[spectre] Fwd: State Film Agency of Ukraine "Dovzhenko Center" is under threat of liquidation

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Betreff: <nettime> Dovzhenko Center is under threat of liquidation
Datum: 	Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:43:00 -0400 (EDT)
Von: 	Timothy Druckrey <druckrey at rcn.com>

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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 
<https://email.e-flux-systems.com/campaigns/mj800w1c4a47d/track-url/wj891ly4pebae/9499e4407bfcbf4456939d9066c6cebef2c91db1>