FilmGrab
An archive of film stills searchable by creator, genre, year, country and aspect ratio for AI video reference
What it is
FilmGrab is a web archive collecting film stills. You can browse high-resolution stills by creator and category.
Browse by
As checked on 2026-08-15, the official site offers these paths.
- Artists: directors, cinematographers, production designers, costume designers
- Categories: aspect ratio, country, genre, year
- Other: Films A-Z, Random Post
Perspectives
LOOPY (2026-08-15, X)
High-resolution stills from films and animation are usable for moodboards, storyboards, and conceiving the first and last frames of AI video scenes.
How to apply
- The still-finding step of the AI Video Visual Reference Workflow: browse by director, cinematographer, genre, year, country or aspect ratio to a frame whose lighting, framing, color and subject placement match the scene you want.
- Feed the chosen still to a reference-taking model such as Seedance 2.5; for web screens the equivalent archive is Land-book.
- Other generation and editing pages are in Image & Video Generation & Editing.
Limits
The source does not specify a particular AI video generation tool, how to input reference images, prompt format, or reproducibility figures. Also, the reuse terms for FilmGrab images must be checked separately for each project.