Honest Trailers – The Fault in Our Stars
In a summer full of mutants, apes, and spider-men, a teenage cancer romance emerged…
17th February 2026
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2025
Tom Cruise pays a visit to the BFI National Archive
Hollywood icon Tom Cruise paid a visit to the BFI National Archive last week, immersing himself in the history and artistry of filmmaking with infectious enthusiasm. Ahead of receiving an honorary Oscar on Sunday, Cruise – who was awarded the BFI Fellowship in May – spent hours exploring rare materials and engaging in animated conversations with archivists....…
18th November 2025
Inside the Archive: designing an archive for the 1980s and beyond
Ever wondered what the BFI National Archive looked like in the 1980s? As the archive celebrates its 90th anniversary, find out more and discover how, and why, the Archive established the John Paul Getty Jr Conservation Centre with this short Inside the Archive video essay. Video produced with the support...…
29th October 2025
Inside the Archive #44
On Sunday 21 September, we welcomed over 300 visitors to the BFI National Archive’s John Paul Getty Jr Conservation Centre in Berkhamsted as part of Heritage Open Days, the UK’s largest festival of history and culture. As we continue to celebrate the Archive’s 90th year, Heritage Open Day presents a unique opportunity to welcome...…
3rd October 2025
Inside the Archive #39
On 22 July, myself and fellow film conservator Lynn Loo presented a workshop…
29th August 2025
Inside the Archive #38
Ever wondered what the BFI National Archive looked like during the 1960s?…
20th August 2025
Inside the Archive #37
Over two days in July, members of the BFI National Archive Access Team took part in a ‘firebreak’…
13th August 2025
Inside the Archive #36
In July, a group of staff travelled to Manchester to attend the Future of Museums: Collection Management event…
6th August 2025
Inside the Archive: Star Wars in Technicolor | BFI
In our latest Inside the Archive video we go far, far away – all the way back to 1977…
12th June 2025
2024
Inside the Archive: rediscovering Michael Powell’s Behind the Mask
A short extract from our new documentary ‘Inside the Archive: the early films of Michael Powell’…
16th September 2024
Inside the Archive: the Lusitania film reel
How is a 1915 nitrate print reclaimed from a ship wreckage in 1982?…
9th September 2024
BFI National Archive silent film curator honoured at Bologna film festival
Bryony Dixon, the BFI National Archive’s silent film curator, has been honoured…
27th June 2024
Inside the Archive: Sound Restoration
Learn about the art of sound restoration with this short video, exploring the work completed by specialists at the BFI…
25th June 2024
2023
Disney Archive Exhibition Set to Open in London
The largest ever exhibition of Disney archives…
11th July 2023
2022
Channel 4 Colourises Partition Archive for 75th Anniversary
Explore how Nehru, Jinnah, and Mountbatten shaped India’s 1947…
25th July 2022
BBC Rewind | Archive Content
Discover BBC Rewind – the largest digital archive release ever…
18th July 2022
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