The British Film Institute (bfi) is delighted to report that the first four clips it made legally available under the Creative Archive Licence at launch on 13th April have already attracted more than 3,000 downloads.

[...] Richard Paterson, Head of Knowledge at the British Film Institute (bfi), said “The truth is that at the moment we don’t know who’s using these clips. We want to discover more about them and find out what other material they would like us to release. This project will become exciting when the other members of the Creative Archive Licence Group make their material available, we’ll be able to compare material use and see what the public’s demands are.”

The bfi plans to release further moving image material from the bfi National Film and Television Archive over the course of the 18-month pilot. At the launch of the Creative Archive Licence, Director of the British Film Institute (bfi), Amanda Nevill, said: “The Creative Archive Licence is an important step forward in enabling people to create their own works and explore the potential of digital film-making.”

bfi material available at http://www.bfi.org.uk/creative