Video and Film Resources: Video and Film Organizations
Video and Film Associations and Alliances
American Film Institute (AFI)
Web address: http://www.afionline.org/
Also, see AFI under Online Clips, Previews & Screenings.
AFI Collection - The American Film Institute
Web address: http://www.afi.com/about/preservation/collection/collection.aspx
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
Web address: http://www.oscars.org/
The Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC)
220 - 37 Hanna Avenue
Toronto, ON M6K 1W8
Telephone: (416) 588-0725
Fax: (416) 588-7956
Web address: http://www.cfmdc.org/
Canada's oldest artist-run centres, the CFMDC boasts "over 400 members and distributes about 1,400 titles to educational institutions, community groups, repertory theaters, galleries, festivals and broadcasters worldwide." Their site includes a searchable film database of titles for rent, previewing and sale.
Cinema Sites - Organization Links
Web address: http://www.cinema-sites.com/Cinema_Sites_CONT.html
CultureNet
Web address: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/9/1/p1-211-e.html
Directory of the Canadian Film, Television and Video Industry
Web address: http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/00/007.asp
Compiled by Telefilm Canada.
Film Distribution & Film Festivals in Canada
Web address: http://www.film.queensu.ca/links/festivals.html
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
Web address: http://www.mpaa.org/
Video Pool
300 - 100 Arthur Street
Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3
Telephone: 204-949-9134
Fax: 204-942-1555
Web address: http://videopool.typepad.com/video_pool_home/
Winnipeg Film Group
304-100 Arthur Street
Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3
Telephone: 204-942-6795
Fax: 204-942-6799
Web address: http://www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/index.aspx?FS=0&CF=1
Organizations for Media Professionals
Digital Future Coalition (DFC) (U.S.)
Web address: http://www.dfc.org/
"DFC is a unique group of leading business, library, educational, consumer and technology organizations committed to international copyright laws and policy that rewards and promotes creativity."
Directory of the Canadian Film, Television and Video Industry
Web address: http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/00/007.asp
Compiled by Telefilm Canada.
Media Educators Association (U.S.)
Web address: http://www.mediaeducators.org/index.html
National Film Board of Canada
Web address: http://www.nfb.ca/e/
National Film Preservation Board (U.S.)
Web address: http://lcweb.loc.gov/film/
Sundance Institute (U.S.)
Web address: http://institute.sundance.org/jsps/site.jsp?resource=pag_ex_home
Video Software Dealers Association (VDAA) (U.S.)
Web address: http://www.vsda.org/
The Writers Guild of Canada
Web address: http://www.writersguildofcanada.com/
Canadian and International Film/Media Studies and Media Centres
Aboriginal Arts Program - The Banff Centre for the Arts
Program developed through a "working partnership" between the Aboriginal Film and Video Art Alliance and the Banff Centre for the Arts, established "within the principles and practice of Self-Government in Art."
Web address: http://www.banffcentre.ab.ca/Aboriginal_Arts/
Queens University's Film Studies Program
Web address: http://www.film.queensu.ca/
Vancouver Film School
Web address: http://www.multimedia.edu/
Media Literacy:
Media Literacy Resources
Television Resources
Video and Film Resources:
Independent and Alternative Video and Film
Media Readings
Online Clips, Previews and Screenings
Specialized Video and Film
Video and Film Databases and Indexes
