Huntley Film Archives is a film library described as one of the largest in Europe, specializing in rare and hard-to-find footage. The site offers curated collections and browsing by category and decade, with silent and sound options and colour and black-and-white film. Users can register, save favourites and projects, and contact the archive with research requests. A help centre provides tutorials on ordering.
The BFI National Archive holds a large collection of film and television. Its teams preserve and develop the collection for future generations and make it accessible to current audiences. The archive offers services to search the collection, book films for screenings, and license archive material and stills.
Prelinger Archives is an archival film project co-directed by Rick Prelinger and Megan Prelinger. Rick Prelinger began collecting ephemeral films in 1983, and a collection of 60,000 films was acquired by the Library of Congress in 2002. Since 2000 it has partnered with Internet Archive to make a subset of over 9,000 films available online for free viewing, downloading and reuse.
The Bay Area Television Archive, established in 1981, preserves 6000 hours of newsfilm, documentaries and other TV media produced in the Bay Area and Northern California between 1950 and 2000. The collection includes local newsfilm, documentaries and footage on events and organizations from the period.
The National Film Preservation Foundation is a film preservation organization. It provides preservation grants, a screening room of preserved films, and publications such as the Film Preservation Guide. Its site lists grants awarded to institutions and silent films premiering online.
The Classic Movies preserves and presents historical films, television recordings, and moving-image collections online.
The Travel Film Archive is a collection of travelogues and educational and industrial films, many in color, showing the world between 1900 and 1970. Its holdings include archives of travel filmmakers Burton Holmes, Andre de la Varre, and James A. FitzPatrick, plus footage by other itinerant cameramen. Footage is available for licensing from Getty Images and an agent network.
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The BFI National Archive holds a large collection of film and television. Its teams preserve and develop the collection for future generations and make it accessible to current audiences. The archive offers services to search the collection, book films for screenings, and license archive material and stills.
Prelinger Archives is an archival film project co-directed by Rick Prelinger and Megan Prelinger. Rick Prelinger began collecting ephemeral films in 1983, and a collection of 60,000 films was acquired by the Library of Congress in 2002. Since 2000 it has partnered with Internet Archive to make a subset of over 9,000 films available online for free viewing, downloading and reuse.
The Bay Area Television Archive, established in 1981, preserves 6000 hours of newsfilm, documentaries and other TV media produced in the Bay Area and Northern California between 1950 and 2000. The collection includes local newsfilm, documentaries and footage on events and organizations from the period.
The National Film Preservation Foundation is a film preservation organization. It provides preservation grants, a screening room of preserved films, and publications such as the Film Preservation Guide. Its site lists grants awarded to institutions and silent films premiering online.
The Classic Movies preserves and presents historical films, television recordings, and moving-image collections online.
The Travel Film Archive is a collection of travelogues and educational and industrial films, many in color, showing the world between 1900 and 1970. Its holdings include archives of travel filmmakers Burton Holmes, Andre de la Varre, and James A. FitzPatrick, plus footage by other itinerant cameramen. Footage is available for licensing from Getty Images and an agent network.
