ARCHIVE FILM AGENCY

Description: The collection ranges from material from the first film experiments to documentaries of early 1960’s. A good percentage is non fiction, documentary and newsfilm of the 1910’s, 1920’s and 1930’s, mostly British and American with a small amount in colour. The archive also holds non fiction material shot in Birmingham and Yorkshire. The remainder comprises fiction films, feature films and shorts from the 1920’s and 1930’s, mainly British and American, with a small percentage of Italian and French. Advertising, amateur, science and education short films form part of the collection.
Keywords: American cinema; Feature films; Women’s studies; British cinema; Newsfilm; Birmingham; Stills; Yorkshire
Access for outsiders: Yes
Facilities: Viewing off premises.
Charges: Charges for research for broadcast productions. Charges vary according to the required usage.
Copyright: Copyright advice available. Copyright adviser: Bob Geoghegan.

Masters: Current footage is over 2 million feet. Negatives and master positives are on 35mm and 16mm.
Newspapers: A small amount of cuttings and press clippings.
Still Images: 50.000 stills from British features of the 1930’s.
Video/Film: A viewing cassette/dvd service is available.

Notes: Some printed catalogues for news and documentary are available.
Other information: All material is catalogued on computer with keyword search facility.

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