National Lottery #ThanksToYou – Enter the draw to explore the BFI National Archive

This year is the 25th Birthday of The National Lottery and we’re excited to be a part of the celebrations by joining in the #ThanksToYou campaign. The campaign celebrates the contribution of National Lottery players in supporting good causes over the past 25 years.

National Lottery players contribute £30 million towards good causes every week. To say #ThanksToYou, we are offering 30 lucky film fans a rare chance to explore the BFI National Archive.

Throughout the year the BFI awards National Lottery funding to support film culture across the UK; backing bold and original storytellers, giving audiences across the UK the chance to enjoy a diverse range of film and nurturing the very best in UK filmmaking talent. The UK national and regional archives have also made over 10,000 films accessible for free through Britain on Film using National Lottery funding.

Some 30 National Lottery players will have the opportunity to visit our archive in Berkhamsted by entering a lucky draw as part of the #ThanksToYou campaign. The Archive holds a magnificent collection of film and television, from the birth of cinema to today. Dating from the earliest days of film to the live capture of current television content, the BFI National Archive contains nearly a million titles. Founded in 1935 the archive has grown to become the one of the largest and most important collections of film and television in the world.

Guests will be welcomed to the archive by our knowledgeable curators followed by an insightful tour of the collections with our archive team. Guests will also see the BFI’s expert conservation teams at work, undertaking the time-consuming and complex task of restoring films. Finally, guests will be treated to a light lunch and given the opportunity to talk about their film findings with the group.

The tour will take place on Thursday 28 November 2019; starting promptly at 10am. A light lunch will be provided at 12.30 at the end of the tour. Please review the offer T&Cs carefully on how to enter the draw and the logistics of the day.

THE DRAW IS NOW CLOSED

Offer T&Cs

• The tour will take place at 10am on Thursday 28 November 2019. This offer and date is non-transferable. By applying for this offer, participants acknowledge and confirm their availability to take part. The event is expected to end at 1.30pm.
• To qualify, entrants must upload evidence of a National Lottery ticket or scratchcard in the form of a clear scan of a physical ticket or a screenshot of a digital ticket.
• Entries will be accepted until midnight on 18 November 2019.
• Each of the 30 successful applicants will be selected at random.
• Successful applicants will be notified week commencing 18 November and asked to confirm their attendance.
• Winners that fail to confirm their attendance on the tour by midnight Friday 22 November 2019 forfeit their place, which will be offered to another participant selected at random.
• Entrants must be aged 16+ on Thursday 28 November 2019. Identification may be required on site. No compensation will be offered to winning participants that cannot supply appropriate age identification.
• Successful entrants gain access for one (1) to the BFI National Archive tour. Guests cannot be accommodated.
• Guests that require assistance in the form of a registered carer will be accommodated.
• Guests will be responsible for organising their own travel to and from the BFI National Archive.
• The archive is located at: Kingshill Way, Berkhamsted, HP4 3TP. Trains run to Berkhamsted four times per hour from London Euston and with a journey time of around half an hour. The BFI National Archive is a five minute cab ride from Berkhamsted Railway Station or a 25-minute walk.
• Guests will be responsible for organising accommodation if necessary.
• This offer has no cash value.

BFI data privacy statement

• The information the BFI is collecting is purely for the purposes of this completion
• The data will not be shared with any other organisation
• Your data will be securely saved and will be destroyed on 28 November

BFI National Archive T&Cs

• Guests acknowledge that part of the tour will take guests into cold storage with low temperatures required to preserve certain formats of film, however this proponent of the event will last no more than ten minutes.
• Guests acknowledge that they will be required to stand/walk for upwards of two hours and are advised to wear comfortable footwear/clothing.
• The BFI National Archive is accessible and wheelchair friendly. Wheelchair access may be restricted in certain areas – please do get in touch with us prior to the tour if you are a wheelchair user and our team will adapt the tour to ensure full accessibility.
• A hard of hearing access loop is available in the BFI National Archive board room where tour introductions will take place.
• We encourage guests with any concerns regarding accessibility or the itinerary of the archive tour to get in touch with us ahead of their visit.
• Entry to the BFI National Archive is at the discretion of the site manager and their decision is final.
• In the unlikely event of the tour being cancelled by the BFI or National Lottery, this offer will be rescheduled and communicated with all winning participants.