The Film Archive is a Public Utility Foundation. It is a bicultural institution subsidised by Belgian Science Policy and geared to suit both communities. The Film Archive also enjoys permanent support from the National Lottery and the City of Brussels.
The purpose of the Film Archive is to establish and maintain a collection of films of permanent aesthetic, technical and historical interest. To gather as much documentation as possible relating to the cinematographic art and to ensure, for the sake of aesthetic and scientific interest, the consultation of these films and documents.
These documents are a working tool for researchers, historians, film clubs and students, journalists and more generally anyone performing a research of scientific, historical or aesthetic interest.
Each year, the Belgian Science Policy gives funding representing the intervention of Belgium to various education related institutions - public or private, Belgian or foreign.
Given the nature and the national or international missions of these institutions, the subsidies or credits continue to be borne by the federal budget.
