Filmmaker Industry Resources
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Articles by Ed Hartman for filmmakers:
- How to Hire a Composer
- Music Licensing Vs. Film Scoring (keeping your music budget down)
- An Indie Filmmakers Guide to Film Festival Submissions
- The Magic of Networking: You Never Know Where Your Next Opportunity will Come From - Serendipity 101
Pacific NW Film Resources:
- https://seattlefilmsummit.com/ - Annual Events, education, etc.
- https://www.washingtonfilmworks.org/ - Government resource for the NW film industry.
- https://www.seattle.gov/filmandmusic/film/film-resources - Seattle Office of Film and Music
- http://keepfilminwa.com/ - Support for NW film industry activities.
- https://sfi.edu/ - Seattle Film Institute
- https://nwfilmforum.org/ - Northwest Film Forum
- http://www.jackstraw.org/ - Audio resources, recording, classes, support, etc.
- https://formosagroup.com/ - Audio post. (Formerly Clatter/Din) - Multiple locations in the US.
- http://badanimals.com/ - Audio post.
- https://www.lightpress.tv/ - Digital Transfer
- https://www.siff.net/ - Seattle International Film Festival
- http://nwfilm.com/ - Northwest Production Index: Comprehensive directory of film resources.
- https://stirr.com/show/evrgrn-05-21-2020 - EVRGN - Evergreen Channel (NW Content)
Networking - Groups/Organizations:
(Tip: Use keyword search for groups on social media: film, filmmaker, indiefilm, director, composer, producer, television, tv, music supervisor, etc.)
- Linkedin: http://www.bu.edu/com/career-services/career-services-resources/linkedingroupsforcom
- Facebook: https://www.nalip.org/top_facebook_groups_for_indie_filmmakers
- https://networking.studentfilmmakers.com - film student forum.
- https://www.studentfilmmakers.com/forums/- film student forum.
- https://lappg.com/ - Los Angeles Post Production Group. A professional organization for filmmakers to learn, share and network since 2008.
- https://www.stage32.com/ - Facebook for the media industry.
- https://filmmakerfreedom.com/ - filmmaker network
- https://film-makerscoop.com/ - artist run organization of filmmakers.
- https://www.meetup.com/topics/film-makers/ - film groups
Major Media Organizations, Guilds, etc.
- https://www.oscars.org/ - Academy Awards
- https://www.emmys.com/ - Television Academy
- http://www.aftra.org/ - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
- https://www.dga.org/ - Directors Guild of America
- https://www.afi.com/ - American Film Institute
- https://www.editorsguild.com/ - Motion Picture Editors Guild
- https://www.guildofmusicsupervisors.com/ - Music Supervisors Guild.
- https://www.natpe.com/ - National Association of Television Program Executives
- https://www.sagaftra.org/ - Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
- https://www.natpe.com/ - National Association of Television Program Executives
- https://www.sagaftra.org/ - Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
- www.motionpictures.org - Motion Picture Association
- https://amianet.org/ - Association of Moving Image Archivists
PR:
https://www.matchmaker.fm/home - Promote your project - Get interviewed on a podcast!
Film Festival Submission Portals:
- https://filmfreeway.com - Huge submission platform (Over 10K festivals)
- https://www.wfcn.co/film-submission
- https://www.shortfilmdepot.com
- https://festhome.com
- https://www.filmfestivallife.com
- https://www.clickforfestivals.com
Film Festivals, Industry/Distribution/Education, etc.:
- https://indiefilmhustle.com/ - Free and pay resources, videos, courses, etc.
- https://filmlifestyle.com/ - Free and pay information about filmmaking, video production, etc.
- https://americanfilmmarket.com/ AFM - American Film Market
- https://www.cmstudies.org/ - Society for Cinema and Media Studies
- https://www.indieflix.com/ - Independent Film Platform.
- https://www.indiefilmdistribution.com/ - Find distributors.
- https://www.indierights.com/ Distribution on all platforms, etc.
- https://www.theguerrillarep.com/about.html - Distribution and educational resources by Ben Yennie.
- https://www.wrapbook.com/producers-guide-film-distributors/ - About film distribution.
- https://filmforum.org/more/distributors - List of film distributors.
- https://www.indieseats.com/ - Get your film in theaters.
- https://filmdaily.tv/ - Lots of resources about grants,funding, templates, contracts, etc.
Film Magazines, Blogs (reviews)
- https://www.studentfilmmakers.com/
- https://filmmakermagazine.com/
- https://www.moviemaker.com/
- http://www.microfilmmaker.com/
- https://independent-magazine.org/
- https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/
- https://blog.feedspot.com/movie_magazines/ - movie magazines for blogs, reviews
Film Tech:
- Homunculi Disk Auth - DVD/Blu-Ray Authoring, Artwork, etc. (Use contact info on the cicadasongmovie.com website)
- https://dcpomatic.com/ - Make your own DCPs on your computer.
- https://criolladcp.com/ - DCP creation and traffic manager (they can send to festivals directly)
- https://service.autodcp.com/ - DCP creation and traffic manager (they can send to festivals directly)
- https://www.provideocoalition.com/review-izotope-rx-8/ Audio Fix software plug-in (gets rid of ambient noise, etc. Works with audio and video editing software.
- https://www.veed.io/auto-subtitle - Auto subtitle generator.
Legal: (Entertainment law, copyright, intellectual property, E&O, LLC formation, etc.)
- Washington Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- https://azoralaw.com/ (Seattle)
- https://www.fishman.law/ (Florida)
- https://thehollywoodlawyer.com/ (LA)
Misc.:
- https://www.justwatch.com/ - Search your movie, and see where it is available.
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productionbulletin.com - Production Bulletin is the industry’s largest pre-production listing service for all major studios, independent film, BBC, Amazon, Netflix, cable and television movies, pilots, and series shooting in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia.