Managing the Archives of the Hellenic Film and Television School

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For the purposes of my dissertation concerning the evolution of Greek institutions that have provided education for future filmmakers and other professionals of the audiovisual sector, I had the opportunity to access the archives of the Hellenic Film and TV School «L. Stavrakos» . Being the oldest and most recognized institution of its kind in Greece, it has served for many years as the main source of professionals for its national film industry. Its archives consist of numerous documents on a variety of issues, such as detailed catalogues of students and faculty, notes on lessons, grades and diplomas. All this material, from the institute's foundation until today, has been preserved in a proper state thanks to its director’s care and interest, followed to an equal extent by its heirs. Given the fact that academic research relating to Film Studies in Greece faces a notable difficulty to find archives of that kind on such a large scale and in such good condition, their importance can be easily understood. The combination of the information they provide, along with other testimonies and the few existing related bibliographical references, constitutes the main corpus of my study. Furthermore, the methodology used in processing the findings could be useful as an example for similar research attempts.