Trade and the use of the NFA collections
PhDr. Jitka Kohoutová
Mgr. Iwona Lyko
Contact:
Národní filmový archiv
Malešická 14, Praha 3, CZ 130 00
T: +420 222 592 474 (přímý/ direct)
T: +420 271 770 509, l. 127
fax: +420 271 770 501
Part of the NFA collections is determined for trade use, thus use beyond common archival materials handling. Their range is defined legislatively, the materials in question are traded exclusively by NFA, based on the set property right or as the case may be the title to original carriers. NFA has rights to the Czech films made till the end of 1964.
The NFA trade department ensures contractually and organizationally the provision of NFA materials to the interested persons from the ranks of the specialized, professional and laic general public. The range of applicants is very wide and various, starting with national and regional televisions and DVD carriers publishers, going on to film productions, professional and amateur documentarists, state institutions, towns and communities (municipalities), representative offices, museums, theatres, universities and schools, civic associations, film festivals and cine-meetings up to private applicants and many other commercial and public subjects; that all both from the Czech Republic and the whole world.
Though the orders being processed in NFA differ a lot as far as content is concerned, the following categories may be set approximately:
- Providing film material and the license for professional use at the production of compilation films (documents, featured films, student films) and their dissemination;
- Providing whole films and the license for use to television broadcast operators and publishers of DVD carriers;
- Providing film material and the license for use for presentations within exhibitions, permanent exhibitions, educational events, events for general public etc.;
- Providing film material and the license for use within commercial presentations and various commercial use;
- Providing film material for study purposes;
- Hiring of film copes for one-time projections within film festivals and cine-meetings;
- Providing an approval for public projection of whole films from the DVD or VHS carriers issued for the home video purpose;
- Providing contemporary documentation materials (in particular photographs or film posters) and the license for their presentation within exhibitions and similar events, in book publications and press or licenses for other commercial use.
If you are interested in use of the materials from the NFA collections please get acquainted with important information and organizational procedure at the processing of orders in NFA RIGHT HERE.