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Asian cinema history is represented in Wu Tang Collection, a film archive dedicated to preserving and sharing distinctive films.

Chicago Film Archives collects, preserves, and provides access to films representing the Midwest.

Wikimedia Commons’ Videos category collects video files contributed to its free media repository.

The Austrian Film Museum lists current programs and screenings, including a program on early Chinese cinema.

Danish Silent Film presents films and resources about silent cinema from Denmark.

Prelinger Archives shares historical ephemeral films and related material through Rick Prelinger’s archive site.

MIT Global Shakespeares archives video and performance materials from international Shakespeare productions.

Historic Films maintains a stock footage archive spanning 1895 to 2010, with more than 50,000 hours of footage.

The Travel Film Archive presents historical travel footage from locations around the world.

Yorkshire Film Archive preserves and shares moving images connected to Yorkshire and its communities.

The IFI Archive Player is an online viewing room for collections from the Irish Film Archive.

Footage Farm offers a public domain film archive and historical stock footage library for filmmakers.

The BFI National Archive preserves a large collection of film and television, with information about its work and holdings.

Atom Central offers authentic atomic footage, production services, and licensing information for its archive.

The National Film Archive of Japan presents historical footage of people, events, landscapes, and culture from the Meiji period.

The Texas Archive of the Moving Image presents films and videos from Texas across different decades, with educational material.

Indiancine.ma is an annotated online archive of Indian films for scholars and film enthusiasts.

Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive presents more than 129 years of moving images from Northern Ireland.

NZ On Screen showcases New Zealand television, film, music videos, and web series.

Filmportal.de provides a video catalog of films with titles and related details.

Silent Hall of Fame recognizes silent film personalities and shares information about its mission, documentary, and news.

The European Film Gateway provides access to European film heritage through materials from film archives and cinematheques.

NGA Taonga’s collection search covers nearly 800,000 films, radio, television, and audio recordings from New Zealand history.

Centro Cultural La Moneda’s online Cineteca presents a national film collection through its cultural center site.