The HFF Munich Library has gained a reputation as one of the leading libraries in Germany and Europe specialized in film and television. Our prime concern is to provide the most complete stock of  film and television literature in the predominant Western languages.

Our collection

Some 70,000 books
Some 100 currently subscribed periodicals,
as well as numerous older magazine volumes.
Some 19,000 DVD
Some 180 Blu-ray discs
Some 5,000 VHS cassettes
Several thousand press dossiers on film personalities and film-related topics
A collection of international screenplays, including published versions, as well as a selection of original screenplays.
Of unique scope: The collection of so-called “grey literature“, including rare cinema and film programs, trade conference material and film festival catalogues.
One of our most valuable acquisitions is the private film history archive purchased in 1996, comprising a vast assortment of old movie magazines, film program volumes and film books, from the period between 1920 and 1960.