3rd Global Audiovisual Archiving (GAVA) Conference

GAVA Advisory Board

About the Thai Film Archive (Public Organization)

The Thai Film Archive (Public Organization) is a state agency tasked with the responsibility to collect, preserve, and give access to the country’s audio-visual and film-related materials. The Archive functions in part as a museum and library, and in part as a cinematheque.

The Thai Film Archive was founded in 1984 as the National Film Archive of Thailand. The department was attached to the National Museum and was allowed to use an old, abandoned factory of the Royal Mint in the compound of the National Gallery on Chaofah Road as its office. In 1987, The Fine Arts Department transferred the National Film Archive to the jurisdiction of the National Archive. The National Film Archive began its public service by organizing screenings, exhibitions, and lectures, and giving access to researchers and the general public. In 2009, after years of campaigning, the National Film Archive was reorganized, becoming the Thai Film Archive (Public Organization). In Thailand, a Public Organization is a form of governmental administrative model that allows more managerial freedom to agencies whose missions require special expertise to improve efficiency.

Today, the Thai Film Archive (Public Organization) is devoted to its mission to preserve film and film-related materials, as well as those created and stored in digital format, and to provide access to the public and encourage the use of film as an educational tool to young and senior citizens.

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