World Conference and General Assembly of the International Federation of Television Archives -IFTA-

As the FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2025 concluded in Rome, Italy, the organization revealed that the 2026 edition will take place in São Paulo, Brazil, hosted by Cinemateca Brasileira. The 2026 conference will take place from October 6-9, 2026, bringing together the global community of audiovisual archive professionals for another year of knowledge exchange, collaboration, and innovation.

Every four years, the FIAT/IFTA World Conference takes place outside of Europe, reinforcing the federation’s commitment to its international character and to the diverse realities of the global archival community.

The Cinemateca Brasileira, a member of FIAT/IFTA, preserves the country’s audiovisual heritage. Its collection, the largest in South America, includes 40,000 film titles and vast documentation. The institution also holds historical television archives, such as the complete holdings of the pioneering TV Tupi, which includes news programs and its outstanding soap operas and audience shows.