Internet Resources

FILM CO-OPS AND ORGANIZATIONS

  • http://www.ifp.org/ The Independent Feature Project (IFP) "facilitates a nexus between the creative and the business of filmmaking"
  • http://www.dctvny.org/ Downtown Community Television (DCTV) is a Manhattan based resource for equipment and tutorials and has produces their own independent documentaries.
  • http://www.bavc.org/ The Bay Area Video Coalition is the Northern California resource for equipment rentals, tutorials, editing suites and filmmakers from the Bay.
  • http://www.indymedia.org "The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth"
  • http://la.indymedia.org "The Los Angeles Independent Media Center is a non-commercial, democratic collective of Los Angeles area independent media makers and media outlets, and serves as the local organizing unit of the global Indymedia network."
  • http://www.documentary.org/ The International Documentary Association (IDA) promotes nonfiction film and video around the world.
  • http://www.twn.org/ Third World Newsreel is an alternative media arts organization that focuses on independent film and video by and about people of color and developing nations.
  • http://www.docuclub.org/ Docuclubs mission is to "facilitate filmmakers in the making of their documentaries within a non-competitive, supportive community."
  • http://studentfilmmakers.com/ Magazine and resource for student filmmakers.
  • http://www.fva.com/ "Film/Video Arts supports independent filmmakers by providing access to filmmaking training, production equipment and services and through fiscal sponsorship. "
  • http://www.deepdishtv.org/ "Deep Dish Television, is the nation's first grassroots satellite network linking producers and programmers, independent video makers, and activists."
  • http://www.papertiger.org/ "Paper Tiger Television (PTTV) is an open, non-profit, volunteer video collective... PTTV works to challenge and expose the corporate control of mainstream media."
  • http://www.widc.org/ Women in the Directors Chair, though in the process of shutting down, has some great resources inclusing a list of women's film festivals.
  • http://www.wmm.com/ Women Make Movies is a national non-profit feminist media arts organization whose multicultural programs provide resources for both users and producers of media by women.
  • http://shootingpeople.org/ Online independent filmmakers community.
  • http://www.cinemasports.com/ “Cinemasports is the Iron Chef of Filmmaking” where teams compete to complete the best films in a limited amount of time

HOW-TO ARTICLES & TECH SUPPORT

SOCIAL NETWORKING, VIDEO, AND PHOTO SHARING SITES

FILMMAKING PODCASTS

JOB SITES

FILM SCHOOLS

EDUCATIONAL FILMMAKING SITES

MESSAGE BOARDS & ONLINE FILM USER GROUPS

WORKSHOPS

LEGAL

  • http://www.artistsfellowship.com/ "The Artists' Fellowship, Inc. is a private, charitable foundation that assists professional fine artists (painters, graphic artists, sculptors) and their families in times of emergency, disability, or bereavement."
  • http://www.vlany.org/ Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts "delivers pro bono and low cost legal services and information to over 10,000 members of the arts community each year"

VENDORS

VIDEO AND FILM NEWS SITES

FESTIVALS

  • http://www.withoutabox.com The tool for submitting to most film festivals, with special deadlines and discounts for members and lists of all types of film festivals.

TELEVISION CHANNELS