Useful Websites and Resources

The following web sites will help with everything from budgeting through to distribution.


Film Festival websites

www.britfilms.com   A great web site for all round information on, festivals and training. Features the more respected festivals worldwide. Great web site, but check the festivals are up to date  
www.filmfestivals.com    For information on UK funding schemes, shorts & features  

Film Funding websites

www.korda.obs.coe.int   A database for info on international funding  
www.filmcouncil.org.uk For information on UK funding schemes, shorts & features  

Job, Work experience & Crewing Up sites

www.triggerstreet.com  A community of filmmakers, writers and freelancers. The site gives you the opportunity to Screen your films and the community vote for their favourite. The most popular films are entered into a festival and judged by some very high profile stars. They run the same type of competition for screenplays. 
www.theknowledgeonline.co.uk  We call this site the bible for filmmakers as its easy to use and offers’ a wealth of information. You can find every type of suppliers and specialist crew on this site.  
www.shootingpeople.org   

Based in the UK & New York, SP is a large community of filmmakers, freelancers & organisations. Keep on top of the industry with SP’s daily postings

www.mandy.com      

Worldwide site for jobs, recruiting crew, industry information, buying and selling equipment. They also have a market to sell your films.

www.talentcircle.co.uk   Based in the UK, jobs and resources. Keep up to date with the industry by TC’s daily postings.   
www.productionbase.co.uk     A pay web site, with paid professional jobs.  
www.ukscreen.com/   A community of talent, with work postings 
www.castingnetwork.co.uk   A good web site for casting actors  
www.pcrnewsletter.com/   Sends out weekly casting newsletters to actors

Training

www.npa.org.uk    An organisation for New Producers, with regular training, networking & screening events.
www.ft2.org.uk   Training organisation  
www.skillset.org       Training organisation  
www.screeneast.co.uk    A local film body which offers excellent training initiatives for people in the east of England. The UK has a film body for every part of the country, which offers similar training opportunities.  
www.lighthouse.org.uk  A company based in Brighton, which offers training initiatives.  
www.britfilms.com/training/      A database of training initiatives in the UK.  

Exhibition & Streaming Providers

www.atomfilms.com     A good international site for viewing & selling shorts.  
www.britshorts.com   A UK site for viewing and selling shorts  
www.shorttv.com      A New York based company for viewing and selling shorts  

Duplication & Stock sites

www.kvjfairdeal.com   A good company for cheap DV and VHS tapes
www.first4media.com     A very reasonably competitive company for buying professional tapes. From Mini DV to HD, First for Media are a good media Product distributor.  
www.canonvideo.co.uk  Transfers, cheap duplication and DVD pressing  
www.vdcgroup.com   Reasonably priced DVD pressing company  

Main Web Publications                

www.screendaily.com   Up to date daily industry news & reviews  
www.variety.com    Up to date daily industry news & reviews  
www.broadcastnow.co.uk   Mainly television news  
www.film.guardian.co.uk        All up to date movie news  

Other Suppliers and resource websites

www.imdb.com  The Internet movie database has cast & crew details on every film & TV show. 
www.the-movie-times.com Information Provider for box office figures
www.marcclayton.com Stills photographer for all Scanner-Rhodes Productions
www.bbc.co.uk/weather   Weather Forecasts, imperative for your shoots
www.bbfc.co.uk   British Board of Film Classification 
www.dolby.com     Surround sound mastering
www.grosvenorpark.com  Tax relief based Film Finance  
www.icmtalent.com Literary and Talent Agency
www.pfd.co.uk Literary and Talent Agency
www.localityunlimited.com  Location Library
www.vintagetrains.co.uk  Steam trains for period films
www.vmi.co.uk HD and Broadcast Hire
www.script-o-rama.com Classic movie scripts to download  
www.artem.com     Special Effects supplier
www.kodak.com  Kodak Motion Imaging - Film Stock supplier
www.arrimedia.com  Arri Media - Camera, Lighting & Grip equipment
www.animalsokay.com    Animals o Kay - Animals for film and TV
www.lee.co.uk   Lee Lighting - For production lighting hire
www.bucks.co.uk     Bucks Laboratories
www.mix360.co.uk   DVD Authoring

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