The Documentary Institute: Related Links

Related Links

Here are some places we like to go for information:

Documentary and other Media Organizations

American Film Institute
AIVF: The association of independent video and filmmakers
Bay Area Video Coalition: independent media arts center; offers training, facilities and rental, and online resources including job listings
Corporation for Public Broadcasting: funding and promotion of public telecommunication services
Documentary.net: list of resources for filmmakers including production companies
D-Word Forums: public online forum on documentary film and virtual doc conferences
Documentary Arts: general site including film/video, books, photos, and audio
Doubletake: online guide to documentary arts
Film Arts Foundation: non-profit organization in the media arts field, providing training, equipment, information, consultations, and exhibition opportunities to independent filmmakers
filmwaves: UK magazine for low/no budget filmmakers and audiences
Documentary Educational Resources: production, distribution and promotion of ethnographic and documentary films from around the world
Documentaryfilms.net: comprehensive site for documentary filmmakers including film festivals, funding, etc.
Film/Video Arts: non-profit media arts center in NYC, providing training, equipment and collaboration among filmmakers
Frameline: promotion and distribution of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer media arts; presents the San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Independent Television Service: creation and presentation of independently produced programs, distribution of online “Beyond the Box Monthly” newsletter
IndieWIRE: resources for independent filmmakers
International Documentary Association: job listings, funding opportunities among other services
International Film Seminars: The Robert Flaherty Film Seminars
National Film Board of Canada: Started in 1939 by John Grierson. Makes and distributes documentaries about Canada, its people and beyond.
National Video Resources: promotes public’s awareness of and access to independently produced media & film and video with focus on diversity and cultural expression
New York Documentary Center: screening and discussion forums, film festival
Ozonline: listing of Southeastern US resources for film, video, and other visual arts
POV-Point of View: PBS’ showcase for independent non-fiction films.
Public Broadcasting System: One of the primary sources for documentary in the United States.
Realscreen Magazine: The business side of documentary.
Screening the Past: International electronic journal of visual media and history
Sundance Institute: Founded in 1981 by Robert Redford. Fosters independent vision in cinema.
Women in Film: LA-based network providing contacts, events, and programs including mentoring, service announcements, internships, grants, and scholarships.
Women in Film and Video: nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing professional development and achievement for women working in all areas of film, video, multimedia, and related disciplines with 40 chapters around the world.
Women Make Movies: production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women.

Film Festivals

*“DocumentaryFilm.net”:http://www.documentaryfilms.net/festivals.htm: a list of exclusively documentary film festivals and a comprehensive listing of film festivals.

FilmFestivals.com: list of film festivals and other film related news.
Film Festival Directory: large listing of film festivals.
Film Festival Source: festivals from around the world, searchable by categories such as genre and country.
Netribution’s: UK Filmmakers Resources Guide to Film Festivals, searchable by various categories.
Studentfilms.com: online student film festival and student filmmaker resource.
Yamagata: Listing of international film festivals by month.

Granting Agencies

A room of her own: grants for women writers and visual artists.
Center for Independent Documentary: links to funding for independent media.
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs: Offers money for cultural projects and is designed to gain national and international recognition on behalf of Florida artists and arts organizations.
Ford Foundation: seeks to strengthen the arts and media as important contributors to the communities and societies in which they function.
Guggenheim Fellowships: for advanced professional in all fields to assist research and artistic creation.
Jon Harrison (Michigan State University): Website containing large collection of grants for individuals working in film.
Lindbergh Foundation: grants toward bridging the balance between nature and technology.
National Endowment for the Humanities Grants: an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
Womenarts.org: link to sites with information on video/film funding.

Research and Archival

American Museum of the Moving Image: dedicated to educating the public about the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media, and to examining their impact on culture and society.
ARC – Archives Resource Center
Combat Films and Research: a small, conflict oriented, think-tank that uses film and video footage as its primary source for research. Sends camera crews throughout the world to document military and political conflicts.
Footage.net: The stock, archival & news footage network.
Library of Congress
Museum of Broadcast Communications: an extensive public archive collection of over 13,000 television programs, 4,000 radio programs, 11,000 television commercials, and 4,500 newscasts.
National Archives
National Film Preservation Foundation: a non-profit group working to save and preserve our film heritage.
National Technical Information Service by the US Department of Commerce: a source for U.S. government scientific, technical, and business information.
Online Film Dictionary: compilation of movie-specific terms in foreign languages.
Open Video Archive: non-commercial internet-based video archive.
Producers Library Service: stock footage, movie clips and stills since 1957.
UCLA Film and Television Archive

Florida

FilminFlorida: The Governor’s Office of Film & Entertainment is the state’s economic development program for the development and expansion of the motion picture and entertainment industry sectors.
Filming Florida: Images of the Sunshine State.
Florida State Archives: various online collections, including photographic; indexes and guides, e.g. video and film collection.

Intellectual Property and Public Domain

Entertainment Law Resources by entertainment lawyer Mark Litwak.
The Harry Fox Agency, Inc.: licenses the largest percentage of the uses of music in the United States.
World Intellectual Property Organization
Writer’s Guild of America: represents writers in the motion picture, broadcast, cable and new media industries; sites provides information on Intellectual Property Registry.
CuePop-Production Music and SFX library: excellent resource for all kinds of free music.
Public Domain Films: largest public domain collection in the world (best quality from 1” Masters).
Public Domain Music: list of songs, sheet music, etc.

Documentary Distributors

DocuSeek: search site for independent documentary, social issue, and educational videos available in the U.S. and Canada.
The screening room: watch full-length documentary films online.
Facets: rare/foreign movie rental.
Latin American Video Archive: distribution of Latin American and U.S. Latino films and video in the United States.
Media Resources Center UC Berkeley: UCB’s primary collection of non-print formats with subject-arranged listings.

Production and Technology

Camcorderinfo.com (including Canon XL1 Users Group). Get all the information you need before you buy.
Cyber Film School Moviemaking Website: From the ground up, this site gets you started.
Film Sound: Design Information for one of the most vital aspects of your film.
Final Cut Pro Forum on World Wide Users Groups: Get with others using today’s gold standard for video editing.
Global-DVC Digital Videographers Club
United Entertainment Media: Everything you’ll need to make business and technical connections.
2-pop – Digital Filmmaker’s Resource Site: including various discussion forums.
Videomaker Magazine
Videouniversity: resources for videomakers and discussion forums.
World Wide Users Groups: Digital Media Net Community: a great source of various media production related forums, including Apple Final Cut Pro, Canon-DV, Sony-DV, etc.
Apple Computers
Canon Digital Camcorders
Chimera Lighting