TRANSARCHIVES led to:
1. the writing of three articles in three different languages: English, French and Spanish.
a. “Tracing Past Exchanges between European and South American Cinematheques: a Key to Understanding the Impact of Sharing” has already been published (
https://hal-univ-paris3.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02294982(opens in new window)). In addition to providing a brief history of the creation of the South American institutions, this article studied specific titles that travelled between France, Argentina and Uruguay. On the one hand, it explored how films that arrived from the south allowed for the recovery of titles thought to be lost and contributed to the programs of the French cinematheque. On the other hand, it examined how the selection that was sent from the north contributed to both the perpetuation of a canon of classics and the circulation of versions that have an impact on current access and restoration projects.
b. “Echange de Films avec l’Amérique du Sud : une étude de séances envisagées par la Cinémathèque française et le ministère des Affaires étrangères au cours des années 50” (Exchange of films with South America: a study of the séances programmed by the French Cinematheque and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the 1950s) has been accepted for publication and will be soon available. This article approached the French concept of séance through the study of programmes sent by Henri Langlois to some South American cinematheques and cine-clubs at the beginning of the 1950s. These programmes, made of 16 mm copies, were part of an agreement between the French Cinematheque and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In tracing how these programmes were actually sent to Argentina and screened in Uruguay, this article analyses different interests at the core of these interactions.
c. “El Festival de cine de San Pablo de 1954: análisis de un nudo de difusión, circulación y acopio de películas clave en la región" (San Pablo’s 1954 Film Festival: Analysis of a key event for exhibition, circulation and gathering of films in the region) is under review at the moment. This article analyses Sao Paulo’s 1954 International Film Festival beyond its unquestionable importance as an exhibition phenomenon. This article analyses how this festival promoted the links between neighbouring South American cinematheques to develop a film circulation circuit within the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), which was largely supported by the French Cinematheque. It also contributes to the study of film festivals focusing on a precise case which presents clear crossovers between dissemination, gathering of copies and promotion of film circulation.
2. the creation of a database that shows the list of films that have travelled between the four cinematheques studied in the project, which is accessible here:
https://transarchives.nakalona.fr/(opens in new window).
3. the participation in conferences, seminars and screenings has allowed TRANSARCHIVES to reach both the academic and non-academic communities. Screenings and presentations have been organised at the University Cinematheque of Sorbonne Nouvelle–Paris 3, with the presence of students and the general public; different results have been presented throughout the two years in international conferences such as FIAF (2018 and 2019), SCMS (2018), and NECS (2019), and several seminars and workshops have been given in French institutions such as the INHA, École Nationale de Chartes, the Unviersity of Lyon 3 and University Paris-Diderot. My research trips in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay were also accompanied by seminars and enriching meetings with colleagues.
4. the organisation of two symposiums followed by screenings
a. “Des allers-retours transcontinentaux: Interactions entre la France et l’Amérique latine à travers le cinema” (Transcontinental comings and goings: Interactions between France and Latina America through cinema) took place in November 2018 and was followed by the screening of Raoul Ruiz, contre l’ignorance fiction ! in the presence of the director Alejandra Rojo.
b. the symposium “Cinémathèques, Ciné-clubs et Panthéon dans les années 1950” (Cinematheques, cine-clubs and film canons during the 1950s) in September 2019 in conjunction with the École Nationale de Chartes and was followed by the screening of a 16mm print of Battleship Potemkin.
5. Last but not least, the organisation in April 2019 of a round table of Cinematheques of the Rhône-Alpes region was organised at the University Lyon 2 with the presence of the Cinematheque of Saint-Etienne and that of Grenoble.
