Who funds the UKs public sector moving image archives?
The bfi National Film and Television Archive (NFTVA) and the eight regional film archives of England are dependent on revenue funding from the UK Film Council. The bfi is funded directly by the UK Film Council. The regional archives receive their core funding from the UK Film Council via the regional screen agencies. The national moving image archives of Scotland and Wales are funded through their respective develoved administrations. The Imperial War Museum receives funding direct from Government. The UK’s public sector moving image archives also receive some revenue from commercial activity, and some are in receipt of project funding from bodies such as the Heritage Lottery Fund and the regional development agencies. A number of the regional archives receive support in kind through host universities and colleges. • What training is there for film archivists? The major source for film archive training in the UK is the MA in Film Studies with Film Archiving Option at the University of
