Tuesday, January 6, 2009

BFI Screenonline

BFI Screenonline

What is BFI Screenonline?

BFI Screenonline is an online encyclopaedia of British film and television featuring hundreds of hours of film and television clips from the vast collections of the BFI National Archive, and several hours of recorded interviews with film and TV personalities. These clips are supplemented by rich and authoritative contextual material by expert writers, specially commissioned for BFI Screenonline alongside thousands of stills, posters and press books. The site also features the BFI Screenonline Education Zone, a free resource to help all subject teachers make the most out of moving image in the classroom.

BFI Screenonline is the single most extensive publicly available resource devoted to British film and television, and is entirely free. Users in registered UK schools, colleges, universities and libraries (see Registration help) can access the entire site, including the moving image materials; users in other locations can see everything but the film and TV clips and recorded audio interviews. The project has been developed by the BFI and funded by a £1.2 million grant from the New Opportunities Fund. You can find out more about the BFI and its activities at www.bfi.org.uk.

BFI Screenonline

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