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The Archive

The East Anglian Film Archive was founded in 1976 as a regional and public film archive with the support of two of the region's universities and the regional arts board. The Archive aims to locate, collect and preserve moving images relating to the East of England region and to provide a service of access and presentation throughout the area served. The Archive covers all areas that have ever been part of the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk and the unitary authority areas of Luton, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock, and is based at the University of East Anglia, Norwich in the School of English and American Studies.

A prestigious new Archive Centre is currently being built in Norwich with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and will house the East Anglian Film Archive and the Norfolk Record Office. The Film Archive will continue to have a base for access services at the University of East Anglia, supported by a range of technical and teaching facilities.

East Anglian Film Archive is funded by the University of East Anglia and Screen East, the region's screen agency, and through earned income and grant applications.

The requirements of preservation and access are met by provision of copies on film, video and digital media, and the Film Archive has a range of conservation and technical facilities which are also offered as a service to other archives. The Archive has developed as a centre of specialist knowledge and skills particularly concerning small gauge film.