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BFI National Film and Television Archive (NFTVA)
Street address: Main Office: J Paul Getty Conservation Centre, Kingshill Way, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 3TP, England, United Kingdom
Telephone: 44 (0) 1442 876301
Fax: 44 (0) 1442 289112
Street address: London Office: British Film Institute (BFI), 21 Stephen Street, London W1T 1LN, England, United Kingdom
Telephone: 44 (0) 20 7255 1444
Fax: 44 (0) 20 7436 0165
Website: http://www.bfi.org.uk/nftva/
Proprietor: British Film Institute (BFI)
Contact: Darren Long Head of Collections and Information
Accessibility: Full wheelchair access
 The BFI National Film and Television Archive (NFTVA) is one of the world's greatest collections of film and television. The majority of the collection is comprised of British material but it also features internationally significant holdings from around the world. The Archive also collects films which feature key British actors and the work of British directors. There is a wealth of material of every genre from silent newsreels to CinemaScope epics, from home movies to avant garde experiments, from classic documentaries to vintage television, from advertisements to 3-D films, soap opera to football.The archive contains more than 50,000 fiction films, over 100,000 non-fiction titles and around 625,000 television programmes.
The sheer size and diversity of the collection presents special challenges. As guardians of our vast and growing national film heritage, the BFI is acutely aware of the responsibility for ensuring its continued survival. In recent years it has made significant investment in new storage facilities and has also upgraded its existing stores. It is proud of its achievements and believes that film and television have the power to enhance all our lives. The digital age has the potential to offer access to the Archive by greater numbers of people than ever.
NFTA is a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).
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