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FOCAL (Federation of Commercial Audiovisual Libraries) is a specialist, professional, not-for-profit trade association formed in 1985; the pre-eminent voice and leading authority on audiovisual archives.

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FOCAL 40th Anniversary

Join us on Thursday, 24 April 2025, for a special celebration evening as FOCAL International marks its 40th anniversary!

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FOCAL Awards 2025

Join us on Thursday, 19 June 2025, for the FOCAL International Awards 2025 at the Church House Westminster.

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Lifetime Achievement Award - Declan Smith

FOCAL International is honoured to announce Declan Smith is this year's recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award 2025

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Previously Undigitised SPIEGEL TV Archive Now Available Through British Pathé

2nd April 2025 Download

FOCAL International Lifetime Achievement Award - Declan Smith

2nd April 2025 Visit website

British Pathé | UK-USA Trade Relations, Anniversary of the Liberation of Buchenwald, Churchill's Resignation

1st April 2025 Visit website

FootageFest 2025 - Latest Information

31st March 2025 Download

Huntley Film Archives - Newsletter April 2025

31st March 2025 Visit website

IWM - VE Day 80 Anniversary

28th March 2025 Visit website

Upcoming events View more

NAB Show 2025

5th April 2025 Las Vegas, USA Visit website

FOCAL 40th Anniversary

24th April 2025 IWM London, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ Read more

2025 FIAF Congress

27th April 2025 Montreal, Canada Visit website

FIAT/IFTA Media Management Seminar 2025

7th May 2025 University of South Wales, Cardiff, Wales Visit website

Media Production & Technology Show 2025

14th May 2025 Olympia, London Visit website

Sheffield DocFest 2025

18th June 2025 Sheffield, UK Visit website