Make Film History

Producers: Shane O’Sullivan, Ciara Chambers, Colm McAuliffe

Partners: BBC Archive, British Film Institute Archive, Irish Film Archive, Northern Ireland Screen, London Community Video Archive

Winner: Excellence in Unlocking the Value and Potential of Archives, IFTA Awards 2021

Nominee: Best Online Educational Resource, Learning on Screen Awards, 2023

Make Film History website

The Make Film History project opens up the archives from the BBC, BFI, Irish Film Institute, Northern Ireland Screen and the London Community Video Archive for creative reuse by emerging artists and filmmakers.

During 2020-21, almost 100 films were produced under the scheme through a series of workshops and mentoring from the producers and filmmakers including Onyeka Igwe and Tadhg O’Sullivan. 

Image: Tunde’s Film (1973)