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Need advice about film production? Looking for crew? Hunting for those resources your need for your shoot? Want somewhere to showcase your talent? Or have you found evidence of piracy of your movie? Perhaps you’re just not sure of your employment contract and you want to make sure you’re not signing your rights away?
Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Follow the links below to find just the resources and expertise you need*.
Shooting People: The UK online network “for filmmakers to exchange info and ideas could radically enhance this collaborative process.” Also open in the USA. www.shootingpeople.org
Talent Circle: A completely free service for new and emerging Talent in Film and TV in the UK, offering casting, crewing, jobs, classified adverts, notices, resources and more. www.talentcircle.co.uk
The Knowledge: The definitive UK source of contacts within the film, TV, video and commercials production industries. www.theknowledgeonline.com
Mandy’s Directory: Not just a wide range of film & TV production resources for the UK, but worldwide too. www.mandy.com
Grapevinejobs: Employment resource targeted at industry professionals in broadcast, film and music; jobseekers and employers alike. www.grapevinejobs.com
PACT: The UK trade association that represents and promotes the commercial interests of independent feature film, television, animation and interactive media companies. www.pact.co.uk
BECTU (Broadcast Entertainment Cinematograph & Theatre Union): The UK’s independent union for those working in broadcasting, film, theatre, entertainment, leisure, and interactive media. www.bectu.org.uk
FACT (The Federation Against Copyright Theft): A representative and investigative organisation for its member companies, who include major British and American film companies, media manufacturers and distributors, as well as companies within the television and satellite TV industries. It’s focus is to stop piracy and copyright theft. www.fact-uk.org.uk
TriggerStreet: Kevin Spacey’s own contribution to the indie film world; a showcase and forum for new and emerging talent. www.triggerstreet.com
Britfilms: A website offering “a gateway to a world of useful information published on the internet about the British film industry.” www.britfilms.com
Britshorts: The UKs premiere short film specialists, involved in the successful marketing, distribution and production of short film. www.britshorts.com
New Producers Alliance: The UK’s national membership and training organisation for independent new producers and filmmakers. www.npa.org.uk
Tinderbox: Offering a comprehensive database of media professionals, this site is for producers looking for on-line, showreels. What do you mean you’re not on it yet?! www.tinderboxmedia.com
UK Film Council: A government-backed strategic agency for film in the UK, aimed at stimulating a competitive, successful and vibrant UK film industry. Provides funding too. www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA): Supports, develops and promotes the artforms of the moving image by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public. www.bafta.org
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS): A professional honorary organization of over 6,000 motion picture professionals, aimed at advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. Also runs the mother of all awards events. www.oscars.org
Directors Guild of Great Britain: A trade union representing directors in all media: film, television, theatre, radio, opera, commercials, corporate, multimedia and new technology. www.dggb.co.uk
Directors Guild of America: A trade union protecting US directorial teams’ legal and artistic rights. www.dga.org
Producers Guild of America: Representing producers in all moving picture and new media-related areas around the world, the PGA’s membership and affiliated membership exceeds 2,700. www.producersguild.org
Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand: Helping directors work more effectively in the New Zealand Film and Television industry.
www.sdgnz.co.nz
The Australian Screen Directors Association: An industry association representing the interests of film and television directors, documentary filmmakers, animators and independent producers throughout Australia. www.asdafilm.org.au
Directors Guild of Canada: Represents the key creative and logistical personnel in the film and television industry covering all areas of direction, design, production and editing. www.dgc.ca
Hollywood Network: Created to bridge the gap between Hollywood and the global creative community, while at the same time honoring established Hollywood professionals, the Hollywood Network hosts the Hollywood Film Festival, the Hollywood Discovery and World Awards. www.hollywoodnet.com
The Internet Movie Database: The online database for movies, TV shows and the people that make them, offering credits, trivia, reviews and more besides. www.imdb.com
Screen International: Trade magazine for film industry professionals. Its online incarnation offers daily bulletins, box office business and much more. www.screendaily.com
Variety: The US entertainment industry’s well known trade magazine has an online presence. You can check it out here. www.variety.com
The Hollywood Reporter: The name says it all. Another of the must-read trade papers for industry execs all over. www.hollywoodreporter.com
Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI): Getting clearance for source music in films is vital. So this could be the site for you; a US performing rights organization. Representing more than 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music, and offering music licences. www.bmi.com
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP): Another licensor for film music. An association of US composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music. ASCAP also represents hundreds of thousands of music creators worldwide. www.ascap.com For information on getting licences for films, use this link to their page, ‘How to acquire music for films’.
Music Bakery: Ever needed music for your film and couldn’t afford a soundtrack? Your answer could be here; royalty free music at affordable prices. www.musicbakery.com
Motion Picture Licensing Corporation: Do you wish to screen a movie? YOu’ll likely need a licence. The MPLC provides public performance rights for non-commercial movie exhibitions. www.mplc.com. The organisation has affliates worldwide too.
Scriptblaster E-Query Service: Pitch your screenplay to Hollywood via e-query. Linked to www.scriptblaster.com
*Please note that duly noted® is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
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