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Hundreds of the best amateur movies are available to show at home or in your
movie-making club.
Be inspired. Pick up ideas. Learn. Analyse. Discuss. Enjoy.
Our older cine film collection is safely stored in the East Anglian Film
Archive. Many have been transferred to video. From the video era we have
collections generally running around 80 minutes. Most are available in VHS,
S-VHS, MiniDV and DVD format. It costs more than picking up a feature film
from the local video shop ... but this is material you cannot get on every
high street. We have the pick of competitions and specially selected material
created for the love of making them rather than for profit.
Most movie collections cost £7.50 a hire plus £3 post and
packing.
Choosing films
Start by using the various indexes on the left:
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For the latest additions, not yet fully catalogued, see Accessions.
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To look for particular movies use the Title index.
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To search by type of movie use the Category index.
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To search for someone's work use the Makers index.
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To search by the name of the compilation cassette or disc use the Tape
index.
Booking films
Then download the Conditions of Hire and Order
Form and apply to the librarian. This service is run by volunteers so
please book well ahead and be patient if there is a short delay in
responding.
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The usual hire fee for compilations is £7.50 (7.50 GBP).
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Some library programmes are free of hire charge.
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Some early ollections have a lower hire fee, indicated in their description.
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In every case there is an additional charge for post and packing.
For UK bookings this is £3.00 per tape / disc. (Programmes on two Mini-DVs
are charged at £3.00)
Overseas bookings are accepted at the sole discretion of the librarian
and the cost will reflect the actual postal charges.
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All films, tapes and discs in the IAC Library are covered by the law of
copyright.
No film, tape, disc or soundtrack may be copied in any circumstances..
Explaining the catalogue
Each catalogue entry includes the title, maker's name and home town / county
/ country.
Then follows a description of the movie, an indication of type (documentary
/ story etc) and running time.
If the movie was donated that is acknowledged and if any special warnings
apply they are at the foot of the entry.
Any major awards are listed:
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IAC = IAC - The Film and Video Institute's annual International Film and
Video Competition
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TB = The annual Ten Best competition associated with British magazines
Amateur Cine World and Moviemaker, which ran for nearly 50
years
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BAVA = The British Amateur Video Awards Annual Competition
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Library numbers beginning FT are transfers from film.
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Those beginning V are video-originated.
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FT/V means a collection with some of each.
| Librarian/Bookings
Val Ellis, FACI
4 Tresco AVenue,
Stretford,
Machester M32 8PE
tel: +44 (0)161 864 4603
email: videolibrary@theiac.org.uk |
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Catalogue
At the top left of this page are links to the latest
Video Hire Catalogue indexes. A printed version
can be obtained for £5 + £2 p&p (payable to "IAC") from:
John Morin,
82a Gaffers' Row,
Victoria Street,
Crewe,
Cheshire CW1 2JL |
Click here to see the Conditions of Hire
and download an Order Form
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