OTHER FILM ARCHIVES

BRITISH PATHÉ NEWSREELS

www.britishpathe.com These newsreels kept people informed about news events from 1910 until the 1970s. The collection is available online. CENTRE OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES

www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/ archive/ films For those interested in South Asia, the entire collection held by the Centre of South Asian Studies in Cambridge is online. THE BRITISH COUNCIL

film.britishcouncil.org/ british- councilfilm- collection The British Council’s film collection comprises 120 short films made in the 1940s about different aspects of British life covering work, entertainment, culture and sport. Watch the 1945 ‘Coughs and Sneezes’ campaign, among others. All have commentary and some are in Technicolor. THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM

www.iwm.org.uk The Imperial War Museum’s film collection remains a key repository for war-related footage. Access the online catalogue then select ‘Collections’. Without typing in the box, click ‘search’ to access the filter function. Choose ‘Category’, select ‘Film’ then ‘Subject period’. THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES www.nationalarchives.gov.uk The National Archives ( TNA) holds many documents about the cinema industry, but little film footage. You can, however, view a selection of public information films made by the Central Office of Information between 1945 and 2006. Go to the homepage then search for “public information film” (quotation marks are important).