The Filmoteca de Catalunya is a film archive located in Catalunya, Spain, aiming at the preservation of film and the dissemination of audiovisual and film culture. The head office and public rooms (cinemas, exhibition rooms, library) are located in the Raval neighbourhood, in central Barcelona. The Centre de Conservació i Restauració (the institution's Center for Conservation and Restoration) is located in the Parc Audiovisual in Terrassa. History The Filmoteca de Catalunya did not exist as such until 1981. Instead, from 1963 to 1981 it was the Spanish Filmoteca's branch in Barcelona. In 1981, once a democratic regime had been re-established in Spain, the Spanish Filmoteca transferred its responsibilities and cultural competences to the Generalitat de Catalunya, which then created the Filmoteca de Catalunya. Since its foundation, the Filmoteca de Catalunya has been under the auspices of the Culture Department of the Catalan government. For some years, the Filmoteca de Catalunya's main activity was the daily screening of worldwide and Catalan films. Yet efforts were soon made to create a film collection. Consequently, a Film Archive, now called Centre de Conservació i Restauració (Centre for Conservation and Restoration), was established in 1992. Over the course of its history, the Filmoteca de Catalunya has also moved to different venues in Barcelona. Its first theatrical venue was located in Travessera de Gràcia, and in 1991 it moved to an old cinema, the Cinema Aquitània, where it held its screenings for more than twenty years. During this time, the Centre for Conservation and Restoration was located in a different area in Barcelona. In 2012 the Filmoteca de Catalunya relocated to its current headquarters in central Barcelona, and in 2014, the Centre for Conservation and Restoration was opened in Terrassa. Filmoteca de Catalunya's activities Dissemination of Cinema The promotion and dissemination of cinema and film culture -in particular, of Catalan film heritage- is among the main aims of the Filmoteca de Catalunya. Such an aim is fulfilled through different activities and programs: Screenings: the Filmoteca de Catalunya runs two cinema screens, both located in its main headquarters in Barcelona. The Filmoteca shows films from all over the world, particularly critically acclaimed historical and specialized films that may not otherwise get a cinema showing. It also hosts several cinema festivals co-organized with third parties. It distributes films from its collection to other venues across Catalonia and worldwide as well, mainly through partnerships with other institutions. Educational