British Instructional Films

{{short description|Former British film production company}}

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British Instructional Films was a British film production company which operated between 1919 and 1932. The company's name is often abbreviated to BIF.

The company released a number of feature films during the late silent film and early sound eras, developing a reputation for making short documentaries.Low p.129-132 These included the Secrets of Nature series (1922-1933), consisting of 144 films. Filmmaker, historian and critic Paul Rotha described these in 1930 as "the sheet anchor of the British film industry".{{cite web|title=Secrets of Nature (1922–33)|first=Bryony|last=Dixon|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/558277/index.html|work=BFI Screenonlinee|accessdate=15 November 2021}}{{cite web|title=Unveiling the Secrets of Nature|url=http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/unveiling-the-secrets-of-nature/|work=The Bioscope|date=19 July 2010|accessdate=15 November 2021}}

In 1928, the company constructed Welwyn Studios. The company was later merged into the larger British International Pictures, which took over the running of the facility in Welwyn Garden City.