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2. Film Hire Service. Many of the titles held in the National Film Library are available from the Distribution Section of the B.F.I. These films can be hired by members at a reduced rate.
3. Private Cinema Theatre. The Institute's own private theatre at Great Russell Street, W.C.i. is available for hire by members in the evening. It is equipped with both 3 5 -mm. and 16-mm. projectors and has seating accommodation for 10 people.
4. Information Centre. The Centre, which adjoins the library, answers enquiries personally, by telephone and by letter It deals with several thousand queries every year, and from its reference library it is possible to obtain particulars of every film recorded.
5. Television Viewing Room. The Institute's private television vie wing-room may be booked by certain members in the evening, and it has comfortable seating accommodation for eight people.
6. The Book Library is one of the largest of its kind in the world. It has over 4,000 books dealing with every aspect of the cinema, from every country. It is also well stocked with all current film periodicals, and provides a postal lending-service for members. The reference and reading-room may also be used for browsing or studying.
Besides the book library, there is also a Stills Library and Display Room, etc , and from time to time a Repertory Season of Classical Films . . . All of which makes membership of the B.F.I, a rather attractive proposition.
The British Kinematograph Society, 164, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.C.2.
The B.K.S. is the 'learned body* of the British film industry, and is of the highest possible standing. Persons engaged in the kinematograph or allied or contributory industries are eligible to join the Society.
The objects of the Society are many, but all are in some way to do with kinematograph technicalities The first and most important object is as follows:
To encourage and further the scientific and technical aspects of British kinematography; to encourage the study of kinematography in all its branches, and of its allied and contributory arts and sciences.
Membership is composed of Students, Associates, Members, Hon. Members, Fellows and Hon. Fellows, the last named being entitled to the use of the following initials after their names — M. B.K.S., F. B.K.S. (Associates and Students do not rank as Corporate Members and are not allowed to use the qualifying initials). The Society has three Divisions — Theatre, 16-mm. Film, and Film Production Division, besides provincial sections at Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Meetings of the Society and Divisions are held at frequent intervals, at which papers are read and demonstrations of new equipment are given.
The 16-mm. Film Division is particularly active and growing rapidly in conformity with the wider use now being made of narrow-gauge films. Members of this Division (as with the others), are kept abreast of developments by lectures given by the leading technicians of the day, and at demonstrations they are afforded the opportunity not only to examine new equipment, but also to question the manufacturers' representatives regarding design and performance.
The Society also publishes the monthly magazine 'British Kinematography', which reprints papers read to the Society, gives interesting
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