ALIPH launches $15 million film-heritage rescue program targeting Ukraine, Syria and Indonesia
The International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage announced a new initiative to safeguard at-risk film collections in Ukraine, Syria and Indonesia, with an initial $500,000 earmarked for emergency work.
At the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage (ALIPH) introduced its first film-heritage safeguard scheme, allocating $500,000 for urgent interventions this year. The program will launch three pilots: in Ukraine, experts will inspect the Dovzhenko Centre’s 62,000-film and 300,000-reel holdings and relocate materials as needed; in Syria, the initiative will repair the National Film Archives’ deteriorated storage and rebuild local maintenance capacity; in Indonesia, Sinematek Indonesia will receive upgrades to temperature and humidity controls, better cataloguing and staff training. ALIPH, founded in 2017 with partners such as the Getty Trust, Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan and the Leon Levy Foundation, seeks to mobilise $15 million by 2032 and is also scouting projects in Cambodia, Lebanon, Myanmar, the Philippines and the Pacific region.
Why it matters
Preserving vulnerable film archives protects cultural memory and historical records for future generations.
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