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Australian Broadcasting Association
With 48 news bureaus across Australia, 14 international offices and a 70-year long history of recording people, places and events, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has developed a library resource rich in its breadth and depth of coverage. From the cities to the bush and from the extraordinary to the everyday, the ABC has documented the uplifting, the unbelievable and the heartfelt events that have shaped the 20th century.
- The collection offers news and current affairs programming both in Australia and across the globe.
- The library includes a priceless record of Australia’s social, sporting, cultural, and political life from the 1950s to today.
- ABC provides a comprehensive collection of natural history, scientific and indigenous footage.
- They also offer an enormous range of footage including cooking, science, news, and health programs.
- National Geographic exclusively represents ABC Australia in North America, South America and the United Kingdom.
INA
INA’s moving-image library includes exclusive newsreels collections from 1914 to 1969 and France’s entire public television programming since the first French television broadcast in 1949. Other collections include: Actualités Françaises (French newsreels, 1940-1969), RTF (1949-1964), ORTF (1964-1975), TF1 (1975-1982), A2 and France 2, FR3 and national France 3, France 5, Ina productions. These collections represent some 1,700,000 documents.
National Film Board of Canada
Since its creation in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada has produced over 10,000 films and won over 4,000 awards—including 10 Oscars®. The National Film Board of Canada is recognized in Canada and around the world as a place where innovation, risk taking, diversity and a focus on the quality of film, not the financing, are its hallmarks.
- The collection of footage dating from 1895 to the present day includes images of world wars, depressions, industrialization, scientific discoveries, rural and urban lifestyles, flora and fauna.
- The library is constantly growing as new shots are selected and added daily.
- National Geographic represents the NFB in the United States and the United Kingdom
National Geographic Channels International
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Building on the 40-year legacy of NGT&F, which has won over 800 top television industry awards, National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) brings the vast resources, unsurpassed quality and real heroes of National Geographic to over 160 million homes (including day-part households) in 145 countries and in 26 languages around the world. NGCI is a business enterprise owned by NGT&F, FOX Entertainment Group and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). NGCI contributes to the National Geographic Society’s commitment to exploration, conservation and education.
- Footage covers a variety of subjects including science and archaeology; adventure and exploration; peoples and cultures; and nature and wildlife, with a special focus on the international market.
- National Geographic represents NGCI worldwide.
White House Historical Association
The White House Historical Association, established in 1961, is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to enhance the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the White House. The White House Historical Association (WHHA) has selected National Geographic Digital Motion to preserve, safeguard and archive their moving image collection consisting of 35mm, 16mm and audio sound bites.
- The collection provides a visual memory of the various musical concerts, seasonal events and cultural performances that have taken place on the White House grounds dating to the 1970s.
- It also offers a wide variety of interior and exterior shots of the building in its numerous states of progress, providing a historical perspective of White House architecture and design over several decades.
- The collection includes footage from the Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations, including visiting heads of state.
National Geographic represents WHHA worldwide.
World Bank
The World Bank is the world’s largest source of development assistance, providing nearly $16 billion in loans annually to its client countries. The Film and Video Library is a collection of documentaries and informational films/videos made for television or development situations.
- The collection offers footage from more than 70 countries in the Asia-Pacific, European, African, Middle Eastern, and Latin American regions and the Caribbean islands.
- The library also includes Global Links, an award-winning documentary series produced by the World Bank Institute, which is licensed to over 60 broadcasters around the world.
- National Geographic represents the World Bank worldwide.
ZDF Archives
Founded in 1993, ZDF Enterprises GmbH is the wholly-owned subsidiary and commercial arm of ZDF German Television Network, one of Europe’s largest and most respected broadcasters.
- ZDF footage is from ZDF Network’s extensive television library of non-fiction programming, ranging in subject from human and social affairs; science; health; wildlife and nature; culture; history; environment; travel and destinations; current affairs and more.
- Footage is available in a variety of formats, including 35mm, 16mm, Super 16 and high-definition.
National Geographic represents ZDF Archives in the United Kingdom.