Access the world's most comprehensive, scholarly film database. Produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute and based on their Summary of Information on Film and Television (SIFT) database collated over the past 70 years, Film Index International is a major information resource for entertainment films and personalities.

Authoritative content

Film Index International provides in-depth indexing of over 118,000 international films. Whether researchers are looking to trace the career of Eisenstein, students to follow the development of North African cinema, or film buffs to discover which Academy Awards Star Wars won, Film Index International offers the most authoritative access to film information - from a single, easy-to-use online database.

International coverage

With a scholarly, inclusive approach to all areas of film studies, from the very first silent movies, to art house classics or the latest blockbusters, Film Index International provides truly international coverage, indexing films from over 170 countries. Regular updates ensure its currency is unparalleled.

Film Index International provides far wide coverage than any comparable database, detailing:

ï More than 1,000,000 cast and credit references

ï References to 500,000 periodical articles on film and film-makers

ï Over 118,000 entertainment films, searchable plot summaries, allowing researchers to find films on specific subjects quickly and easily

ï The career of almost 685,000 personalities, allowing insights into the people who made the films, other films they worked on as well as which periodicals published articles and interviews about them.

ï Information on festivals and prizes including the Academy Awards, British Academy Awards, and the Venice, Cannes and Berlin film festivals, enabling users to find information such as which films won Oscars and BAFTAs, who was voted best actress and which film won best screenplay

About the British Film Institute

The British Film Institute was established in 1933 to promote greater understanding, appreciation and access to film and television culture. Its activities and services include preserving the world's largest collection of film and television material, and running the National Film Theatre, the bfi London IMAX cinema, the London Film Festival and the bfi National Library. It also releases films in cinemas and on video and publishes books and educational resources.