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Series
British Council: Films, Television and Video Advisory Committee: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: BW 259
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BW 259
Minutes and papers of the Films, Television and Video Advisory Committee concerning their responsibilities for advising the British Council on work overseas for British film and television makers, including works exhibited in film festivals, and...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BW 259
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Council: Films, Television and Video Advisory Committee: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1982-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes and papers of the Films, Television and Video Advisory Committee concerning their responsibilities for advising the British Council on work overseas for British film and television makers, including works exhibited in film festivals, and financial support for and promotion of the movement of artists to and from Great Britain.
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Arrangement
Departmental file number then chronological
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- GEN
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- British Council, 1936-1936
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2025 British Council
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Created in 1982, the Films, Television and Video Advisory Committee was established to advise the British Council on new initiatives in the use of films, television and video. In 2001 the Advisory Committee structure was reviewed and as a result, the subject-specific committees were replaced by a smaller number of sector advisory groups.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20297309/
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