The Jerusalem Cinematheque's Israel Film Archive

In total, the archive's various collections add up to over 4,000 hours’ worth of original Israel and Jewish works from the late 19th century through to the present day,[1] including some copies that are the only ones of their kind.

In 2016, the archive team launched a far-reaching digitisation scheme whose primary aim was to digitally preserve thousands of films and make them widely accessible for online streaming.

[4] The archive's primary roles consist of the following: The following are the historical and cultural heritage collections whose ongoing maintenance and public accessibility the archive has been entrusted with: Highlights of the footage in this collection include the capturing of the Western Wall during the 1967 Six-Day War, civilian and cultural public infomercials, the 1968 IDF Parade, Alfred Hitchcock's visit to Jerusalem, the draining of the Hula Valley swampland, the Independence Day reels, visits from various foreign leaders to Israel, tech education, artists’ portraits, and discovering oil in Israel.

The collection includes hundreds of video newsreels featuring a host of individuals, events, and locations during the State of Israel's formative years.

Featuring both the Carmel-Herzliya and Geva Reels – a collection of black & white newsreels that were regularly shown in Israeli cinemas, bringing filmgoers all the country's then-current affairs in real time.

The Pinchas Lavon Institute for Labour Movement Research archive features footage of workers’ various campaigns and protests, the founding of towns and industrial cities, and numerous Israeli trade union (Histadrut) leaders.

The collection explores this all-female volunteer movement's rich and diverse body of work since its inception in 1920s London, through the years of British Mandatory rule of Palestine, all the way to the mid-1980s.

Featuring footage of various folk dances performed by Jewish immigrants from Kurdistan, Kochi (aka Cochin), Morocco, the Libyan Desert, and Atlas Mountains.

The project's number one aim was to preserve all assets of Israel's audiovisual heritage for posterity, and to make them available to a wide range of audiences – from scholars, filmmakers, and other industry professionals to the general public.

[17] In August 2020, the archive launched an online digital platform[18] which gave the general public access to hundreds of Israeli films, scanned in exceptionally high resolution.