By law it manages the so-called legal deposit, with the task of collecting, preserving and disseminating the productions of Italian cinema.
Established in 1949, based in Rome, the Cineteca Nazionale preserves all the films of Italian nationality produced since then.
It arose from the archival heritage of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, which in 1943, had been removed by the Nazi occupiers, losing unique materials.
[4] There are 60,000 film titles on file,[5] 600,000 photographs, 50,000 posters and the collection of the Italian Association for the History of Cinema Research (AIRSC).
[6] This is accompanied by the restoration of significant works and collaboration with foreign institutions for the distribution of Italian films at festivals and events around the world.