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Exhibition: The BFI @ 75
Throughout 2008 the library's displays will reflect on the BFI's contribution to film and TV culture over the last 75 years. Has our work affected you in any way? Share your stories on preservation, exhibition, publishing, production, and education at the BFI and enter a draw for a year's free membership of the library. Be part of our history.
Unearth facts in the Film & TV Database
Search through over 810,000 British and international film and television titles, 1.2 million actors, directors, producers and film and TV professionals, biographies and filmographies, 23,000 festival and event listings, and 210,000 organisations.
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