Film Studies

Film History & Technology

• Asian Film Archive 

  A non-profit organization that preserves the rich film heritage of Singapore and Asian Cinema, encourages scholarly research on film and promotes a wider critical appreciation of this art form.
• Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture 

  This British site provides an online tour of their extensive collection of items relating to 19th-century pre-cinema history and early motion picture technology.
• The Black Film Center / Archive 

  Hosts a repository of films and related materials by and about African Americans. This includes films that have substantial participation by African Americans as writers, actors, producers, directors, musicians, and consultants, as well as films that depict some aspect of the black experience.
• British Pathé Limited 

  Spanning the years from 1896 to 1978, the collection includes footage from around the globe of major events, famous faces, fashion trends, travel, science, and culture.
• Digital Film Archive: A Century of Moving Images from Northern Ireland 

  A free, public access resource that contains hundreds of hours of moving image titles (primarily focusing on Northern Irish society) spanning from 1897 to the present day.
• Domitor Journals Project 

  Freely available digitized periodicals of interest for early cinema studies that represent 20 countries.
• Earlycinema 

  Provides an introduction to the first decade of motion pictures and the developments which helped shape cinema as we know it today.
• Early Visual Media 

  This web site by Thomas Weynants contains material from both private / museum collection; primarily focuses on pre-cinema and early film technology.
• Edison Motion Pictures 

  The Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies collection of the Library of Congress site features 341 Edison motion pictures, 81 disc sound recordings, and other related materials.
• European Film Gateway 

  Provides access to films, images, and texts from selected collections of 38 film archives across Europe.
• Footage.net 

  The world's most comprehensive collection of stock and archival footage.
• Internet Archive Movie Archive 

  Features over 25,000 movies, ranging from feature films to classic shorts, world culture documentaries, World War II propaganda, movie trailers, and films.
• Media History Digital Library 

  A free online resource, featuring millions of pages of books and magazines from the histories of film, broadcasting, and recorded sound.
• Motion Pictures in the Library of Congress 

  The Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division of the Library of Congress (M/B/RS) oversees one of the largest collections of motion pictures in the world.
• Museum of the Moving Image 

  Houses artifacts from every stage of producing, promoting, and exhibiting motion pictures, television, and digital media - more than 130,000 items total.
• The National Archives 

  Created by the United States Federal government, the National Archives multimedia collections include nearly 300,000 reels of motion picture film and more than 200,000 sound and video recordings.
• Origins of American Animation 

  The development of early American animation is represented by this collection of 21 animated films and 2 fragments, which spans the years 1900 through 1921.
• Public Moving Image Archives & Research Centers 

  The Library of Congress's moving image archives and programs.
• Répertoire des périodiques 

  Online historical French film periodicals ranging from the early to the mid-20th Century.
• Theatre Historical Society of America 

  The Theatre Historical Society of America has been dedicated to documenting the rich heritage of historic theatres in the United States.
• UF Archives Moving Image Collection 

  Lists reproductions of films and videos depicting people, places, and events associated with the history of the University of Florida.
• Women Film Pioneers 

  A scholarly resource that explores women’s global involvement at all levels of film production during the silent film era.

Film Preservation

• Academic Film Archive of North America 

  An organization that acquires, preserves, and promotes academic film by providing an archive and resource for continuing scholarly advancement and public exhibition.
• Academy Film Archive 

  Dedicated to the preservation, restoration, documentation, and exhibition of motion pictures, the Academy Film Archive is home to one of the most diverse and extensive motion picture collections in the world.
• American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works 

  Dedicated to saving cultural heritage for future generations and protecting it from decay/destruction.
• Association of Moving Image Archivists 

  AMIA is the largest non-profit professional membership association for individuals and institutions concerned with the preservation of moving images.
• Film Preservation Society 

  The Film Preservation Society is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit dedicated to finding, saving, and restoring America's silent film heritage.
• National Film Preservation Board 

  The NFPB works to ensure the survival, conservation, and increased public availability of America's film heritage. The site includes a list of films on the National Film Registry.
• National Film Preservation Foundation 

  The NFPF supports activities nationwide that preserve American films and improve film access for study, exhibition, and education.