| Formation | 1949 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Roberto Di Chiara |
| Type | Private archive |
| Focus | 35 mm and 16 mm films, photos, magazines, sound recordings |
| Headquarters | Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Website | www.difilm-argentina.com |
The DiFilm Archive (Spanish : Archivo DiFilm) is a private film archive founded by Roberto Di Chiara in 1949. It is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of 35 mm and 16 mm films, and also houses photos, magazines, and sound recordings. The main storage facilities are located in Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires.
It is the largest image bank in South America, and is also the most diverse private archive on the planet and the fourth most abundant (in general terms), only surpassed by the Library of Congress, and the archives of Germany and France. It holds seven million hours of film.[1][2]
- ^ «Segundo certamen de cortos en Florencio Varela» Varela en Red.
- ^ El archivo más grande de Latinoamérica at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-09-24) Etcétera.
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