Curated Collections

YFA are constantly looking for new ways to curate and present their material imaginatively and creatively.

By working with partners across the region, YFA have been able to introduce archive content to audiences of thousands, who otherwise might not have experienced or engaged with archive film.

The 70th Anniversary of V.E. Day

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of V.E. Day, YFA have added three new films to our online catalogue.

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Case Studies

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Putting You in the Picture – a History of Regional Television in Yorkshire

In early 2004, YFA was awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to research, preserve and make accessible a previously neglected aspect of our regional moving image heritage: the history of regional television in Yorkshire.

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You Should’ve Seen Us

‘You Should’ve Seen Us’ is a collaboration between writer Paul Mills and YFA, culminating in a presentation covering a period from 1908 – 1958: imagined voices of people in North Yorkshire from before, during and after WWII, to be screened at literary festivals across the region.

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Stadium Legends

Stadium Legends was one of a number of projects supported by Screen Yorkshire,the UK Film Council Digital Film Archive Fund, and the Regional Investment Fund for England (RIFE). YFA worked with sports organisations across the region to bring archive footage to new audiences by producing short screenings of sporting footage for use on the large stadium screens.

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Guest Curator

Declan Gibbons

To mark the first Bradford International Film Summit, we are delighted to welcome Declan Gibbons, manager of the Galway Film Centre (pictured left with Michael Palin), as our latest Guest Curator.

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Remembering #VEDay70 years on, see 3 new #VEDay films now http://t.co/DByWxHQEcW #UnlockingFilmHeritage with @BFI http://t.co/d74XBy8qWf
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Still time to see gorgeous archive film from YFA & @NorthEastFilm on #VEDay: Remembering Victory @BBCOne http://t.co/EoXklgZbaD

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Remembering #VEDay70 years on, see 3 new #VEDay films now http://t.co/DByWxHQEcW #UnlockingFilmHeritage with @BFI http://t.co/d74XBy8qWf