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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.
British Instructional Films. From humble beginnings working out of an old army hut in Elstree, British Instructional Films (BIF) established itself during the 1920s as Britain’s foremost producer of geographical, scientific and nature films.
Formed in 1919 by H. (Harry) Bruce Woolfe, British Instructional Films (BIF) started life in a makeshift army hut at Elstree, and soon established itself as one of Britain's more innovative production companies.
Apr 13, 2014 · British Instructional Films presentation. M/S of large rotating wooden machinery which winds fibres. M/S of two women working at machine which prepares the...
- 10 min
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- British Pathé
Show more. British Instructional Films present 'Casting in Iron'. Produced in association with the Council of Ironfoundry Associations and R. & A. Main, Ltd. A woman cleans her gas cooker....
- 12 min
- 335.7K
- British Pathé
Sep 9, 2014 · In 1927, as the flood of war-themed films identified by critic Caroline Lejeune the previous year developed into a torrent, two British companies were drawing on the legacy of British Instructional Films’ (BIF) war reconstruction series.
While Gaumont-British Instructional (GBI) has not been afforded as much historical consideration as the apparently more socially conscious British documentary companies of the 1930s, such as GPO and Strand, it was a prodigious producer of short subjects (making over 400 films by the end of the decade) and helped pioneer the production of ...
