The FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2025 took place on October 28–31 in Rome, Italy, welcoming over 300 attendees — our highest number to date! Under the theme Everything is possible and nothing is true?, the 49th edition marked a new milestone for FIAT/IFTA.

Join us as we look back on the highlights of this remarkable event.

FIAT/IFTA has made available a selection of pictures to view and download.

We’ve also curated a small selection of pictures from the conference for those who couldn’t join us!

Image credits: Moris Puccio

FIAT/IFTA’s three-day conference had over 60 sessions comprised of presentations and panel discussions. The conference also counted with a pre-conference day, with FIAT/IFTA Commission meetings, workshops, and a welcome cocktail.

Our Keynote sessions were given by:

• Kristian Porter, CEO of the Public Media Alliance
• Paolo Benanti, Theologian & Advisor on AI and Technology

After Kristian Porter’s Keynote session, FIAT/IFTA and the Public Media Alliance signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a long-term framework for collaboration, mutual support, and capacity building across the global audiovisual and public media sectors.

You can access the entire programme on the scheduling tool Sched.

The FIAT/IFTA Archive Achievement Awards ceremony occurred on the Thursday, October 30th, evening at the Basilica in Cinecittà. During the event, the FIAT/IFTA community celebrated the achievements of our colleagues.

The 2025 award winners were:

• Excellence in Media Management: “Building the Dutch Podcast Archive” by Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld & Geluid.
• Excellence in Media Preservation: “RAI Newsreels Digitisation – From 16mm Films to High Quality Master Files” by RAI Radio Televisione Italiana.
• Excellence in Unlocking the Value and Potential of Archives: “The Virtual Audiovisual Archive E-KINAS” by Lithuanian Central State Archives.
• Excellence in Archive Production: “Just Listen to Women” by INA.

The Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 was presented to Theo Mäusli, recognising his outstanding contributions to the world of media archiving.

You can learn more about the winners and shortlisted nominees of the 2025 edition of the FIAT/IFTA Archive Achievement Awards here.

During the Closing Session of the FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2025, Virginia Bazán-Gil announced the host and location of next year’s edition, the first to take place outside Europe in three years.

We are proud to share that the FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2026 will be held in São Paulo, Brazil, with the generous support of our host, Cinemateca Brasileira.

More information will be available on the FIAT/IFTA World Conference page at a later date.