Links
Interested in learning more about writing and filmmaking? Here is a list of links we have compiled for you to explore the many resources available online. We're committed to adding to this list on a regular basis, so bookmark us and visit often!

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Film Information & Education
An in-depth look at the filmmaking process featuring sections on screenwriting, directing, producing, acting and editing with hands-on activities. Provided by Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits
(Click on Cinema in the far left “Exhibit”column)

Seek answers to filmmaking questions from distinguished screenwriters, directors, or cinematographers. Send questions to askawriter@imdb.com, askadirector@imdb.com, or askacin@imdb.com and your query may be selected for response. See “Ask” archive.
http://indie.imdb.com Click on “Ask the Filmmaker”

Latin American Cinemateca of LA provides resources for Latino filmmakers or people interested in Latin American or Latino film, film screenings and a scholarship program.
http://www.lacla.org/resources.html

The Internet's largest film and media directory offers 20,000 links to film, television, and radio industry resources.
http://www.cinemedia.org

The Internet Movie Database is a large database of movie information, including plot summaries, cast and crew lists, awards, and more.
http://www.imdb.com

The history of the Oscars and up-to-date news about this annual awards event.
http://www.oscar.com/

Motion Picture Association of America provides movie ratings, legislation, and facts and figures on movie economics and box office returns.
http://www.mpaa.org/

American Film Institute picks the 100 top Hollywood movies in several genres.
http://AFI.com

Wordplay features articles and tutorials as well as industry advice from Hollywood producers, writers, and executives.
http://www.wordplayer.com/welcome.html

A look back at the Hollywood Blacklist Era of the 1950s by the Screen Actors Guild.
http://www.sag.org

Collected links and resources relating to the classic era of Hollywood filmmaking.
http://classicfilm.miningco.com/

View early movie clips—many from before 1900—and historical information about Thomas Edison's early filmmaking experiments from the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edhome.html

Imagine you're a special effects supervisor for a movie and design a 50-foot chicken in this Shockwave game. Non-Shockwave version available.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/specialfx2/green.html

P.O.V. Interactive is the web site for the PBS independent film series P.O.V. Features forums, articles, news, and other "indie" resources.
http://www.pbs.org/pov/
 Film Organizations & Publications
The Motion Picture Editors Guild provides career information on film editing, including wages, news, advice, and more.
http://www.editorsguild.com/

So, You Wanna Be an Actor? Provides information on getting started in acting from the Screen Actors Guild, the professional U.S. organization for actors.
http://www.sag.com/

Writer's Guild of America provides interviews with Hollywood screenwriters, tutorials and advice on writing, resources, and much more.
http://www.wga.org/

Women in Film is a membership organization that offers networking events, screening rooms for independent films, workshops on everything from finance to gossip, and more programs for female filmmakers.
http://wif.org/

Women Make Movies helps send educational, non-commercial films and videos to nonprofit organizations and other groups. It also has a fiscal sponsorship program.
http://www.wmm.com/

Cinematography Mailing List is a mailing list devoted to discussing cinematography, with topics and messages archived on the Web site.
http://www.cinematography.net/

Industry trade magazines offer breaking news on business developments, and analysis of trends and data regarding craft and commerce in the entertainment industry.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com
http://www.variety.com

MovieMaker Magazine is a bimonthly publication featuring interviews with industry pundits and advice on everything from acting to distributing a film
http://www.moviemaker.com/index.html

EditorsNet provides resources on film editing, focusing on "the art, technology, and business" of editing for movies.
http://www.EditorsNet.com/

The International Documentary Association is a membership organization offering a magazine, fiscal sponsorship program, events and festivals, and more. http://www.documentary.org/

News and notes about independent filmmaking, with discussion forums on film topics.
http://www.indiewire.com/index.html


Film Funding
The California Stories project of the California Council for the Humanities offers grants to make documentaries about California life and California neighborhoods.
http://www.calhum.org/

The Women in Film Foundation offers grants though a Film Finishing Fund.
http://wif.org/

The New York Foundation for the Arts offers an extensive, searchable free online database of grants and opportunities in all fields of the arts, including film.
http://www.nyfa.org/

The Benton Foundation provides information about how to use documentaries and public television to engage communities.
http://www.benton.org/

The Foundation Center's User Aid for Filmmakers offers information and
links about grants for film and fiscal sponsorship.
http://fdncenter.org/learn/useraids/film.html

The Independent Feature Project (IFP) offers an online "library" outlining the film production process. The LA chapter offers conferences on finance and digital tools, sessions with directors and producers, screenings, a mentorship program and more.
http://www.ifp.org/

The Independent Television Service helps produce programs that bring "new points of view" to television.
http://www.itvs.org/

Latino Public Broadcasting helps produce and distribute independent productions.
http://www.lpbp.org/index.html

Sisters in Cinema offers a list of ideas for grassroots fundraising of films and other resources and articles.
http://www.sistersincinema.com/pages/resource.html

The National Asian American Telecommunications Association offers production and post-production funding, distribution, a public TV partnership program, and more.
http://www.naatanet.org/

Native American Public Telecommunications offers grants and festivals for television, film, and radio productions.
http://www.nativetelecom.org/

The Japan Foundation offers financial support of films, TV programs, and other materials in order to "further mutual understanding between Japan and other countries."
http://www.jflalc.org/grants/index.html

The Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media at the Funding Exchange funds pre-production, production, and distribution of social issue film, video, and radio projects.
http://www.fex.org/