Links
DOCUMENTARY
International Documentary Association
Non-profit organization promoting documentary films. Based in LA.
DER
Documentary Educational Resources
Documentary Films.Net
Provides documentary film information and resources to both viewers and filmmakers. Based in NYC.
Realscreen
Magazine devoted exclusively to the non-fiction film and television industries.
European Documentary Network
Member-based organisation for professionals working with documentary film and television. Publishes DOX magazine and The EDN Financing Guide.
Reelisor
Online cooperation platform for the professional European documentary film world.
National organisation working to promote documentary filmmaking talent and innovation in the UK. Based in London.
The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation
Its mission is to develop, fund and distribute the work of the next generation of UK documentary filmmakers.
Blogs&Docs
Online documentary magazine. In Spanish.
FILM FINANCE & DISTRIBUTION
KORDA
Online database of European film and television public funding programmes. Users can view all funding programmes by country or search by different criteria to target results more appropriately.
Independent Film Blog
Latest trends in distribution. Blog founded by Stacey Parks, author of The Insiders Guide to Film Distribution and founder of Film Specific.
FILMMAKING RESOURCES
Wildsound
Filmmaking notes, film contests, tips and more.
Mandy
International film and production resources.
OTHER FILM ORGANISATIONS
European Audiovisual Observatory
Information, statistics and downloadable publications on feature films produced within the EU.
Cineuropa
The online European film and audiovisual portal.
Association of Film Commissioners International
List of Film Commissions worldwide.
Organisations Supporting UK Film
Shooting People
UK Independent Filmmakers Network, with over 35,000 members. Membership currently costs £30 a year.
MOVIE MAGAZINES
Cahiers du Cinéma
Influential French film magazine founded in 1951. Initially edited by Éric Rohmer, it included amongst its writers Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Jacques Rivette and Claude Chabrol.
Senses of Cinema
Online journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema.
Screen International
Film industry news from UK, US, Europe.
BOX OFFICE STATISTICS
SPANISH CINEMA
Historia y crítica del cine español
Ministerio de Cultura – Cine y Audiovisuales
MISCELLANEOUS
Make Film, Teach Film
Blog of filmmaker Chris Jones, author of The Guerrilla Film Makers Handbook.
Prelinger Archives
Moving image archives that offer public domain films available for download and unrestricted reuse.
UbuWeb
Large web-based educational resource for avant-garde material.
Observations on film art
David Bordwell’s website on cinema (Bordwell is a prominent American film theorist, film critic and author).
Chronicles of an Animator
Blog of character animator David Martínez, with animation tips and resources.
Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris
One-year training programme for budding European film producers and distributors.
(I attended the course in 2008-2009)
El Colectivo Londres
Online magazine I’ve started collaborating with. Articles about London and culture in the UK (in Spanish).
