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Article: Introducing the Fukuoka City Public Library Film Archive
- Article from:
- Journal of Film Preservation
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Federation Internationale des Archives (FIAF) Dec 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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The Fukuoka City Public Library was inaugurated in June, 1996. The library comprises the Library Division, Archive Division and the Film Archive Division. The Film Archive Division (the Fukuoka City Public Library Film Archive) is involved in film archive activities in its capacity of acquiring, preserving, researching and exhibiting Asian and Japanese films. The Fukuoka City Public Library Film Archive is the only facility in Japan dedicated to the acquisition and preservation of Asian films.
The reason for the Fukuoka City Public Library Film Archive placing its emphasis on the acquisition of Asian films has much to do with its deep and close ties to the ìFocus on Asia Fukuoka ...