FIAT/IFTA CALENDAR

The call for applications for the FIAT/IFTA Travel Grant to attend the FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2026 in São Paulo is now open.

The Media Studies Commission and the Entangled Media Histories have opened a call for papers for a two-day international symposium at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision on 19-20 November 2026.

The VUC is hosting an expert-led online roundtable about the ethical issues related to archival content and the professional responsibilities of republishing, focusing on harmful heritage, vulnerability and visibility, and curation vs. censorship.

The Preservation & Migration Seminar 2026 will take place on June 4-5 in Dublin, Ireland, co-hosted by RTÉ and the Digital Repository of Ireland.

The FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2026 will be hosted by Cinemateca Brasileira from October 6-9 in São Paulo, Brazil.

The VUC has launched a new project focusing on ethical issues related to archival content, both in connection with republication online and in relation to metadata containing terms that are now considered harmful or inappropriate.

The FIAT/IFTA World Conference welcomes contributions from broadcasters, film and sound archives, community initiatives, research environments and hybrid institutions from Ibero-America and beyond.

The FIAT/IFTA Archive Achievement Awards are designed to honour outstanding archival initiatives and projects that have significantly improved the ways in which the archives are preserved, managed and used.

The Preservation & Migration Seminar 2026 will take place on June 4-5 in Dublin, Ireland, co-hosted by RTÉ and the Digital Repository of Ireland.

The Media Studies Grant aims to promote archive-based research and ensure the valorization of scientific knowledge for archival practice.