FILM REFERENCE LIBRARY

About the Library

We would like to acknowledge the key role that Gerald Pratley (1923–2011) played in the establishment of the Film Reference Library. Pratley was a true champion of film and a tireless leader. As Founder of the Ontario Film Institute, he ensured that a collection of materials indispensable to film education, production, and research became housed and preserved for future generations. In 1990, the Province of Ontario selected TIFF to be the guardian of the Ontario Film Institute, granting its holdings of film prints and film resources and prompting the creation of TIFF’s Film Reference Library.

Hours and Location

Film Reference Library and CIBC Canadian Film Gallery

4th Floor, TIFF Bell Lightbox
350 King Street West, Toronto
416-599-8433 ext. 2 | libraryservices@tiff.net

Our Affiliations

Fédération International des Archives du Film

Association of Moving Image Archivists

Canadian Museums Association

Cinémathèque québécoise

Ontario Museum Association

Ontario Library Association