Betreff: <nettime> Dovzhenko Center is under threat of liquidation
Datum: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:43:00 -0400 (EDT)
Von: Timothy Druckrey <druck...@rcn.com>
e-flux Notes
Dovzhenko Center is under threat of liquidation
Statement from the Dovzhenko Center
The State Film Agency of Ukraine issued an order to reorganize the
Dovzhenko Center. This order, de facto, entails the liquidation of the
National Film Archive, which since 1994 has been consistently engaged in
the preservation, research, and popularization of Ukrainian cinema.
According to the order, all films from the collection and property of
the Dovzhenko Center must be transferred to the State Institution
Scientific Center of Cinematography of Ukraine, whose main activity,
according to the Ukrainian state registry legal entity identifier, is
higher education.
The State Enterprise Ukrainian Animation Studio will be separated from
the structure of the Dovzhenko Center. Copyrights for Ukrainian
animation films, currently owned by the Center, will be transferred to
the newly created enterprise. Employees of the Dovzhenko Center will be
notified of possible dismissal.
Thus, the State Film Agency delegates responsibility for the unique
cinematographic heritage of Ukraine to a de facto “sleeping” institution
that has not carried out any activity since its foundation in 2011
during Yanukovych’s time, and has no appropriate staff, relevant
competencies, website, etc.
The reorganization document did not mention the Dovzhenko Center’s paper
archive and museum collections, which are part of the state archive and
museum funds of Ukraine, respectively, and are subject to separate
legislation.
The State Film Agency decided to divide the integral collection of the
Dovzhenko Center, which dates back to the 1960s, between different
structures, without taking into account the proposals of the Dovzhenko
Center regarding further activities and without a strategic plan for its
development, as required by the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of
Ukraine No. 91 of 26.01.2022.
Neither in the preamble of the order, nor in their public communication,
does the State Film Agency explain this decision.
Read the full statement here
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