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Film and Media Resources

Film Commissions: Canada, USA & Worldwide

• Film in BC Database
  
• BC Film Commission in Vancouver, BC
  
• Vancouver Island Film Association BC Regional Film Commissions
• Prince George, BC Film Commission
  
• BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM was established by the provincial government in 1987 as a privately managed, non-profit society to administer funding intended to expand and diversify the cultural industries of independent film and video production in British Columbia
  
• HollyWired listing of USA Film Commissions
• UK Film Commission (England)
• Human Resources Development Canada Government programs & Labour Market info
• Film France Commission National
• New Mexico AFCI
• Film Commissions California, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, N. Carolina, Arizona
• Alaska & USA Film Commissions Phone# listings

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Unions & Guilds

• ACFC West, Association of Canadian Film Craftspeople, Local 2020 Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada
• ACTRA National - Performers Guild
  
• AFCI - Virginia Film Office
  
• AFMA- Representing the Independent Motion Picture & Television Industry Worldwide
  
• AMPAS -Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  
• ATSC - Advanced Television Systems Committee
  
• MPA -Motion Picture Association
  
• CFTPA - Canadian Film & Television Producers Association
  
• CITT - Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology
  
• Director's Guild of Canada - Alberta District Council
  
• Director's Guild of America
• EBU - European Broadcasting Union
  
• I.A.T.S.E. Locals - Main Index
  
• IATSE
• ITVA - International Television Association
  
• Motion Picture Association of America
  
• NAB - National Association of Broadcasters
  
• NATPE National Association of Television Programming Executives
  
• NFB -National Film Board of Canada
  
• RTNDA - Radio and Television News Directors Association
  
• SAG Screen Actors Guild in America
• SMPTE Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers
  
• SOC -Society of Operating Cameramen
  
• Teamsters International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  
• VSDA Video Software Dealers Association
  
• WGA Writers Guild of America
  

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Trade Publications

• Reel West Digest Western Canadian film directory
• On-Line Film Services Canadian film industry resource
• Variety
• The Lighting Resource
• Operating Cameramen Magazine
• CineWEB, serving the Film & Video Industry Since 1995
• Screen International
• Film Editing Page
• The Producer's Masterguide
• CineWEB Location Update
• Boxoffice Magazine
• Buzz Online
• Motion Picture Industry Daily News
• The Camera Department Page
• The Hollywood Reporter
• The Mining Company

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Education , Law & Resources

• Gulf Islands Film & Telivision School Learn video on Galiano Island, B.C.
• Computer Master , Vancouver Island's Premiere Multimedia Training Centre
• Media Legal Resources- Thanks to SIFVC in Seattle!
• Entertainment & Copyright Law -in Canada
• Stagecraft Searchable Database
• Independent Filmmakers Page
  
• SIFVC- Seattle Independent Film & Video Consortium
• Blackchair- Producer of independant alternative video Seattle
• Original Films by Bill Russell
• Cyber Film School
  
• USITT - United States Institute for Theatre Technology
  
• Your Virtual Marketplace for ShowBiz Computer Products
• CineMedia Links of all Media by the American Film Institute
  
• The Cinema Connection
  
• Fabulous Footage Stock film/video library
  
• The Hollywood Creative Directory Guide to industry companies and executives
  
• Media Newsgroups, Listservers and BBS Listing updated regularly
  
• NewsPage Information service on the film industry
  
• Ripco Communications, Inc. Screenplay library
  
• Mandy's International Film and TV Production Directory is a web reference for production technicians, facilities and producers worldwide.
• La Scala Archive Searchable database in Italy: performers, etc.

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Film Festivals

• Vancouver Island Film, Video & New Media Festival
• Victoria, B.C. Independent Film & Video Festival
• Providence R.I., Film Commission's presence at Los Angeles Convention Center AFCI Locations Trade Show
• Los Angeles Convention Center Association of Film Commissiioners International Locations '99 Trade Show
• Banff Television Festival Celebrating the Best Television Programs in the World!
  
• Sundance Film Festival
  
• Montreal World Film Festival
  
• Festivals from Movie Maker
  
• New York Expo Short Film & Video Festival -call for entries (212) 505-7742
  
• Cannes Film Festival
  
• London Film Festival
  
• The Film Festivals Server
  
• AFMAIndependent Film & Television
  
• Film Festivals on the WWW
  
• Berlin International Film Festival
  
• Deauville Festival of American Films
  
• Los Angeles International Film Festival
  
• Palm Springs International Film Festival
  
• Sarasota French Film Festival
  
• Tokyo International Film Festival
  
• World Print Festival in Slovenia
  
• Los Angeles International Film Festival

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Studios & Distributors

• The Canadian Filmmaker's Distribution Center
• Walt Disney
  
• Warner Bros.
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
• Fire Valley Films, Vernon, BC
  
• Buena Vista International, Inc.
  
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International, Inc.
  
• Paramount Pictures Corporation
  
• Twentieth Century Fox International Corporation
  
• Gramercy Pictures
  
• HBO
  
• MCA/Universal Cyberwalk
  
• Digital Production
  
• Miramax Cafe
  
• Zeta Tauri Media Inc.. film & video production in N.Y.C
  
• New York Times Online
  
• Newline Films
  
• FWU - Germany's leading producer of educational media
  
• Dragonslayer Australian and International Television Commercial Production
  Tel 612 9460 2800 Fax 612 9460 2700
• Tcwdoggy's Kennel Video production in Singapore
• Sony Online
  
• Turner Pictures
  
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  
• United International Pictures
  
• Universal International Films, Inc.
  
• Internet Entertainment Network
  
• Casta Diva, Inc. - Period costume rental specialists
  
• StarComp - A virtual marketplace for showbiz computer products
  
• Century 3 at Universal Studios Florida
  
• WebOvision - Providing WWW media links around the world
  
• Marty's Grip & Lighting, Inc., - Providing Grip and Lighting Trucks in Florida
  
• Cinema Sites - Independent film related site list
  
• Lucasfilm THX Home Page - Site dedicated to George Lucas' theatrical motion picture sound standard
  
• NY USA Film Production Resource Locator
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
• Korean Independent Film
• Dancing Monkey, Madrid-Spain
• Francis Duquet Paris, France

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Search Engines

• Excite
• AltaVista
• Yahoo
• Dmoz
• Looksmart
• Lycos

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Locations

• Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

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Funding

• Telefilm Canada funding, festivals, etc
• National Film Board of Canada

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Digital & New Media

• Anancyweb 40,000 plus Links to some of the best pages on the web
• DVD Industry Production Directory
• IMDB Internet Movie Data Base DVD News
• OffLine- Media Artists, Resources & more
• Kirlian Photography & lots of links
• Panomedia Technologies Quicktime VR: A Virtural Tour of Victoria
• UK Andrew's Web Resources: Media in the UK
• Quicktime Video contact: Korn contender@rocketmail.com
• Quicktime Video on the net
• Gig Butt the sight for hard working folks in the Entertainment Industry.

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Agents & Casting

• GMXWorldwide Extras, Props & Locations
• Vancouver Island Database for Extras, Props & Locations
• Pro and Con Productions Personal Management and Entertainment
• Location Management Inc.- Provides locations for still, film, and television production
• The Geneva's International Productions in Hollywood Ca. seeking potential investors and partners

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Equipment for Sale or Trade

• Power Broker PRE-OWNED PROFESSIONAL MOTION PICTURE EQUIPMENT
• Commercial Electronics Ltd.Vancouver, BC- professional video equipment sales & rental
• AriGroup makers of ARRIFLEX camera equipement
• Habbycam vendors for digital video camcorder accessories
  

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