Development of an interactive library guide at the british. Hannahs collaborative phd research will lead to a new archive on black british poetry in performance. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Library events range from skillsbased workshops, film screenings, book clubs to lively. Produced in collaboration with the american film institute, the american film institute catalog is the most comprehensive and detailed national filmography in the world. We hold one of the worlds largest and most significant collections of film and television material in the bfi national archive and the bfi reuben library. This illustrated twovolume set is a compendium of more than 50 monographs published by the british film institute since 1992. The bfi reuben library bfi southbank belvedere road south bank london se1 8xt. My darling one, you could not be more wonderful or dear to me. American film institute catalog american film institute. Movie title search for people movies by director movies by producer movies by cast movies by release year movies by production company movies by genre movies by subject all.
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Our priority is comprehensive coverage of the moving image in britain, but the collection is international in scope. A library of film research, reports, and data sets. The catalog includes the entire print version, which currently comprises five volumes documenting all films produced in the united states from 1892 to 1971, as well as new content and important updates for all previous records. Tweet concentrating on british titles, we carefully select material for our collections, preserving. As a major national research collection, the main priority is to provide comprehensive. Explore over years of english literature in context. The best of international cinema 19161981 rob white on. It was founded as the national film library in 1935. Catalogue of the book library of the british film institute, london, england. The british film institute or, bfi is a charitable organisation that promotes and celebrates the history of films and television in britain. Mitchell and kenyon films and gpo film unit movies now listed on unescos memory of the world register. The bfi national archive holds a magnificent collection of film and television, from the birth of cinema to today. Just before his death, however, cassavetes confessed to ray carney. Simple search search in film and television works books.
Wellcome library is currently closed to the public. The collection includes books on film genre and theory, gender studies, film production and. British film institute book library early works charles. Ken russells second hollywood films is a deliriously excessive. Produced in collaboration with the british film institute, this first release of film index international contains the bfis most up to date. In partnership with the british film institute, the library of birmingham gives you access to an exclusive collection of film archive material, available to view at the bfi mediatheque discovery floor 3. The archive is one of the largest in the world and includes more than 150,000 films and 600,000 television programmes. The library reading room as part of bfi southbank is closed due to covid19.
Keep up to date with the latest film news from the british council. Movie title search for people movies by director movies by producer movies by cast movies by release year movies by production company movies. All copies in use view details view details for the souvenir, dvd, all copies in use holds. The british film institute was founded in 1933 and is based at various sites in central london, the south bank of the thames at the national film theatre and the museum of the moving image and at berkhamsted, hertfordshire. Join podcast host, critic and broadcaster, anna smith as she explores the bfi player collection female desire on. The bfi national archive is a department of the british film institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. Related resources british film institute 50 greatest films. The bfi uses lottery funds to encourage film production, distribution, and education.
See shorts and features, showing the best from the bfi, national and regional archives including 120 years of britain on film. Kirk douglas likes the seaside town of weymouth except the. Our priority is comprehensive coverage of the moving image in britain, but. The bfi combine cultural, creative and industrial roles, bringing together the bfi national archive and bfi. Its collections include more than 150 million items, in over 400 languages. Simmering tensions between locals and newcomers in a modernday cornish fishing village reach boiling point in this hugely acclaimed british independent film.
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It is sponsored by the department of digital, culture, media and sport. The british film institute bfi was founded in 1933 and is a charity governed by a royal charter. The british library sound archive holds the work of our recordings unit from the 1940s onwards, and the recordings of a staff oral history project. Tweet 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. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. The british film institute bfi is a film and charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the united kingdom. The bfi national library provides access to the worlds largest collection of information on film and television. Enjoy highlights from the worlds greatest and most diverse collection of british film and television. The reuben foundation is the principal sponsor of the bfi reuben library, southbank, the british film institutes flagship venue in london. We use national lottery funding to inspire people to watch, make and learn about film. The british film institute bfi holds a collection of films. Watch our five films exploring the sacred texts of buddhism, christianity, hinduism, islam and judaism.
It includes most of the more important university libraries, the british library, and many specialist scholarly libraries. By making a donation to the bfi you are supporting us as a charity to preserve the worlds most significant collection of film held by the bfi national archive and to deliver our cultural and education programmes, enabling more people to access a rich and diverse choice of film. During the current covid19 pandemic, wellcome collection is closed. The british film institute bfi is the lead organisation for film in the uk and use lottery funds to support film production, distribution, education and audience development. Library hub discover lhd finding books in other libraries. By making a donation to the bfi you are supporting us as a charity to preserve the worlds most significant collection of film held by the bfi national archive and to deliver our cultural and education. This includes a unique collection of film material related to birmingham and the west midlands. The british film institute bfi holds a collection of films produced and sponsored by us in the 1930s and 1940s. British film institute archive collections get united nations status. We add new titles every week, but if you cant find what you are looking please contact us and well let you know if its in stock in our shop, or is available.
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