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Swiss Film Archive

Swiss film archives and cinematheque in Lausanne, Penthaz (VD) and Zurich, Switzerland
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Swiss Film Archive

Summary

Swiss Film Archive is a cinematheque[1]. It draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (cinematheque category, ranking #16 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swiss Film Archive was a member of Memoriav[3].
  • Swiss Film Archive was a member of Association des Musées de Lausanne et Pully[4].
  • Swiss Film Archive was a member of Swiss Poster Collections (SPC)[5].
  • Swiss Film Archive was a member of International Federation of Film Archives[6].
  • Swiss Film Archive was a member of Association of European Film Archives and Cinematheques[7].
  • Swiss Film Archive is located in Lausanne[8].
  • Swiss Film Archive is in the country of Switzerland[9].
  • Swiss Film Archive's image is recorded as Centre de recherche et d'archivage de la Cinémathèque suisse à Penthaz.jpg[10].
  • Swiss Film Archive's instance of is recorded as cinematheque[11].
  • Swiss Film Archive's instance of is recorded as memory institution[12].
  • Swiss Film Archive's instance of is recorded as movie theater[13].
  • Swiss Film Archive's headquarters location is recorded as Lausanne[14].
  • Swiss Film Archive's ISNI is recorded as 0000000118720610[15].
  • Swiss Film Archive's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154771770[16].
  • Swiss Film Archive's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80125710[17].
  • Swiss Film Archive's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124353285[18].
  • Swiss Film Archive's IdRef ID is recorded as 033492115[19].
  • Swiss Film Archive's location is recorded as Casino de Montbenon[20].
  • Swiss Film Archive's location is recorded as Archiving centre of the Swiss Film Archive[21].
  • Swiss Film Archive's IMDb ID is recorded as co0045263[22].
  • Swiss Film Archive's Commons category is recorded as Swiss Film Archive[23].
  • Swiss Film Archive's has part is recorded as Archiving centre of the Swiss Film Archive[24].
  • +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Swiss Film Archive[25].
  • Swiss Film Archive's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.5207939, 'lon': 6.6314893}[26].
  • Swiss Film Archive's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.60238561234473, 'lon': 6.536551934698371}[27].

Body

Founding

+1948-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Swiss Film Archive[25].

Leadership

Swiss Film Archive's director / manager is recorded as Frédéric Maire[28].

Operations

Swiss Film Archive's headquarters location is recorded as Lausanne[14].

Why It Matters

Swiss Film Archive draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (cinematheque category, ranking #16 of 30).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . Swiss GLAM Inventory, 16 September 2016. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Swiss GLAM Inventory, 16 September 2016. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . lecourrier.ch. Retrieved . lecourrier.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Open ISNI for Organizations. wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . memoriav.ch. Retrieved . memoriav.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . lausanne-musees.ch. Retrieved . lausanne-musees.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [6] ↑ . fiafnet.org. Retrieved . fiafnet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . ace-film.eu. Retrieved . ace-film.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . cinematheque.ch. cinematheque.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Renate Kunz Cinémathèque suisse · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Casino de Montbenon, Archiving centre of the Swiss Film Archive
    Member of → —
    Director manager → —
    Has part(s) → Archiving centre of the Swiss Film Archive
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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