Film archives around the British Isles

Film archives in the UK

There are a number of film archives in the British Isles. As well as being an invaluable resourse for filmmakers these archives will also be of interest to all those who seek to expand their understanding of film and moving image.

United Kingdom

National Film and Television Archive at the British Film Institute

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive - For film of conflicts involving forces from Britain and the Commonwealth

The ITN Archive holds some 120,000 hours of material covering ITN's television news broadcasts from 1955, and the Reuters Television library of cinema newsreel material (Gaumont-British News, Gaumont Graphic, British Paramount News, Universal News and others) going back to 1896.

Scotland

Scottish Screen Archive

Wales

National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales

Republic of Ireland

Irish Film Archive held by the Film Institute for Ireland

Regional Film Archives

East Anglian Film Archive - Covering Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk

Media Archive for Central England - Covering Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire

North West Film Archive - Covering Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire

Northern Region Film and Television Archive - Covering all of the Northern region of England

South East Film and Video Archive - Covering Surrey, Kent, and Sussex

Wessex Film and Sound Archive - Covering Hampshire, and central southern England

The Yorkshire Film Archive  - Gathering footage from across the three Ridings

You can find more information about film archives around the country at Moving History.  If you're looking for archive film to watch o­n your PC, the bbc.co.uk/nationonfilm site has got a lot of archive footage for you to explore.