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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.

FOCAL Awards 2024 - Venue and Date

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Date: June 20, 2024 Venue: Church House Westminster | London, England

Shortlisted Nominees

Announcing the shortlisted nominees for the FOCAL International Award categories.

FOCAL Online Workshop 2024 - AI

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Date: June 5, 2024 Online - Zoom

FOCAL Summer Party 2024

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Date: July 18, 2024 Venue: Balcony Bar, BFI Southbank | London, England

FOCAL Mentoring Programme - Meet the 2024 Mentees

FOCAL Mentoring Programme - Meet the 2024 Mentors

Latest News View more

Lola Clips - Latest News

1st June 2024 Visit website

British Pathé - D-Day 80th, the Last July Election, and the Tragically Mysterious 1924 Everest Expedition

31st May 2024 Visit website

Orchard Clips Partners with Drone Operator and Filmmaker Yuval Dax

28th May 2024 Download

PROGRESS Newsletter: History of China: Mao // Foundation of two German states

28th May 2024 Visit website

L’atelier des archives present its brand new collection JET MODE

23rd May 2024 Download

Reelin’ In The Years Productions signs an exclusive representation deal with two major interview archives spanning nearly 60 years.

20th May 2024 Visit website

Upcoming events View more

FOCAL Online Workshop: AI - What is the Future for the Audiovisual Industry?

5th June 2024 Zoom Read more

Sheffield DocFest

12th June 2024 Sheffield Visit website

FOCAL International Awards 2024

20th June 2024 Church House Westminster, Deans Yard, London, SW1P 3NZ Read more

NATPE 2024

24th June 2024 Budapest, Visit website

Sunny Side of the Docs 2024

24th June 2024 La Rochelle Visit website

FOCAL Summer Party 2024

18th July 2024 Balcony Bar, BFI Southbank, London, SE1 8XT Read more