Film Archives of Montenegro was founded in 2000, primarily for the purpose of gathering and preserving Montenegrin films as well as the films by Montenegrin authors, i.e. the films produced within Montenegro and about Montenegro. We also intend to form a collection of the most significant world films. The main activities of the cinematheque are gathering and preserving films and supplementary film materials (documents, photographs, posters, publicity materials, old items related to film etc). The films of artistic, cultural, historical and scientific importance are regularly shown to the citizens, and they offer them the insight in the national as well as the world cultural heritage. Film Archives of Montenegro is opened for all researchers, scientists and students who deal with the history and theory of film.

The oldest material in our collection dates to Balkan War I (1912). Nevertheless, many films related to Montenegro are not in our possession. Our goal is to gather those films in the years to come. The cooperation with other archives in the region as well as with the cinematheques across the world is of great importance to this process.

In previous years, especially after the reestablishment of our independence in 2006, we make significant efforts to create necessary infrastructure for cinematography activities. As a new institution, our cinematheque now needs significant funds for the provision of technical equipment for its regular functioning. Ministry of culture recently signed the contracts for a new facility for our needs. New building of Film Archives of Montenegro will stand in broad centre of Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. Works on our facility should be completed during 2010. Within new cinematheque's building, a cinema with around a hundred seats, depots, editing rooms, library, media room, offices etc. are projected. But, we still miss projectors, devices, laboratory, and people educated for cinematheque`s tasks.

With limited resources and capacities, we are aware that we are not capable to achieve our goals without serious international expert and technical assistance. One of the first assumption for it is that our cinematheque becomes a member of FIAF (Federation Internationale des Archives du Film) and ACE (Association des Cinematheques Europennes).