n. (abbr. NFPF)a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Library of Congress’s National Film Preservation Board and founded in 1997 by the US Congress to ensure the preservation of important American films that may not survive without public supportNFPF 2004, 2In a survey of program participants completed in 2002, the National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) found that mixed-media collections are the rule rather than the exception among responding libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies.Gracy 2007, 196The recommendations of the Library of Congress became the new national policy on film preservation with the passing of the National Film Preservation Act in 1996, which established the National Film Preservation Foundation.Gracy 2013, 372, fn. 3Even today, the National Film Preservation Foundation grant guidelines require that funded preservation projects create at least one film-to-film copy.NFPF 2023The National Film Preservation Foundation is the nonprofit organization created by the U.S. Congress to help save America’s film heritage. We support activities nationwide that preserve American films and improve film access for study, education, and exhibition. ¶ The NFPF started operations in November 1997, thanks to the generous support of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Film Foundation.
