Thursday, March 31 – 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. • Free and open to the public ~ On UR Campus

Location :Ukrop Auditorium – Queally Hall – Robins School of Business – University of Richmond

• Free parking is available adjacent to the Robins School of Business in lots R8 and R9 •

“Thanks for Saving the History of Cinema – The Cinémathèque Française and its Conservatory of Cinematographic Technologies!”

A masterclass by Laure Parchomenko

For several years now, the Cinémathèque Française (CF) has enjoyed partnering with the French Film Festival – Richmond, Virginia. Laure Parchomenko, curator of the Conservatory of Cinematographic Technologies at the Cinémathèque Française, presents a captivating historical overview of the Cinémathèque Française, an institution like no other in the world.

Created in 1936 by Henri Langlois, the Cinémathèque Française is one of the first archives to collect films and cinematographic materials. Constantly being enriched since then, the Cinémathèque Française houses exceptional collections and is globally renowned. In 2008, the CF creates a Conservatory of Cinematographic Technologies with the mission to underscore the crucial importance of preserving cinematographic heritage at a time when the digital revolution is taking place on film sets, in post-production labs and in cinema theaters.

About Laure Parchomenko

In 2004, following her university studies in cinema, Laure Parchomenko began working at the Cinémathèque Française in charge of the extensive historic archive collection. Her work there helped Laurent Mannoni write his comprehensive History of the Cinémathèque Française (Gallimard, 2006).
In 2007, Laure was entrusted with the collection of cinematographic equipment of the Cinémathèque Française and of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (National Center for Cinema and Animated Images). Since then, she has collaborated on the organization of many exhibitions, publications and conferences showing the importance and value of these unique collections of over 6,000 vintage and modern machines, amongst the richest and the most prestigious in the world.

Credits : Stéphane Dabrowski