On this page you’ll find information on how you can take part in sharing, supporting and enriching London’s historic moving image collections.
Undocumented
Get involved with London’s Screen Archives’ and The New Black Film Collective’s exciting new project, Undocumented. This project seeks to address the lack of Black stories in London’s screen archives, and we will be running a programme of screenings, events and digitisation throughout 2024 with the support of the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Click here for more information.
Events coming up:
11 September | 10am -3pm – An Introduction to Identification and Handling of Archive Film & Video The London Archives
Learn how to identify and handle archive film and video in this practical, one-day workshop run by London’s Screen Archives.
This workshop is designed for archivists, librarians, curators and anyone working in heritage who wants to extend their skills into archive film and video. The workshop will enable participants to learn the core elements of film and video identification, how to handle legacy film and video formats and what to look for when considering acquiring film and video.
At the end of the day, participants will have learnt the main elements needed to identify popular archive film and video formats, developed confidence to safely handle moving image material, and will know what to look for when considering acquiring moving image material for their collection.
Screenings and archive packages
London’s Screen Archives can come to you with a bespoke programme of classic home movies, silent-era newsreels and stunning amateur footage, all specially curated to delight your audience. In the past we’ve work with the Museum of London, Chocolate Films, the Thames Festival Trust, and a wide range of schools, museums and libraries to curate archive packages that awe and inspire. Get in touch to find out more.
Donating films
From professional productions to amateur home movies, London’s Screen Archives considers all moving image precious and we want to work with you to preserve it. If you have a collection of films or even just a single tape or digital file that you think may be of interest, please complete this form and we will get back to you. Even if your donation does not fit the network’s collection policy, in many cases we will be able to provide you with advice on what to do next.
We particularly welcome donations from diverse communities and can offer free digitisation as part of our Undocumented project – click here for more
LSA moving image donation form
Cataloguing
Join our gang of online cataloguers. On any film’s record page on this site you can add information to our records or provide a more in-depth catalogue entry by clicking the
icon. All entries are reviewed before publication; you’ll find a selection of films where we need your help on our LocalEyes page.
Job Opportunities and Volunteering
All job opportunities with London’s Screen Archives are advertised on the Film London Job Opportunities page. Any jobs, volunteering, and training opportunities will be announced in our monthly newsletter.
Training
An Introduction to Identification and Handling of Archive Film & Video
Learn how to identify and handle archive film and video in this practical, one-day workshop run by London’s Screen Archives. This workshop is designed for archivists, librarians, curators and anyone working in heritage who wants to extend their skills into archive film and video.