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27th September 2022

Yorkshire & North East Film Archives launch “Nature Matters”

Yorkshire and North East Film Archives have been awarded a grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund for “Nature Matters”, a new project that uses moving image to explore one of the most important issues of our time: the impact of climate and environmental change on our natural landscapes.
20th September 2022

JOB OPPORTUNITY: NATURE MATTERS DELIVERY MANAGER

We are seeking a Delivery Manager for our new project, Nature Matters. Salary £27,400 per annum (pro-rata in year 2).
13th September 2022

The Yorkshire and North East Film Archive is seeking three new Trustees to join its Board

Would you like to be part of an award-winning organisation whose passion is connecting communities to their film heritage?
2nd September 2022

The Story of Wheat: Bygone Reminiscences of Thornton Dale

The picturesque village of Thornton Dale is the perfect location for the first event in our Nature Matters project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
12th August 2022

Harrogate on Film: 3rd October 2022

YFA are heading to Harrogate on Monday 3rd October to bring you a fantastic new screening of archive footage, specially curated from the collections held in our vaults.
4th July 2022

Double award winners at 2022 FOCAL International Awards

The Yorkshire and North East Film Archives have won two prestigious awards at the annual FOCAL International Awards ceremony in London. A panel of judges from across the global film archive sector voted the UK regional charity ‘Footage Company of the Year’ at the 2022 FOCAL Awards. 
20th June 2022

Yorkshire and North East Film Archives shortlisted for FOCAL International Awards!

Members of the YFA and NEFA team will be heading to the capital later this week, to attend the 2022 FOCAL International Awards, where we've been shortlisted in the 'Footage Company of the Year' category!
27th May 2022

Jubilee film screenings: Seen to be Believed

We're delighted that our new film, Seen to be Believed, will be screened as part of Jubilee celebrations across our region!  Taking an affectionate look through the lens at how the people of Yorkshire and the North East celebrated coronations, jubil...
5th May 2022

Job opportunity: Curator, 'Nature Matters' project

Curator – Nature Matters Salary £27,400 per annum (reduced pro-rata for year 2) We are seeking a Curator for our new project, Nature Matters.
25th March 2022

Delve into rural archives at the Great Yorkshire Showground

A special screening of archive footage at the Great Yorkshire Showground will reveal a fascinating portrait of Yorkshire farming and rural life in the 20th Century. All are welcome at the ‘Rural Life on Film’ screening and social get-together...
11th March 2022

Seen to be Believed: a new film to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

This year Her Majesty The Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, marking an unprecedented 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. To commemorate this historic occasion, the Yorkshire and North East Film Archives have...
26th November 2021

Help Save Yorkshire and North East Cine Stories

Yorkshire and North East Film Archives are thrilled to announce that we're taking part in this year’s #GivingTuesday campaign, to be held on 30th November; an opportunity for you to help the charity reveal more stories from our vaults.  As a r...
5th October 2021

Employment Opportunity: Archive Collections Cataloguer

POSITION NOW CLOSED 10/11/2021 Archive Collections Cataloguer - Ukrainian Video Archives Society Collection (UVAS) Salary £29,400 per annum The Yorkshire Film Archive is seeking an experienced Archive Collections Cataloguer for a York based, 12...
21st September 2021

Lost Connections: A film about recovery, hope and renewal

An echo of our own contemporary experiences, Lost Connections is a new archive-based film which gives us hope for the future by connecting with the past.  Comprising over a century of remarkable footage and voices, the film responds to the last 18 m...
10th August 2021

Yorkshire Film Archive awarded grant to catalogue Ukrainian Video Archives Society Collection

Yorkshire Film Archive is delighted to announce a new project that will catalogue and open up the previously inaccessible Ukrainian Video Archives Society collection to researchers and the public.
27th July 2021

Calderdale on Film: Saturday 7th August 2021

YFA are delighted to be back on the road again, heading to the beautiful Calder Valley for two special screenings at Hebden Bridge Picture House! From home movies, cine club and regional television collections, don't miss this specially curated screening...
19th January 2021

YFA AGM

The next Yorkshire Film Archive AGM will take place via Zoom on Friday 29th January 2021 at 2pm, in line with the charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association.  The meeting will be chaired by Clare Morrow....
2nd October 2020

Rare 1914 footage of Hartlepool bombardment revealed

A chance find has led to previously unseen footage, showing the aftermath of the bombardment of Hartlepool on 16 December 1914, being made available for the first time.