ENThe article analyses the activity of film institutions in the Baltic States (i.e., Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) based on various types of normative documents and programs initiated by these institutions. Drawing on the considerations of Jan Assmann and Astrid Erll on cultural memory and the ways of its externalization, the author argues that public film institutions can also act as institutions of memory. By presenting the history of institutionalization of the film industries of the Baltic States, the author emphasizes their memory- and identity-creating function. These functions are clearly exemplified by the programs introduced by Baltic film institutions on the centenary of the independence of the respective countries. The author describes in detail the normative dimension of these programs, as well as their effects, and confirms his initial assumptions on the memory-creating character of film institutions. This article also fills a gap in the research on Baltic States cinema. Keywords: memory practices; Baltic States; film production; film institutions. [From the publication]