strong> at the Congress held in Madrid (April 1999).<br />
Becoming a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>FIAF</strong> has been a goal <strong>of</strong> the organization since its<br />
inception in 1990, when the Toronto International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Group<br />
took over the administration <strong>of</strong> the Ontario <strong>Film</strong> Institute (OFI) and<br />
renamed it Cinematheque Ontario. Cinematheque Ontario/The <strong>Film</strong><br />
Reference Library was born out <strong>of</strong> the OFI. Founded in 1969 by Gerald<br />
Pratley, the OFI developed the tradition <strong>of</strong> a year-round screening<br />
programme and documentation centre mandated to promote the study<br />
and appreciation <strong>of</strong> film culture.<br />
The <strong>Film</strong> Reference Library has grown out <strong>of</strong> the wealth <strong>of</strong> materials<br />
developed at the OFI - a collection partly modelled after the British <strong>Film</strong><br />
Institute. The <strong>Film</strong> Reference Library’s current holding consists <strong>of</strong> 13,000<br />
monographs, 150 current periodical titles, 50,000 film files, 6,000<br />
soundtracks, 12,0000 photographs, 8,000 posters, 120,000 film stills,<br />
5,000 videos, and 1,200 film prints. In recent years, the Library has<br />
acquired a number <strong>of</strong> impressive special collections : the Cinema Canada<br />
collection; the David Cronenberg Collection; and the Atom Egoyan<br />
Collection; and is a leading centre for the study <strong>of</strong> Canadian cinema. In<br />
addition, the Library is the primary centre for documentation relating to<br />
all programming activities <strong>of</strong> the Toronto International <strong>Film</strong> Festival<br />
Group. Open to the public and fully computer automated, The <strong>Film</strong><br />
Reference Library fields requests from cinephiles, students, researchers,<br />
film critics and industry pr<strong>of</strong>essionals.<br />
Cinematheque Ontario presents an ambitious, year-round screening<br />
programme at the Art Gallery <strong>of</strong> Ontario’s 200-seats film theatre. Each<br />
year over 50,000 viewers enjoy a diverse selection <strong>of</strong> more than 350<br />
presentations which showcase classic and contemporary Canadian and<br />
international cinema. Programmes concentrate on directors’ retrospectives,<br />
national and regional cinema spotlights, thematically-curated<br />
series and special events. Cinematheque Ontario’s programmers secure<br />
new and rare archival prints so that audiences can see the great works <strong>of</strong><br />
world cinema under the best possible conditions. Cinematheque Ontario<br />
publishes a quarterly programme guide which <strong>of</strong>fers a critical and<br />
historical context for the works shown. The programme guide is mailed<br />
to the membership and to over 1,000 industry pr<strong>of</strong>essional in Canada,<br />
the US and overseas.<br />
77 <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Preservation</strong> / 58/59 / 1999<br />
La Cinémathèque d’Ontario<br />
Fondé en 1969 par Gerald Pratley,<br />
l’Ontario <strong>Film</strong> Institute (OFI) a développé<br />
une tradition du programme itinérant et a<br />
créé un centre de documentation. Ces deux<br />
activités ont pour but de promouvoir l’étude<br />
et la diffusion de la culture<br />
cinématographique. Ainsi furent créés la<br />
Cinematheque Ontario et son centre de<br />
documentation et d’archives, la <strong>Film</strong><br />
Reference Library, qui, dès 1990, furent<br />
placés sous la responsabilité administrative<br />
du Toronto International <strong>Film</strong> Festival<br />
Group.<br />
La <strong>Film</strong> Reference Library conserve et gère<br />
les collections constituées par l’OFI, d’après<br />
un modèle inspiré du British <strong>Film</strong> Institute.<br />
Ces fonds comportent aujourd’hui quelques<br />
13.000 monographies, 150 périodiques,<br />
50.000 dossiers de cinéma, 6.000 bandes<br />
sonores, 150 périodiques, 50.000 dossiers de<br />
cinéma, 6.000 bandes sonores, 12.000<br />
photographies, 8.000 posters et près de<br />
1.200 copies de films. Ces dernières années,<br />
la Library a acquis un nombre<br />
impressionnant de collections spéciales : la<br />
collection Cinema Canada, le Fonds Atom<br />
Egoyan, la Collection David Cronenberg,<br />
etc. La Library est également le principal<br />
centre de documentation des activités de<br />
programmation du Toronto <strong>Film</strong> Festival<br />
Group. Ouverte au public, elle répond aux<br />
besoins des cinéphiles, étudiants, chercheurs,<br />
critiques et pr<strong>of</strong>essionnels de l’industrie.