{"id":80527,"date":"2025-09-29T18:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=80527"},"modified":"2025-09-29T19:54:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:54:38","slug":"albanian-film-archive-and-polytechnic-university-of-tirana-launch-film-digitization-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albanian-film-archive-and-polytechnic-university-of-tirana-launch-film-digitization-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Albanian Film Archive and Polytechnic University of Tirana Launch Film Digitization Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Central State Film Archive (AQSHF) and the Polytechnic University of Tirana (UPT) have launched a joint project aimed at preserving and rescuing Albanian film and photographic materials that are at risk of degradation due to unsuitable technical conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration focuses on urgent intervention for the archiving, conservation, and digitization of thousands of films in 35mm and 16mm formats, as well as hundreds of thousands of historical photographs that have been stored outside proper standards and are in danger of being lost.<\/p>\n<p>Akli Fundo, Rector of the Polytechnic University of Tirana, highlighted the importance of this project for preserving the history of the university\u2019s film laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Polytechnic University had a film laboratory that documented our activities. This archive has been handed over to us, and we thank the Central State Film Archive for digitizing and preserving it under specialized conditions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Eljan Tanini, Director of AQSHF, underlined the value of this initiative not only for the preservation of Albania\u2019s film heritage but also for enriching the national archival fund.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a highly valuable agreement that, in addition to improving our archival condition, will serve Albanian society as a whole. The materials will be digitized, cleaned, and made available to the Polytechnic University. This cooperation will also continue with other archives,\u201d Tanini stated.<\/p>\n<p>The materials to be processed include important documentation of Albania\u2019s social, cultural, and scientific life, which for decades had been stored under inadequate conditions, risking permanent loss.<\/p>\n<p>This project marks an important step toward protecting Albania\u2019s national visual memory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central State Film Archive (AQSHF) and the Polytechnic University of Tirana (UPT) have launched a joint project aimed at preserving and rescuing Albanian film and photographic materials that are at risk of degradation due to unsuitable technical conditions. 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