Legacy
Douglas's legacy was not confined to his films. Along with Peter Jewell (Robert of the Trilogy) he was a voracious collector of books, memorabilia and artefacts relating to the history and prehistory of cinema. This collection was the base for the Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture (housed at the University of Exeter), when it opened six years after Douglas's death, and it remains the core of the Centre’s collections.
In 2012, the Glasgow Short Film Festival announced the inaugural 'Bill Douglas Award' for their International Short Film Competition, named in his honour.
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