Documentation Center

Its collections, in consultation on spot, tackle all the aspects of the cinema, its history and trades.

A unique place in Europe, dedicated to the memory of the short film

When they chose La Jetée as a name for this place, as a tribute to Chris Marker’s emblematic film, the team of Sauve qui peut le court métrage insisted on the importance of film heritage, short film heritage in particular.

Discovering fresh talents, bringing films to the public, promoting creation and training are actions that the team would not be able to conduct if they did not interact and if these actions were not backed by a strong will to preserve and maintain access to this heritage. Hence the association opened in the spring of 2000 a unique Documentation Center. This Center has joined the network of public libraries managed by Clermont Communauté.

The Documentation Center gathers more than 40 years of archives of the world's largest short film festival. Any paper or audiovisual document on the production of short films is systematically archived and made available to the public.

The Documentation Centre at La Jetée is open to the general public from in and around Clermont-Ferrand, to students, researchers and programmers. There they can consult and view the Festival archives, features films, publications, magazines, all dedicated to the trades and history of cinema.

Admission is free, no prior registration needed