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SUPPLEMENT
collection of more than thirty such films, some of them of quite remarkable quality, and mostly stimulated by members of the Society of Film Teachers, a vigorous body, who are the leaders amongst their colleagues in their interest in this latest addition to our school curriculum.
For its own membership the Institute provides more specialized services. In addition to the National Film Theatre, there is a small cinema theatre available in the London premises ; there is an extensive book library, and a stills library of over 60,000 photographs from a wide range of films. For its members, and for the public as well, it provides an information service and publishes two journals Sight and Sound, a miscellany of topical writing upon the film, and the Monthly Film Bulletin, a review of all current production. The Publications Department (under the general editorship of Gavin Lambert) also produces a series of indexes of the work of well-known directors, and a variety of miscellaneous pamphlets. More specialized needs are served by the Scientific Film Association and the British Universities Film Council, and in Scotland the Institute's sister organization offers a comprehensive service which includes the distribution of educational and informational films. All three bodies receive a grant-in-aid from the Institute.
In this and in other ways the British Film Institute is tackling its main task of raising the standard of public taste in films.
Note on the British Film Academy
The British Film Academy, founded in 1947, is a private organization representing the senior British film-makers. It holds frequent lectures, discussions, and screenings for its members, and it promotes the publication of books (such as The Technique of Film Editing by Karel Reisz) and a quarterly Journal which contains articles written mainly by film-makers for film-makers. It has also founded a number of annual awards for films, for technical achierements, and for film acting.
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