Getty Images picked up the award for Footage Library of the Year at last night’s Focal International Awards.

The tenth annual Focal International Awards honoured producers, filmmakers and other creative professionals who have used library footage in a documentary, feature film or other form of production across 18 categories.

“All the winning films deserve individual mention,” said Focal’s Julie Lewis.

“That said, some of the standout projects at this year’s awards included Crossfire Hurricane, which truly captured the Rolling Stones unparalleled rock and roll journey; Julien Temple’s London – The Modern Babylon; and Booker’s Place, A Mississippi Story.”

David Attenborough’s impact on natural history television was honoured with two awards: one for the BBC Studios and Post Production restoration of the landmark series Life on Earth and Trials of Life, whilst Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild picked up the award for “Best Use of Wildlife and Natural History Footage.”

The full list of winners:

Best Use of Footage in a History Production
Sponsored by BBC Motion Gallery
The Secret Life of Rubbish - Lambent Films (UK)

Best Use of Footage in a Current Affairs Production
Sponsored by ITN Source
Ukraine - From Democracy to Chaos - Les Films Grain de Sable (France)

Best Use of Footage in a Factual Production
Sponsored by FremantleMedia Archive
Booker’s Place, A Mississippi Story - Eyepatch Productions (USA)

Best Use of Footage in an Entertainment Production
Sponsored by Broadcast TECH
The Great British Workout - BBC (UK)

Best Use of Footage in an Arts Production
Sponsored by The Bridgeman Art Library
Finding the Footprints - A Look Back at Mise Eire - Colm Bairead Ltd / Midas Productions (Ireland)

Best Use of Footage in a Production featuring Music
Sponsored by Getty Images
Crossfire Hurricane - Tremolo Productions (USA)

Best Use of Sports Footage
Sponsored by ITV Sport Archive
Faster Higher Stronger, Stories of the Olympic Games - BBC Productions Bristol (UK)

Best Use of Footage in an Advert or Short Production
Sponsored by IMG Media Ltd
Witness 20th Anniversary Video - Stalkr (UK/USA)

Best Use of Wildlife and Natural History Footage
Sponsored by Shutterstock
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild - BBC Bristol (UK)

Best Use of Footage on Digital or non-Television Platforms
Sponsored by Clips & Footage
From The Sea To The Land Beyond website - Crossover in association with BFI and Sheffield Doc/Fest, with British Sea Power and Illumina Digital, for The Space (UK)

Best Use of Footage in a Home Entertainment Release
Sponsored by Creative Skillset
From Headlines to ‘Tight-Lines’ - The Story of ATV Today - ATVLAND.productions (UK)

Best Use of Footage in a Cinema Release
Sponsored by British Pathé
London - The Modern Babylon - Nitrate Films (UK)

Best Archive Restoration / Preservation Project
Sponsored by Phoenix by Digital Vision
David Attenborough’s Life on Earth and Trials of Life Series - BBC Worldwide/BBC Studios and Post Production (UK)

Best Archive Restoration / Preservation Title
Sponsored by BBC Studios and Post Production
Lawrence of Arabia - Sony Pictures Entertainment (USA)

The Jane Mercer Footage Researcher of the Year Award
Sponsored by AP Archive
Miriam Walsh (UK) for London - The Modern Babylon

Footage Library Employee of the Year
Sponsored by Deluxe
Ronny Temme (EYE Film Institute Netherlands)

Footage Library of the Year
Sponsored by Bonded Services Ltd
Getty Images

Award for Lifetime Achievement
A gift of the FOCAL International Executive
Paul Sargent

Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Film Restoration and Preservation
Grover Crisp

For the Support of Global Film Restoration
The World Cinema Foundation

Preservation Film Laboratory of the Year
L’Immagine Ritrovata

Outstanding Sound Restoration Work
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody

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