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FOCAL Awards 2026 Winners

Get to know the 23rd FOCAL International Awards winners!

FOCAL Mentoring 2026

Meet the Mentees & Mentors for the 2026 edition of the FOCAL Mentoring Programme!

Latest News View more

Global ImageWorks - GIW is Heading to FootageFest: New Collections, Visual Search

9th September 2026 Visit website

Huntley Film Archives - Newsletter September 2026

7th September 2026 Visit website

Yorkshire and North East Film Archive - Late Summer Newsletter, 2026

3rd September 2026 Visit website

FIAT/IFTA - FIAT/IFTA Newsletter - September 2026

3rd September 2026 Visit website

Bridgeman Images - Autumn Content Update

3rd September 2026 Visit website

GBH Archives - GBH Archives Stock Sales & Licensing - August updates

28th August 2026 Visit website

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IBC 2026

11th September 2026 Amsterdam, Netherlands Visit website

Trust in Archives Initiative - Archives & GenAI Symposium

30th September 2026 Online Visit website

FootageFest 2026

1st October 2026 New York City, USA Visit website

FIAT/IFTA World Conference 2026

6th October 2026 São Paulo, Brazil Visit website

NAB Show New York 2026

21st October 2026 New York, USA Visit website

FOCAL Pub Quiz 2026

5th November 2026 The Spice of Life, London Read more