The Yorkshire Film Archive is a registered charity (no. 1093468) which finds, preserves and provides public access to moving image made in or about the Yorkshire region. YFA also manages the collections held by the North East Film Archive (NEFA), as part of its charitable remit.
In July 2012, the two archives merged and now come under the Yorkshire Film Archive banner and charity. However, we know that we are working across two regions with immensely strong identities; hence both archives retain their regional titles. This is also reflected strongly in the collections we hold, and we continue to celebrate this in all our work.
Together, our growing collections currently contain over 50,000 titles - 17,000 held by YFA, and 33,000 held by NEFA - ranging from films made by the early film pioneers of the late 1890s, to recent footage of changing landscapes and life across both regions.
So, whether you’re interested in …
seeing Queen Victoria visiting Sheffield in 1897
experiencing the launching ceremony of the new Whitley Bay Lifeboat in 1912
finding out what life was like in Holmfirth during World War II
the 1955 Ashington Children’s Sports Association Gala
taking a sentimental journey on the Scarborough to Whitby railway line in 1965
cheering on Jackie Charlton’s 1974 Middlesbrough Football Club Champions
visiting the 1998 Bradford Festival Mela
… or anything in between, you’ll find that the YFA and NEFA collections really do offer something for everyone.
Both YFA and NEFA are based on university campuses, with facilities including temperature and humidity controlled film vaults, for safeguarding the collections, and specialist viewing and editing facilities to help us in our work to make the collections accessible for everyone to see and enjoy. We also have public viewing areas, where you can – by prior appointment – research films from our collections.
YFA are based here, on the ground floor of the Fountains Building at York St John University. However, you don’t need to visit us to experience a taste of Yorkshire life on film: view over 80 hours of YFA Online footage right here, explore our catalogue to discover what else is in our collection, or find out how you can deposit your films with us.
NEFA are located on the ground floor of the Constantine Building in Teesside University, Middlesbrough. For further information about our work, or to enquire about viewing appointments, public screenings or film care, please visit www.northeastfilmarchive.com, where you can also view a selection of our footage.
