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Accessing the Collections
Access to material within the BFI National Archive is handled by a number of BFI departments, depending on the nature of the request.
Research Viewing Service
Our Research Viewing Service arranges on-site viewing for non-commercial research purposes. Any material with viewing status is potentially available for research viewing.
Booking and Hiring a Print
Booking and Hiring a Print arranges the loan of screening copies to UK and worldwide festivals, cinemas, universities and other screening venues, subject to copyright clearance.
Archival Footage Sales
Archival Footage Sales handles requests from commercial users for extracts from archival material. These include TV production companies, filmmakers, and any other commercial organisations requiring extracts from archival material.
Donor Access
Donor Access handles requests from the donors of material to the Archive, and those companies who own or have licensed copyright in the material. They also handle requests from certain third parties, subject to copyright clearance.
Stills, Posters & Designs
One of the most comprehensive collections of film and television images in the world.
screenonline
screenonline offers video clips from the BFI National Archive's collections to registered users in secondary and further education, and in libraries - users in other locations have access to authoritative contextual material.
Free films from the Creative Archive
Our Creative Archive pages feature video clips made available for free download to users in the United Kingdom under the innovative Creative Archive Licence, to stimulate creative re-use for non-commercial purposes.
Distribution Catalogues
Details of films available to hire on 16 and 35mm, video and DVD, as well as information on much of the material held by the BFI National Archive.
Obsolete Technology
The bfi can provide an unparalleled comprehensive service in the creation of new digital materials from obsolete video and audio formats.
Film Sales
Licences rights to a catalogue of films to distributors and broadcasters worldwide.
Viewing Theatre Hire
The bfi has two 36 seat Preview Theatres available for private hire.
