Canadian Film Institute
2 Daly Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1N6E2
Phone: (613) 232-6727
Fax: 613-232-6315
Web: http://www.cfi-icf.ca

About Us:

Mandate:
The CFI's mandate is to encourage and promote the production, diffusion, study, appreciation, and use of moving images for cultural and educational purposes in Canada and abroad. To this end, it organizes ongoing public film programming, distributes a small collection of films, and is involved in the publication of books and monographs on various aspects of Canadian cinema.

History:
The Canadian Film Institute (CFI) was incorporated in 1935 as a federally-chartered, non-governmental, non-profit cultural organization. It is the oldest film institution in Canada and the second oldest film institute in the world. In 1988, the CFI was merged with the Conservatory of Cinematographic Art (Montreal) to form Cinematheque Canada, but the organization retains its autonomous programming, budgetary, and administrative activities in Ottawa.

Canadian Film Institute Cinema
The Institute presents a regular public programme of contemporary, historical, and international cinema in the National Capital region, presented in the Auditorium of the National Archives of Canada. It also curates and circulates a number of its film series to various cinémathèques in other cities across Canada.