Independent Movie Resources

Our Indie Movie page will continue to support the many talented individuals who, some armed with little more than a pristine vision, prefer to walk a road far less traveled - bringing audiences an alternative to the much tried and not always true.

2-pop: DV filmmaking resource site.

A Creative Group:  ACG takes the term "full service entertainment marketing agency" to a new level.  ACG offers your company a variety of promotional and advertising services covering a wide spectrum of entertainment properties.  ACG secures prominent placements for your product or service in major feature films and television programs, provide inexpensive national television advertising on today's most popular television shows, arrange for closed captioning sponsorships, and secure prize merchandising placements.

Actors Pages, The:  Actors can browse listings for the role of a lifetime while casting directors can post their casting needs.

Ari Gold Films:  News site & info about Ari Gold, director of "Helicopter", "Culture" and the films of actor of "Groove."

Asian American Film:  The purpose of Asian American Film is to build and engaged, involved, active, and excited audience for Asian American films.

Asian American Film Lab:  The AAFilmlab is a collaborative of New York based Asian American filmmakers who meet weekly to hone their craft and to share resources.

Association of Talent Agents:  Around since 1937, representing the best talent agencies in the industry.

Backstage:  Gives casting directors and actors access to listings and talent profiles, as well as current casting news.

Beat Suite, The:  A Royalty Free Production Music Library specialising in producing and providing high-quality, royalty-free production music and sounds for the multimedia, broadcast and computer games industry.

BlackFilm.com:  Is an online resource which links the Black film community while cultivating national and international audiences interested in their work. This site provides a forum for filmmakers, scholars and organizations to present information and promote artistic expression.

Black Film Magazine: A brilliant and newsworthy website, well worth the surf.

Brickfilms:  A community dedicated to the art of stop motion animation. Their main focus is the animation of plastic building toys, or bricks (LEGO, Mega Bloks, Best-Lock etc), which they call "brickfilms" (these films are also commonly called "LEGO Movies"). They also encourage other forms of animation, including 3D and Flash. On this site you will find a searchable directory of hundreds of films, contests, a busy forum, and great resources to help animators of any level in the creation of their movies.

Buyout Footage:  A full service stock footage house featuring the very best in contemporary royalty free stock footage, full-length public domain films and archive film stock footage.  Their stock video footage is easy to preview and purchase directly from the web site.

Canyon Cinema, Inc:  Beginning in the late 1950s, a growing movement brought together independent film artists whose work reflected a remarkable diversity in style and content. Variously called avante garde, underground, and experimental, these artists' work shared a vision of filmmaking as a form of personal expression, free from the demands and constraints of commercial filmmaking conventions.

Caryn.com:  This filmmaking site is intended to help you understand the filmmaking process and how to make your own movie. You'll find filmmaking tips for independent filmmakers interested in digital filmmaking, guerilla filmmaking, documentary filmmaking with filmmaking articles that focus on independent filmmaking as its been achieved by successful indie filmmakers, tips on DV filmmaking, finding low cost filmmaking equipment and services for those interested in low budget filmmaking or no budget filmmaking, information about filmmaking courses, film financing, film distribution, filmmaking discussion forums, film festivals and so much more.

CreateSpace: This destination for on-demand media manufacturing will produce your DVD as orders come in - and will ship directly to Amazon.com, their parent company.

Center for Independent Documentary:  Beginning its 20th year in collaborating with independent producers to create films and videos on issues of contemporary social and cultural concern. These programs have been broadcast nationally and locally on public and cable television, won numerous awards, and all are in distribution nationwide to educational markets.

Compulsive Repetitions:  Short works by Martin Arnold.

Digital Juice: Purchase that last crucial sound effect, animation, song or stock footage - and so royalty-free.

Dog Pile, The:  Presented by Malamute Inc., is an online magazine featuring essays, articles, and commentary by a variety of independent filmmakers, actors, screenwriters, and film lovers. Launched in April, 2001, The Dog Pile includes film reviews, how-to articles, editorial pieces, filmmaker profiles, and weekly columns, as well as entertainment industry news, independent film links, and the ubiquitous celebrity of the week.

Film Arts Foundation:  Is a non-profit leader in the media arts field, providing comprehensive training, equipment, information, consultations, and exhibition opportunities to independent filmmakers. Now in its twenty-eight year, Film Arts has more than 3,400 members working in film, video, and multimedia, and is the largest regional organization of independent producers in the country.

Film Budget:  Pinpoint all of your budget needs with help from this site, which offers services from breaking down your script to providing you with a complete, detailed production budget.

Film Festivals:  Features comprehensive coverage of almost every festival on the planet.

Filmmaking.net:  A reference and community for the new and independent filmmaker. Filmmaking.net is the latest evolution of one of the Net's oldest filmmaking resources - the Internet Filmmaker's FAQ. The IF-FAQ is still available, but so is a great deal more of film and movie-making information.

Film Score Monthly:  Is one of the leading voices in film music appreciation. FSM was founded as a one-page newsletter sent to 11 people by editor/publisher Lukas Kendall in 1990, and has since grown to encompass a hardcopy magazine, prolific CD label, this website, and various other publishing and documentary efforts.

FilmSecrets:  The goal of Film Secrets is to educate people, especially those with little or no film training. All of the information on their page is unique and carefully selected.

FilmSound.org:  Film Sound Theory - Many users of FilmSound.org share with me a common goal which is the love for film sound in all of its forms.

Film Staff:  Looking for crew work? Look no further than this site, which offers current job listings for film, television, commercials, music videos and theatre.

Film Tools:  The online branch of this L.A. store sells all the auxiliary - yet essential - production accessories including camera car mounts, digital audio tapes and those all-important director's chairs.

Film Underground:  Film Underground is a repository of information designed to help the aspiring independent filmmaker.

Fotosearch:  Has nearly one million images from 90 vendors all at one site with out any browsing fees, sign up fees, or browsing restrictions.  There also is an advanced search which allows users to narrow down their search results in order to find the perfect image fast!

Flux, The:  With over a thousand online resources and growing, you're bound to find whatever it is you need.

Global Image Works:  Want to get your footage from the same boutique company that's provided stock footage to Martin Scorsese? Global Image Works features a library of high-quality footage to offer its clients personalized sales, free research and rights management services.

GotFootage.com:  Is home to one of the largest royalty-free stock footage and video libraries on the internet. The video clips are available in several formats, at extremely competitive prices. Please browse their collection and decide for yourself...

Gotham Writers' Workshop:  Although based in New York, Gotham Writers' Workshop is a creative writing school that has the ability to span the globe. Half of the student population is enrolled in online workshops that are available 24 hours a day.

Graffiti Verite:  A great link site, offering much to the film community.

Independent Feature Project:  IFP provides services to independent filmmakers of varying levels of experience, which assist them in expressing their unique points of view. It facilitates a connection between the creative and business communities. Other goals of the organization are to expand and educate the audience for independent film, and to encourage the diversity and quality of independent production.

Independent Filmmaker Contracts:  Let this site deal with the red tape of moviemaking by providing you with the necessary contracts to get your film in motion, with everything from actor release forms to merchandising contracts.

Independent Film & Television Alliance, The:  The Independent Film & Television Alliance (“I.F.T.A.” or “the Alliance”) was established in 1980 as the American Film Marketing Association (“AFMA”).  Its first members were a group of distributors and sales agents whose main goal was to expand the independent film business by creating a world-class trade show, the American Film Market (AFM). Today, the association has evolved into the trade association for the independent film and television industry worldwide, while the AFM concurrently has become the largest international film market in the world. 

Independent Lens:  A resource site for filmmakers, and fans who want to know more about what goes into the making of indie films.

IndependantVideo.com:  This site has some excellent resources for screenwriters, including two sections - Technical Resources and Marketing Resources.

IndieFilm.com:  The Independent Filmmaker's Forum BBS first went on-line in June of 1993. It served the needs of the aspiring independent film community in Los Angeles for nearly five years, gathering subscribers from around the globe. They created the alt.movies.independent newsgroup and the publisher of INDIE: The Electronic Newsletter for Independent Filmmakers. As a BBS, the IFF is now gone forever. It is their hope to bring back many of the features of the IFF with this homepage, and to make those features available to a wider group of users through the Internet.

IndieFilmPage.com:  Just about everything you ever wanted to know about indie film,  and the people who make them.

Indie Films:  The Hollywood-based network that helps independent filmmakers find investors, grants, funds and distributors. 

Indie Filmmakers:  A short list of only some of the many indie filmmakers sites on the internet.

IndieClub:  If you have a passion for making movies using film and video, and are looking for others with similar interests, this is the site for you. A premiere site for networking others with the same interests, and who share the desire associated with making a great film or video.

Indiepix:  Choose from more than 3,000 hard-to-find indie films to buy or download from this Web service and program your own personal film festival form the comfort of your own couch.

IndieTalk:  An online community for independent filmmakers. Network with cast and crew in your area - Find festival info - Watch films in the Screening Room - Join the discussions!

iNet Film:  The Internet film community, offering resources and free viewing of submitted indie films.

Inside Reel, The:  Is an award winning nationally broadcast television program. The television program covers the film industry and features celebrity interviews, behind the scenes featurettes, industry commentary, filmmaking tutorials and festival coverage.  

Kemps Film and Television Production Services:  The Kemps site lists over 35,000 production services companies, crew and technicians from 65 countries worldwide. It is carefully researched and updated every year and is a unique resource for film and TV program makers the world over. And best of all, it's free to access.

Lights Online Film School:  Enroll in Lights Online's film school and learn how to create your own indie productions.

Microcinema International:  Their mission is to curate, exhibit, distribute and promote a new era of emerging and innovate international moving image artists whose deeply personal and culturally relevant works are typically marginalized by the mainstream entertainment industry.

Movie Forms Pro:  From the Hollywood professional to you come Movie Forms Pro interactive CD-ROM's containing forms, releases, storyboards and signage to aid in every phase of digital video and commercial productions.

Netribution:  UK film industry news. Site has not been updated since February, 2002...but the webmaster is looking for a way to fund the site. Still some worthy assets to be found on this site.

No-Budget Film Network, The:  A database of individuals with varying skills and interests, who have some experience in the film production process or who would like to become involved. You will find people representing many areas of interest: from actors to hair stylists, special effects to editing. There are directors, producers, screenwriters and other professionals, as well as non-professionals looking for a break.

Planet Shark Productions:  Shark's popular global showbiz website has 1000's of industry links and an Industry Insider Forum that's packed with jobs, A&R gigs, showbiz events, resumes, parties, casting calls & more.

ProjectX:  Digital is the future of motion pictures. Project X is a unique resource for film-makers who wish to explore all aspects of digital technology for cinema; digital production, post production and exhibition.

RonDexter.com:  Straight answers to frequent and seldom-asked film and video questions you will not find answered anywhere else.

Shooting On Location: This website is designed specifically for film-makers planning to shoot on location overseas. It provides comprehensive information essential for pre-production research.

Short Films Wanted:  A comprehensive list of announcements and calls from everyone who wants your short film.

South African Film Site, The:  Is the largest filmmaking website in South Africa and Africa with the aim of inspiring, informing and resourcing South African independent filmmakers. Its primary target is the creative filmmaking community including film and television producers, directors and writers. The SA Film Site serves around 35 000 page views a month. While it is primarily aimed at a South Africa/African audience a significant number of visitors are from other parts of the world.

Studentfilms.com: The best on-line community for student filmmakers. Broadcast your film to peers. Learn from feedback. Post questions on the Discussion Board.

Video Klips:  A massive clearing house of off-beat video fun.

Women Make Movies:  The largest distributor of women's media in North America.
 

FILM FESTIVAL LINKS

AFI Fest: Is one of the nation's fastest-growing film events and the premier international film festival in Los Angeles. Capturing the cultural diversity of Los Angeles, AFI FEST provides new and established filmmakers with a crucial avenue of exposure to the film community, while celebrating the accomplishments of their colleagues from around the world.

Ann Arbor Film Festival:  The Ann Arbor Film Festival is a celebration for filmmakers and artists of the moving image from around the world. This is the festival that honours artists for their individual voice. The oldest festival of its kind in the country, its mission is to provide a worldwide public forum for independent and experimental moving image exhibitions, to encourage and showcase artists of the moving image, to promote the moving image as art, and to offer educational outreach.

Boston Film Festival:  This film festival has become one of the cultural events that annually launches the fall film season.

Chicago Underground Film Festival:  The CUFF is an annual event showcasing independent, experimental and documentary films from around the world.

Denver Film Society:  The Denver Film Society is a non-profit cultural institution in Colorado dedicated to the celebration and cultivation of film as art.

Festival de Cannes:  The (desperately trying to be) Holy Grail of film festivals, the Cannes Film Festival.

FilmFestivals.com:  Advertising thousands of pages, film festival database.  Their mission is to be the premiere online entertainment destination dedicated to showcasing film festivals around the world and fostering new film and filmmaking talent.

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival:  Presenting  the most compelling and thought-provoking international films, host special tributes and seminars and introduces some of the greatest talents to South Florida audiences.

Hawaii International Film Festival:  Established in 1981, the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) is dedicated to advance understanding and cultural exchange among the peoples of Asia, the Pacific and North America through the medium of film. From its beginning, the Festival's constant theme has been "When Strangers Meet."

Heartland Film Festival:  Established in 1991, the Heartland Film Festival is committed to honoring and rewarding films that embrace a spirit that is timeless, feelings that are universal, and attitudes that comprise the core of civilized society.

Hollywood Film Festival:  The Hollywood Film Festival and the Hollywood Discovery Awards were created by New York Times bestselling authors and producers Carlos de Abreu and Janice Pennington to bridge the gap between Hollywood and the global creative community.

John Hopkins Film Festival:  A non profit organization that seeks to promote works by budding independent and student filmmakers. Documentaries, features, and short films that have been hitting the festival circuits as well as little seen local, national, and international films will be displayed.

Maryland Film Festival:  Funded by an unusual public/private partnership in Maryland, has two practical economic development goals: 1) to create a world class film festival centered in Baltimore, and 2) to bring filmmakers to Maryland as a way to encourage future production in the state.

Miami Film Festival:  The Miami Film Festival is dedicated to the perpetuation of quality cinematic art. The society brings to South Florida the finest films and filmmakers as part of the annual Miami Film Festival, a leading showcase of international cinema.

Newport Beach Film Festival:  Blending the best of classic and contemporary filmmaking, the Festival is proud to showcase an exclusive selection of award-winning independent films from around the world.

Palm Beach International Film Festival:  Celebrating its seventh year in 2002 has enjoyed a remarkable level a success to date. While competing on a national level with over 300 similar events and internationally with the same level of competition, PBIFF has created a special niche within the film industry.

San Jose Film Festival:  In the spirit of the maverick that filmmakers and Silicon Valley engineers founded Cinequest. Through a personable showcase of maverick films, filmmakers and the technology that is reshaping the industry, Cinequest works to inspire and enable mavericks in their creative quests. Cinequest San Jose Film Festival is located in the heart of the Silicon Valley.

Sundance Film Festival:  The legendary, the one and only...SUNDANCE!

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