Pandemic Photo Essay exhibition by Derrick Bradfield on at Jubilee Library, Brighton this week til Sat showing LGBTQIA+ venues during lockdown March 2021, this essay captures an important time in our recent history. Essay now live on our website here: screenarchive.brighton.ac.uk/detail/16600/

102 years ago (!) the Progress Film Co on Shoreham Beach announced their latest productions. Hear all about it from Gillian Gregg (granddaughter of the founder Frank E Spring, daughter of Kathleen Spring - aka Mavis Clare on screen) screenarchive.brighton.ac.uk/detail/18164/

Nice start to 2025 with a screening The Keep: Picturing Pride: LGBTQ+ short-form archive films hosted by Atheena Frissell. See films collected as part of 'Our Screen Heritage' The National Lottery Heritage Fund 2021-3 SASE project. 7 Feb, 1-4pm free tix here: shorturl.at/CXxHo

It's very good to see that the News on Screen database of British newsreels and cinemagazines has undergone a redesign by Learning on Screen and looks as useful and essential as ever learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/

Some gorgeous colour clips from Gilbert Tomes film 'Festival of Britain' in Simon Schama's Story of Us Series 1: 1. Who Are We Now? bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… Watch Tomes' film here: screenarchive.brighton.ac.uk/detail/9273/

Wonderful! James Williamson's filmmaking story brought vividly to life once again in this fascinating podcast - thank you Frank Gray. open.spotify.com/episode/5qFOsO…

Just as I'm researching our Old Curiosity Shop magic lantern slides it's interesting to think about other Dickens inspired content in our collection. Little Dorrit filmed in Shoreham in 1920, Broadstairs Dickens Festival in 1959. #OnThisDay Charles Dickens was born in 1812.

Well done Take Shelter Team - looking forward to getting started!

Explore the isle’s film location history with Lights, Camera, Thanet! at The Palace Cinema - theisleofthanetnews.com/2025/03/10/exp…

Screening all week fabrica Brighton on-street window showcase - 'Protest and Demonstration' the FP young film programmers archive film response to 'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed' 2022, dir Laura Poitas, screening 20th March. Info and tickets: fabrica.org.uk/.../all-the-be… PWYC

We are delighted to announce the Stephen Herbert Award for 2025. The award is for researchers and practitioners interested in moving images and optical media pre-1918 and you can find out more below. Closing date 19th May. MagicLanternSociety bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/the-steph…

Nice to be watching and selecting archive films of #ShorehamBySea for Figment Arts Port Stories project funded by Historic England Everyday Heritage grant programme. For more info : rb.gy/43u4hr. (prepared by Constance-year ten work experience)

Nice to welcome Shalyn Claggett Professor of English Mississippi State uni researching British narrative magic lantern slide sets accessing our series of pre-mass-produced slides found in the Hecht collection here in the School of Art & Media at University of Brighton #magiclantern

NEW VACANCY We are looking for a Digitisation Trainee to join the London's Screen Archives team on a fixed term contract basis. This is a rare trainee opportunity to learn screen heritage and digitisation skills on the job. buff.ly/m9gOsV7

Brighton sussexexpress.co.uk/community/brig…

ATTENTION!! - Job opportunity Irish Film Institute for DIGITAL DELIVERIES OFFICE filmarchives.org.uk/jobs-2/jobs/ #archives #JobSearch

Join us for 'West Sussex Unwrapped: West Sussex on the Home Front, 1939-1945' to explore photos and documents on evacuation, rationing, air raids from the West Sussex Record Office and Home Guard films from our collection. 7pm, 16 June 2025, Online. Free tickets: rb.gy/5fu73z

Mentee applications for our Film London Connect Mentoring Programme are now open! Deadline: Wednesday 4 June at 5pm. The programme will run from June 2025 - January 2026. buff.ly/idaAFAI

Shippam's steps back into the spotlight as exhibition opens this weekend at The Novium Museum - goo.gl/alerts/smWZc6 #GoogleAlerts

Families invited to dive into Chichester's past with hands on fun this summer! - goo.gl/alerts/Hgzir8 #GoogleAlerts