Film: Film Web Resources

The AFI Catalog of Feature Films, the most authoritative filmographic database on the web, includes entries on nearly 60,000 American feature-length films and 17,000 short films produced from 1893-2011. It also includes AFI AWARDS honorees from 2000 through 2014.

This database is designed to assist research into British artists' film and video. It covers experimental and avant-garde film, video art, artists' television, gallery-based installations and other works that use moving image and audio-visual multimedia technologies, made by British and British-based artists.

"British Council Film is the link between UK films and filmmakers and new international audiences. Together with the British Council’s global network overseas we work to profile the innovation, diversity, creativity and excellence of British films around the world, and work to find opportunities for creative exchange between UK filmmakers and international counterparts."

The British Films Directory contains a continuously expanding record of UK features, shorts, documentaries and animation. Its archive of British films extends back to 1998.

The BFI was founded in 1933. A charity governed by a Royal Charter, it combines cultural, creative and industrial roles, bringing together the BFI National Archive and BFI Reuben Library, film distribution, exhibition and education at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX, publishing and festivals.

British Pathé was once a dominant feature of the British cinema experience. Before the advent of television, millions around the globe came to movie theatres for their weekly dose of filmed news. The birth of this phenomenon took place when renowned French filmmaker Charles Pathé came to London in 1910 to introduce an innovative medium to British audiences – the cinema newsreel.

This Gateway includes 1,700 websites relating to moving image and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please contact us by email or telephone.

This website holds detailed information on over 6000 films showing images of life in the British colonies. Over 150 films are available for viewing online. You can search or browse for films by country, date, topic, or keyword.

The directory is intended to be an academic review of cinema, separating synopsis (objective description) and (subjective) critique. Most contributors to the directory will be scholars and students of film. The directory is intended to play a part in the distribution of academic output, and in building a forum for the study of film from a disciplined theoretical base.

Founded in 1988, the European Film Academy now unites more than 3,000 European film professionals with the common aim of promoting Europe's film culture.

"A pluralist, pro bono, and purely positive web-archive of examples of, links to, and comment on, online, Open Access, film and moving image studies resources of note."

"The biggest collection of movie scripts available anywhere on the web. Our site lets you read or download movie scripts for free."

The role of Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) is the national development agency for Irish filmmaking and the Irish film, television and animation industry, investing in talent, creativity and enterprise. The agency supports writers, directors and production companies across these sectors by providing investment loans for the development, production and distribution of film, television and animation projects.

The Irish Film Institute is Ireland’s national cultural institution for film. It provides audiences throughout Ireland with access to the finest independent, Irish and international cinema; it preserves and promotes Ireland’s moving image heritage through the IFI Irish Film Archive, and provides opportunities for audiences of all ages and backgrounds to learn and critically engage with film.

Lantern is the search platform for the collections of the Media History Digital Library, an open access initiative led by David Pierce and Eric Hoyt. The Media History Digital Library (MHDL) digitizes collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access. The project is supported by owners of materials who loan them for scanning, and donors who contribute funds to cover the cost of scanning.

"Media Online Focus is the supplement of Viewfinder magazine and carries information on moving images and related content delivered online, including databases and streamed media. There are various new and significant initiatives in the UK to integrate the delivery of moving pictures and sound with other assets for online delivery to universities and colleges. This supplement combines diverse sources of information on new services, activities, content and events which will help readers to keep in touch with developments."

"Download or listen to free movies, films, and videos
This library contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download. "

Here users can search for moving image content, artefacts and sound collections from across the UK. These physical artefacts combine to represent all the key practices within screen history including the magic lantern, film, television and the digital present. They include magic lanterns and slides, optical toys, film production equipment, television and video equipment, cinema equipment and fittings, artwork for animation, sets and costumes, sound technology, toys and games and documentation such as photographs, scripts, sheet music and personal papers.

"The Scottish Screen Archive is Scotland"s national moving images collection. It preserves over 100 years of Scottish history on film and video.
We can provide thousands of titles for personal, educational or commercial use. To discover what we have, use our access catalogue."

The definitive guide to Britain's film and TV history.

Scriptzone is created and hosted by The Centre for Excellence in Media Practice at Bournemouth University. "Scriptzone is the ultimate online resource for full film and tv scripts."