Fondazione Cineteca Italiana

Fondazione Cineteca Italiana (Milan Italy) was established in Milan in 1947 by directors Luigi Comencini and Alberto Lattuada. Member of FIAF since 1948 it develops its activities in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Regione Lombardia, Città Metropolitana, Comune di Milano, Comune di Paderno Dugnano, SIAE, Epson, ECFA, Europa Cinemas, University of Milano Bicocca, Parco Nord Milano, Fondazione Mondadori, AEM Milano. Among the 25.000 titles of worldwide films dating since 1895, the Film Archive also preserves a selection of Italian animation. The heritage of Cineteca also boasts about 300 antique cinema devices. Cineteca stores a photo collection of 100.000 pictures, original screenplays, books and magazines and 15.000 affiches. In 2011 Cineteca created two interactive sections for the Museum: MIC-Interactive Film Museum, and the Augmented Reality Film Archive, two permanent exhibitions in which archive, Film Literacy, crossmedia and audience engagement are integrated. Cineteca’s theatres, Spazio Oberdan, Area Metropolis and MIC Theatre, offer around 2,000 screenings and host around 130.000 spectators a year. Cineteca also provides a wide range of educational activities. These are some of the activities provided in 2015: MIC and Augmented Reality Film Archive guided tours with 967 admissions, 65 screenings for schools for a whole of 7.500 spectators with didactical material provision and Q&A, 42 workshops and masterclasses with professionals with 1.067 admissions. Cineteca also organizes Piccolo Grande Cinema Festival, the Festival for schools and families. In 2015 more than 5,000 people were admitted and in 2016 the 9th edition will take place.