Iluminace, 2015 (vol. 27), issue 2
Editorial
Archive and digitization
Anna Batistová
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):5-9 
Editorial to the thematically focused series of articles devoted to archiving, archival collections and digitization.
Theme Articles
At Least We Have Saved Cinema? Reflections of a Film Archivist on Digital Cinema
Andrea Meneghelli
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):11-23
The translated text by Italian film historian Andrea Meneghelli was written for the Iluminace magazine and expresses the author's reaction to the rapid expansion of digital cinema and the need to find a proper place in this emerging context. The author also highlights the positive effects of digitization on the availability of knowledge of the past. At the same time, he expresses doubts about the effectiveness and reliability of the digital record as a long-term preservation tool.
Some Insider Thoughts on Digital Access to Film-Related Archival Collections
Adelheid Heftberger, Oliver Hanley
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):25-39
The translated text by Adelheid Heftberger and Oliver Hanley written for the Iluminace magazine deals with problems associated with the digitization of film collections from the perspective of the authors' home institution, the Austrian Film Museum (Österreichische Filmmuseum) in Vienna.
Why Film History? Some Thoughts on How Processes of Digitization Shape Our Images of the Past
Franziska Heller
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):41-56
The text deals with digitization as a tool of cultural practice that partly shapes the understanding and interpretation of the history of film and cinema.
Emergent Digitial Videotheques and the Persistence of the Archive Impulse
Peter Walsh
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):57-71
The translated text by British film scholar Peter Walsh was written for the Iluminace magazine and focuses on the impact of digitization on a wide range of film fans. He provides two examples of primarily non-archival institutions in which the 'archival impulse' is awakening as a result of digitization.
Editions and Materials
Selection of Audio-visual Materials in the Film Archive of the Czechoslovak Film Institute, 1963–1993
Jan Trnka
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):87-93
The article maps the establishment and history of the first film collections on Czech territory from the early 1920s, the founding of the Film Archive in 1943, its basic tasks, evolution and its collection policy. It gives an overview of the development of Czech archiving and the transformations of the Film Archive up to the present day. The author also presents the contents of the following documents from the NFA funds.
Documents on the History of Acquisition and Disposition Policies of the Film Archive
Vladimír Opěla, Blažena Urgošíková
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):94-111
The convolute of materials from the NFA collections includes: a conference paper by Vladimír Opěla from the symposium of the 1980 36th FIAF Congress in Karlovy Vary entitled: "Problems of Selection and Czechoslovak Archival Practice", the "Czechoslovak Film Disposition Policies for Audiovisual (Film and Video) Materials" from 1988 with two appendices, and a text by Blažena Urgošíková: "Gathering, Scientific Processing and Use of Collections".
Interviews
Bridging the Gap Between Analog History of Film and Digital Technologies. An Interview with Barbara Flueckiger
Anna Batistová
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):73-82
An interview with Swiss sound designer and contemporary film theorist, professor at the Department of Film Studies in Zurich and publicist Barbara Flueckiger and her brief professional profile.
Horizon
New Directions in Film and TV Production Studies. A Conference Report (Bristol, 14-15 April 2015)
Petr Szczepanik
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):115-118
Report from the New Directions in Film and TV Production Studies conference, held in Bristol, UK on 14-15 April 2015.
Boundaries of Western Film Genre
Martin Charvát
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):119-123
Review of two monographs dedicated to the western genre: "Proměny westernu: pluralita žánrových, estetických a ideologických konceptů" and the Slovak text "Rozprava o westerne".
Film Industry Voices
Commercial Film on the Brink of Extinction
Tomáš Hrubý
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):83-86
The author analyses the method of state support for film production in the Czech Republic. He makes a distinction between art production, to which the state contributes, and commercial production, which is assumed to be financially self-sufficient. He gives reasons that should lead to a redistribution of state financial support more towards commercial films.
Ad Fontes
School Film Board
Petr Hasan
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):112-114
The article maps the state's efforts to direct and cultivate cinema in its early days, the introduction of school showings, the establishment of the School Film Board and the work of its three committees.
Appendix
Our (Beautiful and Healthy and Modern) National Body. Visual Representation of the Body in Physical Culture and Sport in the Context of the Formation of National Identity in Interwar Czechoslovakia
Magda Španihelová
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):124-129
Introduction to the topic of the dissertation, the central theme of which is the exploration of the visual representation of the body and physical culture in the socio-cultural context of the First Republic.
NARRA - Open and Non-linear Narrative
Eric Rosenzveig
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):130-132
Introduction to the content of the software project NARRA, which is in its third year of implementation at the Centre for Audiovisual Studies of the Film and Television Faculty of AMU. It is a multi-purpose and modular environment allowing individual participants to collaboratively create branched and annotated media works using video, sound, images and texts.
Digital Restoration of Czech Film Heritage - Preliminary Report
Matěj Strnad
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):133-136
Report on the progress of the film-digitization project of the National Film Archive. "Digital Restoration of Czech Film Heritage" is a project of the programme CZ 06 "Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Art", supported by the countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) - Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The project is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. The partners of the project are the National Library of Norway and CESNET.
Resuscitation of Czech Film Periodicals and a Sure Bet in the Digital Era
Pavla Janásková
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):137-144
The text informs about the scope, content and significance of the National Film Archive Library's collection of film periodicals and the long-term project of the NFA Digital Library.
Czech and Polish Documentary in the Era of Europeanization
Iwona Lyko
Iluminace 2015, 27(2):145-146
The author informs about the contents of the anthology Czech and Polish Documentary in the Era of Europeanization.