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Independent Filmmaking
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Digital Video Café 
 A well-edited gathering of links to digital filmmaking resources, including a collection of Canadian sites, plus a newsletter. Produced by a Toronto film shop, the writers clearly understand what's current and useful to independent filmmakers. http://www.dvshop.ca/dvcafe.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation Last updated May 8, 2002 Independent Film Channel (IFC)
Site of a TV channel "dedicated to presenting independent film, unedited and commercially uninterrupted 24 hours a day." Includes news, interviews, a broadcast schedule, and more. Searchable. http://www.ifc.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Media, Recreation, Television Last updated Aug 24, 2008 Independent Television Service (ITVS)
ITVS presents award-winning documentaries, dramas, and series on public television with a special commitment to "programming [that] reflects voices and visions of underrepresented communities and addresses the needs of underserved audiences, particularly minorities and children." This site includes information about ITVS-supported television programs, including video clips. Search and browse for current or past television programs. http://itvs.org/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation, Television Last updated Jul 22, 2005 indieWIRE
This "virtual Daily Variety of the independent film scene" is a good place to go for news articles, movie reviews, festival information, and industry interviews relating to film/television production. http://www.indiewire.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Magazines, Recreation Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Library Cats Map
A global directory of libraries inhabited by cats, from independent filmmaker Gary Roma, who directed and produced the award-winning documentary "Puss in Books: Adventures of a Library Cat." http://www.ironfrog.com/catsmap.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Mammals, Pets Last updated Apr 10, 2002 Masters of Cinema
This site focuses on DVD releases of international film titles from directors such as Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Werner Herzog, Yasujiro Ozu, and Andrei Tarkovsky. Includes articles, lists of upcoming releases, and links to sites about specific directors and other film and DVD resources. http://www.mastersofcinema.org/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video Last updated May 19, 2004 Reel Life Stories
Online companion to exhibit that traces "the evolution of documentary film and filmmaking over the course of the past century." Contains an essay on the origins of documentary film and a chronology; lists of San Francisco Bay Area independent documentary filmmakers, videos about documentaries, and Academy Award winning documentaries; and quotes. Includes photographs, film stills, images of related artifacts, links to distributors, and a bibliography. From the Media Resources Center, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/reellife/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Jun 20, 2007 SnagFilms
SnagFilms is a website "where you can watch full-length documentary films for free." Locate and watch over 500 films "from established heavyweights or first-time filmmakers" on topics such as campus life, environment, health, history, international, life and culture, music and arts, politics, science and nature, sports and hobbies, and women's issues. Movies include some commercials. http://www.snagfilms.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video Last updated Apr 13, 2009 Sundance Institute
Complete information on the programs and festivals at this highly graphic home of the Sundance Film Festival . Information on the film festivals goes back to 1990. The site also includes a searchable film database containing cast and synopses of over 1,600 films - every feature, documentary, and short shown at the Festival from 1985 to the current year. Institute programs include: feature films; international; theatre; Native American; composers; and writers. http://www.sundance.org/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 16, 2005 Women Make Movies (WMM)
Home of the Women Make Movies catalog of films, which includes about five hundred "artistically excellent and compelling works that address both broad audiences as well as underserved constituencies." The catalog is categorized and annotated, browsable by subject, title, and filmmaker. The searchable catalog, related links (covering feminist film theory, bibliography, filmography, and individuals' sites), and screening news provide an excellent jumping-off point to the world of independent filmmaking by women. http://wmm.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation Last updated Aug 25, 2004 |
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