FAUK commissioned report 'Invisible Innovators' launched by UEA
Next meeting? 28th June 2021Film Archives UK (FAUK) brings together archives, archivists, associate organisations and individuals who are interested in and committed to the work and development of the UK’s public sector film archives.
For a taste of the material we hold, why not watch our video showcasing some of the treasures from our collections?
The UEA’s report, ‘Invisible Innovators', making women filmmakers visible across the UK’s Film Archives is now available. It has been commissioned by Film Archives UK to explore the current scale and scope of the holdings of women’s amateur filmmaking within the regional and national film and media archives and to investigate ways of optimising their visibility. 6.3.20
FAUK'S next quarterly meeting will take place via ZOOM on Monday 28th June 2021 2-4pm. Zoom invites will be sent to Members in due course. We hope all our Members and friends are keeping safe and well. For more information about FAUK and membership, please contact administrator@filmarchives.org.uk
The 23rd ANNUAL FOCAL INTERNATIONAL AWARDS took place on Thursday 18th June ’26 in Westminster, London and it was certainly a night to remember for fellow FAUK Members who won in all their nominated categories!
Film Archives UK were well represented at the inaugural FOCAL International Festival of Archives. This new industry event which took place in London on 16th June, brought together archive and footage licensing professionals to explore commercial licensing, restoration, preservation, and the future of archive storytelling.
FAUK’s online ‘FOCUS’ event investigates the hot topic of Copyright and AI
‘COPYRIGHT & THE AI DISRUPTOR’
A review and update on considerations for copyright and AI in film archives….
May 20th saw Technicians and other colleagues from our Member archives across the UK head to Sugar House Island, London E15 where they were kindly hosted to a special day and tour by R3Store Studios.
FAUK’s SPRING meeting held online on 14th March 2025 was very well attended and included a wider number of staff from our Member archives for 2 special presentations designed to ‘Focus on AI’
Monday 3rd March 2025 marks the 40th years since the end of the 1984/5 Miners’ Strike. The Yorkshire and North East Film Archive and Teesside University have come together to produce ‘In the Veins’, a short film that resonates through time, using over a century of archive footage to shine a light onto the face of the mining heritage of Yorkshire and the North East of England.
FAUK’s Autumn meeting held online on 21st November was well attended and included a wider number of staff from our Member archives for 2 special presentations with a focus on Collections & Diversity.
Film Archive Members headed to Cinelab London – the Film and Digital Laboratory experts and industry leader, to witness firsthand the special craft involved in the processing, preservation and finessing of the format.
‘Good things come to those who wait’! – Over 40 years of GUINNESS advertisements unveiled with call out to irish creatives
On Valentine’s Day, as the world celebrated love in its many forms, YORKSHIRE & NORTH EAST FILM ARCHIVES, along with their project partners, proudly announced the online release of their celebrated film “NATURE MATTERS.”
