Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V.

Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. (Arsenal Filminstitut) operates a cinema, archive, distribution service, and the independent Berlinale sections Forum and Forum Expanded. Founded in 1963, the Arsenal maintains a film collection of around 10,000 titles and engages critically with film history and current developments in the medium. The distribution focuses on lending films to cinemas, festivals, museums, galleries, universities, and other cultural institutions.