Slovenský filmový ústav - Slovak Film Institute

In the field of cinematography, Slovenský filmový ústav (Slovak Film Institute) is the only state institution in Slovakia that deals comprehensively with film and cinema as such. It collates, preserves, protects and digitally restores film and other audiovisual works and documentation materials, and makes them available to the public. Slovenský filmový ústav administers the National Film Archive which, under its legal status, is an archive of specific significance. It consists of all, often unique, films made in Slovakia. These collections represent an important part of the Slovak cultural heritage and constitute a national property protected by the state. Slovenský filmový ústav exercises producer rights to Slovak films that were produced by organisations exclusively owned and managed by the state. Slovenský filmový ústav is a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).