British Instructional Films
British Instructional Films was a British film production company which operated between 1919 and 1932. The company's name is often abbreviated to BIF.
The company released a number of feature films during the late silent film and early sound eras, developing a reputation for making short documentaries.[1] These included the Secrets of Nature series (1922-1933), consisting of 144 films. Filmmaker, historian and critic Paul Rotha described these in 1930 as "the sheet anchor of the British film industry".[2][3]
In 1928, the company constructed Welwyn Studios. The company was later merged into the larger British International Pictures, which took over the running of the facility in Welwyn Garden City.
Selected films
[edit | edit source]- Nelson (1926)
- The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands (1927)
- Shooting Stars (1927)
- Widecombe Fair (1928)
- Sin (1928)
- The Runaway Princess (1929)
- Lost Patrol (1929)
- Tell England (1931)
References
[edit | edit source]Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Low, Rachael, History of the British Film, 1918-1929 (George Allen & Unwin, 1971)
External links
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