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Welcome to IWM Film: your premier destination for footage of war and conflict

Imperial War Museums has managed a Film Archive from its very beginnings as an institution, and the film collection covers all aspects of conflicts in which British, Commonwealth or former Empire countries have been involved since the start of the twentieth century. 

Contact us to license IWM footage

IWM Film is designed for the needs of media professionals. We have licensed footage for use in productions for over 60 years,  including major documentary series and feature films.

Our team of film curators offer expert advice on the content of our collection and deal with queries regarding the supply and licensing of material. 

Explore our constantly growing film archive  

Our collection of 25,000 hours of footage includes public information films,  unedited combat films, official newsreels and amateur films.

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Our unique and substantial First World War film collection is now digitised from the earliest generation 35mm film masters and available to view online and to select sequences to order as HD digital files.

IWM also offers a digitisation on demand service and film stills. If you can't find what you are looking for on our website, please contact us. 

Your complete media resource

Our collections, which include works of art and posters, photographs, oral history recordings, and documents are available to browse and license for projects - Search IWM Collections