Archive now comprises over 275,000 titles in total consisting of feature, non-fiction, short films (dating from 1894), 210,000 television programmes and some artists' films. It is one of the largest film collections in the world. Notable collections include: Mitchell and Kenyon collection GPO Film Unit collection Central Office of Information (COI) film collection Chaplin Out-Takes collection The archive holds 20,000 silent films including, Cecil Hepworth's Alice in Wonderland (1903), and actively collects artists' moving images. In addition to moving image materials the Special Collections hold the records of filmmakers and institutions. Significant collections include: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Carol Reed David Lean Ken Loach Derek Jarman Alan Parker Films and television programmes are acquired mainly by donation or, in the case of independent television, via funding direct from the TV companies. Emphasis is placed on British productions but whenever possible important and popular movies from overseas are also acquired. Films from the Archive have also acted as material for the BFI's programme of artists' moving image commissions, most notably through the programme of the BFI Gallery, the contemporary art space dedicated to artists' moving image active at BFI Southbank between 2007 and 2011, including Patrick Keiller, Deimantas Narkevicious, Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard, Susan Pui San Lok. See also National Film Registrythe registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress List of archives in the United Kingdom Lists of film archives References External links British Film Institute BFI National Archive European Film archives 1935 establishments in the United Kingdom Archives in the United Kingdom Berkhamsted National Archive Film archives in the United Kingdom Film organisations in the United Kingdom History of television in the United Kingdom Television organisations in the United Kingdom Television archives in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1935 The National Archives (United Kingdom)