- Irish Film Archive
The Irish Film Archive is part of the Irish Film Institute (formed in 1943, incorporated in 1945) the body charged with the promotion and preservation of film culture in Ireland.
It collects, preserves and makes accessible Ireland's moving image heritage. It is the leading resource for students of Irish film and film history. Its collection includes 20,000 cans of film, 5,000 tapes, the Tiernan MacBride reference library and over 30,000 stills, posters and documents. The collection reflects Irish film production for over a century, with material from 1897 to the present day held in climate controlled vaults in Dublin's cultural quarter, Temple Bar. The collection incorporates fiction, features, public information films, amateur material, documentaries, newsreels, experimental film and animation. The collections of
John Boorman andNeil Jordan are also held.The Archive holds regular screenings of material from the collections at the Irish Film Institute and at other venues both in Ireland and abroad. The Archive also facilitates national and international non-competitive festivals showing Irish film and curates the Reel Ireland touring programme of Irish film [http://www.ifi.ie/reel_email/index2.htm] . The Archive is a valuable resource for anyone interested in Ireland's moving image heritage and is used regularly by academics, students, teachers, film-makers, researchers, film enthusiasts and the general public. The Irish Film Archive is a member of
The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).For further information see IFI website [http://www.irishfilm.ie]Main contacts are: Kasandra O'Connell, Head of the Irish Film Archive, Karen Wall, Archive Access, Manus McManus, Senior Collections Officer and Rebecca Grant, Librarian
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