Information Services

BFI Information Services provide information, advice and research to a wide range of users nationally and internationally - from production companies, broadcasters and the wider cultural industries - to students and members of the public.

Our services utilise the unique expertise, collections and data of the BFI National Library. Supplying information since 1934, we are here to provide professional, experienced and authoritative guidance on all aspects of film and television.

Contact us for quick queries on film, TV and the media industries, and initial enquiries about your research needs:

Make an enquiry online
or telephone our enquiry line, Monday to Friday, 10am-12noon and 3pm-5pm. Tel. (0)20 7255 1444 (ask for Information Services)

Use our Research Services - for individual research carried out on your behalf at a range of tariffs.

Subscribe to Information Services - a priority service for companies, organisations and industry freelancers.

Our work

Notable projects have included:

• reports, statistics and practical guides putting the British film and television industries into historical perspective (publications free to download)
• audience research projects commissioned for broadcast - The Ultimate Film and Britain’s Most Watched TV
• we compile a Researchers Guide for suggested sources and directories of key contacts to assist with your research and queries. Our Film Links Gateway is an extensive and annotated guide to useful online information sources
• developing the Researchers' Tales series of events featuring leading film and media writers, historians and practitioners.