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East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA) Here at the East Anglian Film Archive, we preserve and share the East of England's film heritage, for now and the future.

We are part of University of East Anglia.

We were so pleased to receive a lovely hand-illustrated 'thank you' card from Dr Jodie Coates who has just finished her ...
16/09/2026

We were so pleased to receive a lovely hand-illustrated 'thank you' card from Dr Jodie Coates who has just finished her month-long research project with us.

Jodie joined us as an Archives and Special Collections Fellow at the University of East Anglia (UEA) 📖 spending valuable time diving into the treasures of both the East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA) and UEA Archives. 📦📦📦

Jodie's research project, "Children as Spectator-Performers in Regional Archives" explores how generations of young people have been captured in East Anglian film and ephemera. 📽 At EAFA, she watched over 100 clips of home videos, newsreels, and amateur movies, and at the UEA Archives she consulted The Holloway Collection, unearthing vintage posters, leaflets, tickets, and magazines. Together, these sources paint a picture of how local communities entertained, enriched, and educated their youngest members across the decades.

Thank you, Jodie! It was an absolute pleasure having you with us, and we cannot wait to see what you do with your findings and where your research leads next. 🎬✨️

Q***r Screen Heritage Survival Guide: Free DownloadWe have a brand-new, totally free guide ready for you to download and...
16/09/2026

Q***r Screen Heritage Survival Guide: Free Download

We have a brand-new, totally free guide ready for you to download and keep.

This playful, jargon-free guide offers advice on how to look after and preserve any film or video material you have made or care for.

Why a "Survival Guide"?

Although the guide was produced with the help of a film archive, it isn't for an archive. It is made for you! That is why it is modelled in the style of an outdoor expedition survival guide; because looking after your own history can feel like a trek into the unknown. We hope the guide will support you to find the best way to protect your work and ensure your LGBTQ+ story on screen lives on.

The guide was created through a ‘Community Curating’ project partnership between the East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA) and Q***r Norfolk, with the support of the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.

👉 Visit the ‘News and Events’ page on our website at eafa.org.uk for further information and to download your copy today!

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🌈Our new exhibition boards have arrived!💫Sean Kelly, our Archive Collections & Learning Manager, set them up to check th...
19/08/2026

🌈Our new exhibition boards have arrived!💫

Sean Kelly, our Archive Collections & Learning Manager, set them up to check the full display. The panels will tour Norfolk libraries starting in September alongside a new LGBTQ+ guide to documenting personal archive collections, one of the outcomes of our Community Curating project with Q***r Norfolk.

Tour Dates:

• Great Yarmouth Library: Arrives 07/09/2026
• King's Lynn Library: Arrives 28/09/2026
• Thetford Library: Arrives 19/10/2026
• Millennium Library : Arrives 09/11/2026

The tour runs through December before the panels return to the Archive Centre.

🌐 Alternative 3 "It’s all true … except the lies".📺 Dr Tim Snelson, UEA’s Associate Professor of Media and Digital Pract...
19/08/2026

🌐 Alternative 3 "It’s all true … except the lies".

📺 Dr Tim Snelson, UEA’s Associate Professor of Media and Digital Practice, will appear on BBC Radio 5 Live’s show with Qasa Alom tonight at 12 midnight (Weds 19 August) to discuss the 1977 Anglia TV produced mockumentary 'Alternative 3'.

Broadcast almost 50 years ago and originally presented as an edition of an Anglia Television series called “Science Report” the programme was actually an April Fool’s hoax.

The programme, produced in the form of a feature length documentary, was due to air on April 1st although due to scheduling issues was not broadcast until June, resulting in calls from terrified viewers assuming this ‘end of the world’ themed report about a discovered Martian colony was science fact not fiction.

Alternative 3 is being preserved at EAFA as part of the Anglia Television collection.

📣Listen on Radio 5 Live, tonight Weds 19 August at midnight or catch up on the BBC Sounds app by searching for Qasa Alom with Radio 5 Live.

We are delighted to add two new films to our archive collection! 🎬 Both were created as part of the 'We Are Lynn' projec...
19/08/2026

We are delighted to add two new films to our archive collection!

🎬 Both were created as part of the 'We Are Lynn' project 2025, celebrating local LGBTQ+ stories and community voices.

The films being preserved at EAFA are:

🌈 Walking with Pride: The Colours of History - Filmed and created by Alex Thaxton, this documentary follows the creation of an augmented reality trail through King’s Lynn, bringing local historical and present-day LGBTQ+ figures to life. Part of Historic England 'History in the Making' programme!

✨ King’s Lynn Pride 2025 - Co-created with FUSE (Collusion’s collective of 16–30 year-old creatives), this film captures the raw energy, voices, and interviews from Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Pride 2025. Features a stunning original score by emerging artist Mikey Wilson-Cosham, commissioned by Collusion!

Join us for this film screening:Man On His Mind: A Night with Eric Gibbins & The Buckfast Players📅 Thursday 21 May 2026🕐...
19/05/2026

Join us for this film screening:

Man On His Mind: A Night with Eric Gibbins & The Buckfast Players
📅 Thursday 21 May 2026
🕐 8:15 pm
📍 Screen 1, Cinema City, Norwich
🎟️ Tickets: Free, but booking is essential due to limited seating. Reserve your seat via Cinema City Norwich

These films were rediscovered through the Community Curating Project, a collaboration between Q***r Norfolk and the East Anglian Film Archive with support of the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.

EAFA Summer Special – Film ScreeningJoin us as we celebrate 50 years of the East Anglian Film Archive with a special scr...
29/04/2026

EAFA Summer Special – Film Screening

Join us as we celebrate 50 years of the East Anglian Film Archive with a special screening of 'Her Village Summer' (1966) and a selection of rarely seen films from our collection.

When: Tuesday 16 June, 8:00–10:00pm
Venue: Screen 1, Cinema City, Norwich
Admission: Free, booking recommended

For further info and to reserve your seat visit the 'News and Events' page on our website.

East Anglian Film Archive: Summer Special📅 Tuesday 16th June 2026🕐 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm📍 Screen 1, Cinema City, Norwich🎟️ ...
21/04/2026

East Anglian Film Archive: Summer Special

📅 Tuesday 16th June 2026
🕐 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
📍 Screen 1, Cinema City, Norwich

🎟️ Tickets: Free, but booking is essential due to limited seating.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/east-anglian-film-archive-summer-special-tickets-1986342108718?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Overview

Join us for a special anniversary screening marking 50 years of the East Anglian Film Archive.

What to expect

This event celebrates the region’s rich tradition of amateur and independent film making with a programme of fiction and documentary films that evocatively portray the distinctive landscapes of East Anglia and the shifting rhythms of an unfolding summer.

Accompanying the astonishingly beautiful and wistful ‘lost’ masterpiece Her Village Summer (1966) will be a selection of other visually compelling and expressively composed works, rarely seen on the big screen, that showcase the depth, diversity and imaginative scope of the archive’s extraordinary collection.

Admission

This event is free to attend, but spaces are limited. We recommend that you reserve a seat in advance. Visit our Eventbrite page to reserve your seat. Link via the event page on our website.

https://eafa.org.uk/east-anglian-film-archive-summer-special/

Address

The Archive Centre, Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR12DQ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

01603 592664

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