# Film Reference Library > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Film_Reference_Library > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Film_Reference_Library.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_Reference_Library > Source revision: 1356322699 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Film research collection in Toronto Film Reference Library In Love with the Stars exhibition inside the Film Reference Library at TIFF Bell Lightbox Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada Type Film research library Established 1990 Other information Website tiff.net/library/ The **Film Reference Library** (**FRL**) is Canada’s film research collection located on the 4th floor of [TIFF Bell Lightbox](/source/TIFF_Lightbox), a cultural centre in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada.[1] The library is a free resource for students, filmmakers, scholars, and journalists. The library is affiliated to [International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF)](/source/International_Federation_of_Film_Archives), to promote Canadian and global film scholarship by collecting, preserving, and providing access to a comprehensive collection of film prints, and film-related reference resources including books, periodicals, scripts, research files, movies, press kits. ## History The Library assumed operation of the [Ontario Film Institute](/source/Ontario_Film_Institute) in 1990, when the Province of Ontario selected the Library to be guardian of its film-related holdings and continue the dedicated work of [Gerald Pratley](/source/Gerald_Pratley), founder of the OFI, by collecting and preserving materials indispensable to film education, production and research.[2] ## Reference collection The library contains 60,000 film research files, which include presskits, photographs, and clippings, 20,000 book titles, 13,000 film, 2000 film scripts, 700 magazine and journal titles, 80 Special Collections, and a large and varied selection of other research materials, including 300,000 images, 11,000 posters, 6000 soundtracks and television titles.[3][4] ## Special collections The Film Reference Library houses over 80 Special Collections that illuminate the history of [Canadian cinema](/source/Canadian_cinema). The Special Collections are composed of original archival records: audiovisual material and film elements; print materials, festival catalogues, as well as shooting scripts and production notes. The library's holdings include the personal research archives of film journalist and celebrity interviewer [Brian Linehan](/source/Brian_Linehan), in whose memory the library's public reading room is named.[5] ## Exhibition Previous exhibitions include: - In Love with the Stars, September 8, 2015 – April 2, 2016 - The Unseen Seen, April 10, 2015 – June 14, 2015 - The Booth, May 2, 2014 – 15 June 15, 2014 - X-Men Master: Gordon Smith, August 17, 2012 – March 31, 2013 - Otherworldly: The Art of Canadian Costume Design, September 2, 2011 – April 1, 2012 - Mary Pickford and the Invention of the Movie Star, January 13, 2011 – July 3, 2011 ## See also - [List of libraries](/source/List_of_libraries) - [TIFF Cinematheque](/source/TIFF_Cinematheque) - [Toronto Reference Library](/source/Toronto_Reference_Library) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Gittings2002_1-0)** Christopher E. Gittings (January 2002). [*Canadian National Cinema: Ideology, Difference and Representation*](https://books.google.com/books?id=OnW8Z-jG-A0C&pg=PA317). [Psychology Press](/source/Taylor_%26_Francis). pp. 317–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-415-14281-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-415-14281-6). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Library + Collections"](https://www.tiff.net/library/?tab=about). *TIFF*. Retrieved 2018-01-18. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The TIFF Film Reference Library Gets New Digs"](http://torontoist.com/2010/11/the_tiff_film_reference_library_gets_new_digs/). *Torontoist*. Retrieved February 22, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-GravestockGroup2005_4-0)** [Steve Gravestock](/source/Steve_Gravestock); Toronto International Film Festival Group (October 6, 2005). [*Don Owen: Notes on a Filmmaker and His Culture*](https://books.google.com/books?id=UuSfu8KeSY0C&pg=PA151). [Indiana University Press](/source/Indiana_University_Press). pp. 151–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9689132-4-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9689132-4-5). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-canenc_5-0)** [Brian Linehan](http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/brian-linehan/) at [The Canadian Encyclopedia](/source/The_Canadian_Encyclopedia). ## External links - [Official website](https://www.tiff.net/library/) v t e Toronto International Film Festival By year 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Awards People's Choice International People's Choice People's Choice: Documentaries People's Choice: Midnight Madness Best Canadian Film Best Canadian Discovery Best Canadian Short Film International Critics' (FIPRESCI) Prize Best Animated Short Film Best International Short Film NETPAC Prize Platform Prize TIFF Tribute Awards TIFF-CBC Films Screenwriter Award Defunct awards Amplify Voices Changemaker Share Her Journey Related Canada's Top Ten Canada On Screen Film Reference Library Preludes TIFF Lightbox TIFF Cinematheque TIFF Next Wave Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Film Reference Library](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_Reference_Library) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_Reference_Library?action=history)). 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