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Documentary Film


  • International Documentary Association
    http://www.documentary.org/
    This organization was founded in 1982 to promote awareness and appreciation of non-fiction films. It sponsors an annual, international festival of documentary films.

  • The Center for Documentary Studies
    http://aaswebsv.aas.duke.edu/docstudies/cds/
    Located at Duke University, the Center regards documentaries as a way to strengthen communities and further education. Its mission is to bring documentary skills to people of all ages, from all walks of life.

  • Footage.Com
    http://www.footage.net/
    This online, searchable network provides information on acquiring stock, archival, and news footage.

  • P.O.V. Interactive
    http://www.pbs.org/pov/
    The website for the PBS summer series featuring bold and innovative non-fiction films.


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    Gay and Lesbian Cinema


  • Popcorn Q
    http://www.planetout.com/pno/popcornq/
    An extensive site with news, articles, and a database devoted to gay and lesbian films.

  • Cinema Q
    http://www.queerfilm.com/
    A comprehensive site with criticism and reviews, information on specific filmmakers and films, links to archives, distributors, festivals, and periodicals focusing on gay and lesbian cinema.


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    Independent and Experimental Cinema


  • Flicker
    http://www.sirius.com/~sstark/welcome.html
    A resource for film and video artists and those interested in avant-garde/experimental cinema. Contains lists of links to artists' homepages, and to venues screening alternative film and video.

  • Indiewire
    http://www.indiewire.com/index.html
    Resources, networking, and advice to fans and makers of independent films.

  • Independent Feature Project
    http://www.ifp.org
    News on independent films and filmmakers.


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    International Cinema


  • World Cinema
    http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Metro/9384/
    The site champions films and filmmakers from all over the globe. It contains biographies for many famous and overlooked directors, plus special tributes to dozens of classic foreign films.

  • Kinema Club
    http://eas.lib.ohio- state.edu/Markus/Welcome.html
    A website dedicated to the study and appreciation of Japanese cinema.

  • Label France
    http://www.france.diplomatie.f r/label_france/ENGLISH/INDEX/i19.html
    A magazine about French culture. Issue No. 19 is entirely devoted to "100 Years of French Cinema"; all of the articles are reproduced online.

  • The French Video Club
    http://www.francevision.com/vf/videoclub/index.ht m
    A mail-order video rental house, featuring over two thousand classic and hard-to-find French films. Their catalog is searchable by actor, director, and title.

  • International Channel
    http://www.i-channel.com/home-index.html
    The homepage of this cable channel, with listings for their regular weekly broadcasts of French, Hungarian, and Cantonese films.

  • Hong Kong Cinema
    http://egret0.stanford.edu/hk/
    A vast, searchable database of movies, actors, and directors from Hong Kong. Most film listings are accompanied by reviews and comments from fans.

  • Hong Kong Movie DataBase
    http://www.hkmdb.com/
    The latest news, theater listings, and box-office figures--direct from Hong Kong. This site also features a forum for the discussion of Hong Kong movies.

  • Russian and Soviet Internet Resources
    http://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/eng/Russia/cinema-e2.html
    A detailed listing of web sites dedicated to exploring Russian films and filmmakers.


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    Silent Films


  • The Silents Majority
    http://www.mdle.com/ClassicFilms/
    This popular online journal of silent film boasts thousands of pages devoted to stars, films, and articles on the Silent Era.

  • Silent Film Sources
    http://www.cinemaweb.com/silentfilm/16rent35.htm
    An online list of distributors of silent films in 16mm.

  • Silent Movies
    http://www.cs.monash.edu.au/~pringle/silent/
    This site claims to be "The First Silent Movie Page on the Web." It has additional pages devoted to sites screening silent films and links to silent film interest groups and resources.


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    Women in Cinema


  • Girls on Film
    http://www.girlson.com/network/navigation/index.html
    An online site for reviews of current films from a feminist perspective.

  • Angles - Women Working in Film and Video
    http://www.people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/ libsci/Angles/angles.html
    An unofficial page for the magazine that recognizes contributions made by women in the film industry.

  • Women's Studies Database - Film Reviews
    http://www.inform.umd.e du:8080/EdRes/Topic/WomensStudies/FilmReviews/
    An online collection of feminist analyses of films largely about women.

  • Women in Cinema
    http://www.people.virginia.edu/~pm9k/libsc i/womFilm.html
    An online reference guide, complete with resources and a bibliography.





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