National Film Preservation Foundation

National Film Preservation Foundation
Company typeIncentive
IndustryNonprofit organization
GenreIndependent film
Founded1996
United States
Headquarters145 Ninth Street, Suite 260[1], ,
Websitewww.filmpreservation.org Edit this on Wikidata

The National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) is an independent, nonprofit organization created by the U.S. Congress to help save America's film heritage. Growing from a national planning effort led by the Library of Congress, the NFPF began operations in 1997. It supports activities nationwide that preserve American films and improve film access for study, education, and exhibition. The NFPF's top priority is saving orphan films, so called because they are not protected by commercial interests and are unlikely to survive without public support. Through its grant programs, the NFPF has helped archives, historical societies, libraries, museums, and universities from all 50 states preserve American films and make them available to the public.

  1. ^ "Contact the NFPF". National Film Preservation Foundation. Retrieved 17 April 2022.