BFI National Archive
In 2010 the BFI National Archive celebrated its 75th anniversary. Its first curator, Ernest Lindgren, together with Harold Brown, started this world class collection and pioneered the development of archival, preservation and cataloguing practice. 75 years on, the BFI is one of the world's largest, most diverse and busiest film archives, preserving and making available the UK's film and TV heritage.
Our access programme is extensive, with cinema screenings across the UK and internationally and thousands of titles available across our digital platforms and on DVD. Our ambitious film restoration programme is ongoing and ranges from A Day in the Life of a Coal Miner (1910), to Underground (1928) to Went the Day Well? (1942) to Accident (1967) and, most recently, The Great White Silence (1924).
A vital project is underway to build a new state-of-the-art vault to house the Archive's master film collections. This will ensure that the nation's film heritage is safe for centuries to come.
