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Concentrating on British titles, we carefully select material for our collections, preserving, restoring and interpreting it to ensure our film heritage is widely accessible in cinemas and in the home.
We also collect posters, images, publicity material, original scripts, letters and other artefacts.
In this section
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About the BFI National Archive
We care for the BFI’s film and television collections in state-of-the art facilities.
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Introduction to the BFI collections
The films in our collections are a fascinating record of the history filmmaking, and a document of life in the UK.
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Searching and access to the archive collections
Search our collections and find out more about access.
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We bring the vast collections of the BFI National Archive to a wider audience through our cultural projects.
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We share the BFI’s knowledge of British film and television through these online services.
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Archive content sales and licensing
Commercial access to footage and stills from the BFI National Archive.
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The complete story of UK film 1911 to the present.
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1,000s of films, beautifully preserved. 120 years of British life, unseen until now.
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Explore highlights from the world’s greatest film and TV archive — free.
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