• CineSecrets: York ~ 9th to 21st June 2015

    Take a trip back through the decades and discover some of York’s fascinating hidden film gems through a brand new pop up website, CineSecrets: York.

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  • 80 Years of the Driving Test

    1st June 2015 marks 80 years since the introduction of the UK's compulsory driving test. This instructional film from the 1960s will certainly raise a few eyebrows; aimed at the female learner-driver, it explains the basic workings of a car ... in a manner that can, at best, be described as thoroughly patronising!

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  • Film Archives for the Future: Training Programme

    Yorkshire Film Archive are delighted to announce an award from Creative Skillset to deliver ‘Film Archives for the Future’ - a new programme of training and CPD events for the film heritage sector.  The programme focusses on organisational development at a time of huge change for the sector as it steps up to meet the challenges – and opportunities – of transition from analogue to digital operations.

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  • A sunny sojourn in Scarborough

    It's a bank holiday - time for a well-deserved rest at the seaside?  After a dismal day of domestic disharmony, the frazzled 1950s housewife, who stars in this wonderful promo film for Wallace Arnold, certainly thought so. So, pack your cossie and sun hat (or knotted hanky) and join Joan as she heads by coach to Scarborough, with a couple of quick pitstops in York and Thornton-le-Dale en route.

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YFA Selects

THE ROTHWELL RAMBLERS
1979
2138
This film captures two walks taken by the Rothwell Footpath Group in Yorkshire in 1979, one in winter and one in summer. Title:...
SHORT STOP
1959
2341
This is a unique film which shows the dangers of drink driving through a short story shot in a 'film noir' style. ...
CRIKEY!
1947
1001
As part of the C.H. Wood collection, this film is one of many road safety films that was made by this filmmaker. It shows footage...

YFA Innovations

  • Memory Bank

    Memory Bank is an award-winning series of innovative DVD resource packs using archive films to bring past events and experiences to life, prompting stories and memories to share and enjoy. Great for reminiscence, memory and life story work, for older people and those with...

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  • Yorkshire Calendar

    Every week, Yorkshire's film heritage is brought to life thanks to our exciting new web application, featuring footage from major events and magic moments in days gone by. The Yorkshire Calendar already features on a number of Yorkshire websites, and could appear on yours...

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  • Family Film Tree

    Family Film Tree is an interactive genealogy website under development by YFA.  Search hundreds of archive film clips to illustrate how generations of your family lived, worked, and played throughout the 20th Century.

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