National Film Registry

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United States cultural heritage registry film preservation program

The National Film Registry is a U.S. Library of Congress program that annually selects and preserves films deemed culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.

Aliases (2)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States cultural heritage registry → film preservation program →
administeredBy	Library of Congress →
archiveResponsibility	Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation →
country	United States →
culturalSignificance	preserves American film heritage for future generations →
firstSelectionsAnnouncedBy	Librarian of Congress →
hasAuthorityOver	designation of films as culturally significant →
hasCategory	animation → documentary films → experimental films → feature films → short films →
hasPart	list of selected films →
inception	1988 →
language	English →
legalBasis	National Film Preservation Act → National Film Preservation Act of 1988 →
legislatedBy	National Film Preservation Act of 1988 →
location	Washington, D.C. →
maintainedBy	National Film Preservation Board →
maintainsRegistryOf	culturally significant American films →
maximumAnnualSelections	25 films per year →
mediaType	films → motion pictures →
notableCharacteristic	selection does not imply copyright transfer → selection highlights films at risk of loss or deterioration →
operator	Library of Congress →
partOf	Library of Congress film preservation activities →
preservationAction	encourages proper storage and restoration of selected films →
purpose	preservation of films → protection of America’s film heritage → recognition of culturally significant films →
relatedTo	National Film Preservation Board → National Film Preservation Foundation → National Recording Registry →
scope	American cinema → films produced or co-produced in the United States →
selectionAnnouncementFrequency	once per year →
selectionAnnouncementMethod	public announcement by Library of Congress →
selectionCriteria	aesthetically significant → culturally significant → film must be at least 10 years old → historically significant →
selectionFrequency	annually →
selectionProcess	final selection by Librarian of Congress → public nominations → recommendations by National Film Preservation Board →
selectionStartYear	1989 →
sponsor	Library of Congress →
website	https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/national-film-registry →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alien (1979 film) → American Graffiti → Citizen Kane → Empire (film) → Intolerance → Kiss Me Deadly ("United States National Film Registry") → On the Waterfront → The Jazz Singer (1927 film) → The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) ("United States National Film Registry") → The Mark of Zorro → The Musketeers of Pig Alley ("United States National Film Registry") →	includedIn
It's a Wonderful Life → Stagecoach ("United States National Film Registry") → Taxi Driver ("United States National Film Registry") → The African Queen ("United States National Film Registry") → The Wizard of Oz ("United States National Film Registry") →	selectedFor
Bonnie and Clyde → The Lost Weekend →	includedInList
National Film Preservation Act of 1988 → United States National Recording Registry →	relatedTo
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ("United States National Film Registry") →	addedTo
National Film Preservation Act of 1988 →	establishes
His Girl Friday →	partOf
It's a Wonderful Life ("United States National Film Registry") →	preservationStatus
Rear Window →	preservedIn
Rear Window →	recognizedBy
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ("National Film Registry of the Library of Congress") →	registeredIn
The Graduate ("United States National Film Registry") →	registryInclusion
High Noon →	selectedForPreservationBy
National Film Preservation Board →	topic