

Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive (DFA) is an access resource for teachers, students, historians, and anyone who has an interest in moving images.
The DFA contains over 70 hours of moving images about Northern Ireland from 1897-2000. There are items covering drama, animation, documentaries, news, newsreels, amateur and actuality film.
For enquiries about the DFA please contact Emma Thorpe on 02890 268 575 or email education@northernirelandscreen.co.uk
Belfast
W5 at the Odyssey - 028 9046 7700
The Ulster Museum - 028 9038 3000
Public Record Office Northern Ireland (PRONI) - 028 9025 5905
The Linen Hall Library -028 9032 1707
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum - 028 9042 8428
Belfast Central Library - 028 9032 1707
City Hall - 028 9032 0202
Queen's Film Theatre - 028 9097 1097
South/South East
St. Patrick’s Trian, Armagh - 028 3752 1801
Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum - 028 9266 3377
Lisburn City Library (local studies section)
Down County Museum, Downpatrick - 028 4461 5218
North/North West
The Nerve Centre, Derry - 028 7126 0562
University of Ulster at Coleraine - 028 7032 4255
Fermanagh County Museum - 028 6632 5000
Local Studies Library, Ballymena - 028 2566 4125
Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart
The moving images are stored on a computer which allows easy access to the material. The content can be navigated through selected highlights, a browse option or keyword search.
Since the DFA’s launch in November 2000 there have been the following developments:
Outreach Programme
Creative Learning in the Digital Age (CLDA) Education Pilot
Click here to take you to the Northern Ireland Screen's Digital Film Archive web-site. Here you can search the DFA’s catalogue. You can view the DFA content at any of the sites listed above.
