'Children and Amateur Media in Scotland' and Early cinema in Scotland - two projects with University of Glasgow (funded through the Arts and Humanities Research Council).For example, see 'Peddler's Progress' on the BFI Player 'Unlocking Film Heritage' - a British Film Institute project to digitise and provide access to unseen content.The Library acted as co-producer, with over 100 films from the collection featured in this stunning film 'From Scotland with Love' - a feature-length archive film directed by Virginia Heath with transcendent musical score by King Creosote.'Living Proof – A Climate Story' - a feature-length archive film made in partnership with Film Hub Scotland which uses films from the collection to examine Scotland's relationship to the roots of the climate crisis The IFI Irish Film Archive acquires, preserves and makes available Irelands moving image heritage, working to ensure that Irelands rich and varied film.including universities, schools, colleges, cinemas, community groups, television companies and other UK film archive initiatives. National Library staff regularly take part in film-related projects with a wide range of partners. International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT IFTA).We are a member of several sector organisations: We acquire, preserve and catalogue collections according to International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) rules, standards and best practice guidelines. The Copyright Act allows us to record television programmes off-air for access purposes and we hold a comprehensive library of Gaelic television output since January 1994.Ĭontact us to find out more about these Gaelic broadcasts. Since 1993 and with funding from MG Alba we preserve all Gaelic language productions funded wholly or in part by that organisation and its predecessors. Researchers need to contact us to make an appointment to consult the written archives and the reference library collections. If you are researching the history of film-making and cinema in Scotland, these written archives are an ideal resource. You can see the rate card here for the various prices per second.Manuscript, printed material and memorabilia relating to the history of film-making and the cinema-going business in Scotland since 1896 are also part of the Moving Image Archive. If you'd like to use the films for broadcast or other commercial purposes, the archive is looked after by our friends at BFI National Archive. If you're not sure whether your planned use falls within these conditions, or you want to ask about accessing higher resolution versions of the films, contact us at Commercial use View, download and play with the archive at. The films were designed to show the world how Britain lived, worked and played. is part of the British Council film archive of short documentaries made by the British Council during the 1940s. Our preferred credit for film and any printed/web material is: This means that you can do what you like with them – provided that you attribute them to us and that you use them non-commercially (put simply: that you credit British Council and that no one pays you for a ticket to see them). (Please see individual films for details as there are a couple of exceptions). Non-commercial useĪlmost all the films in our archive are available under the 'Attribution-Non-Commercial' Creative Commons licence which means you are actively encouraged to use and play with them. Some of the films also have an option to go even deeper, and learn a little more about how each was made. the original synopses for the films written at the time each film was made.You are free to download these films, play with them, reinterpret them, and share your interpretations with the world. Instead we want people to have fun with it, use it as a creative resource and source of inspiration. This collection is much more than simply to be a static directory of old film. You can watch the films online here and you can download them too. From unique snapshots of British life in the 1940s, spotlights on British crafts, industries and traditions, and even a selection of curiosities (including the life-cycle of rabbits), our film archive is a delight. Our film archive is for everyone! We hope it will be used by filmmakers, teachers, historians and researchers amongst others.
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