Fifty-nine film journals, selected as being the most representative and significant of their respective countries, are indexed in this annual publication of the International Federation of Film Archives (IFFA). The index is the result of the collaborative efforts of film archivists working in 24 countries under the direction of the Documentation Commission of the IFFA. Approximately 7,000 entries are listed for 1972, categorized to reflect the themes most frequently found in current film periodicals. These categories are: 1) general reference material; 2) institutions, festivals, and conferences; 3) economics and production within the film industry; 4) distribution and exhibition; 5) society and cinema; 6) film education; 7) aesthetics, theory, and criticism; 8) history of the cinema; 9) individual films; 10) biography; and 11) miscellaneous. When applicable, each entry gives the following information: author, title, name of publication, volume number, inclusive page numbers, whether illustrated, and an English-language annotation. A directory of all periodicals indexed and a list of subject headings are also provided. (Author/PB)