Området har til opgave at sikre indsamling og bevaring af film og dokumentationsmateriale om film, at indsamle film- og tv-litteratur, at forske og at gøre samlingerne tilgængelige for offentligheden samt at sørge for et bredt udbud af publikumsrettede aktiviteter om film.
The department is responsible for the preservation and restoration of film and documentation material about film. The department collects film and television literature, conducts scientific research and makes the catalogue of films accessible to the public, while ensuring a broad variety of audience oriented activities about film.