The FIAT/IFTA Archive Achievement Awards are given out annually to honor outstanding initiatives that promote the value and use of audiovisual archive collections. There are three award categories: Best Use, given to an audiovisual production that uses archives in an engaging way; Most Innovative Use, for exceptional projects pushing boundaries in archive use; and Best Archive Preservation, for inspiring preservation efforts. Nominations are open to any individual or organization working with archives. Winners will be announced in October 2013 at the FIAT/IFTA World Conference in Dubai.

1. FIAT/IFTA Archive Achievement
Awards 2013

2. FIAT/IFTA Archive Achievement Awards
• Date back to 1994
• Why? The FIAT/IFTA Archive Achievement
Awards are designed to honour the most
outstanding initiatives that promote the
value and use of collections in audiovisual
archives.

3. Archive Achievement Awards
Eligible:
- Any initiative that raises the profile of audiovisual
archives
- Any project that showcases audiovisual archive content,
- Any program that valorizes the use of archive in an
outstanding way.
Who? People, groups, organizations and companies
working with archives
Nominators can be individuals, groups of individuals,
organizations/companies, who are registered as a member
of FIAT/IFTA.

4. Best Use
“Members Choice”
Given to an
audiovisual
production that uses
archive in an
outstanding manner
which moves,
surprises, entertains
or educates a
demanding audience.

5. Most Innovative
Use
“Popular Vote”
Given to an exceptional
project that pushes the
boundaries in using
audiovisual archive in
the fields of design,
technology, user-
experience, funding and
production.

6. Best Archive
Preservation
“Jury’s Selection”
Given to a project that
inspires the
audiovisual archiving
community and
beyond. It sets an
example to peers
within FIAT/IFTA to get
their content ‘out
there’.

7. Awards 2013
• Online voting starts on May 21st
• Winners will be announced at the FIAT/IFTA World
Conference in Dubai (25 – 28 October 2013)

8. Screening
• ‘1960’ by Gabriele Salvatores
– Nominated by RAI
– Winner Best Use of Archive Award in 2011