Interview between Nela Klajbanová (PAF) and Sylva Poláková (NFA)

In 2020, Národní filmový archiv launched the Videoarchive project, which responds to the lack of methodological procedures for the long-term care of the moving image. The aim of the project is to create a long-term sustainable strategy for the preservation and accessibility of audiovisual works outside the context of cinema. There are a number of institutions in the Czech Republic that include these works in their collections, but lack sufficient infrastructure and tools to ensure their long-term preservation, as is the case with other media. The issue of the preservation of moving image has long been the subject of much debate in this country. With its research project, Národní filmový archiv envisions collaborating with art collecting institutions and implementing the methods and practices into their collections. Curator Nela Klajbanová interviewed the project's researcher Sylva Poláková. (Artalk.cz, published 22 November 2021) – you can read the interview on this link (CZ).