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- https://www.der.org/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- American Studies, Art, Education, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Women’s Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Festivals, Funding, Streaming/Download
DER is a US-based distributor of documentaries whose mission is to promote thought-provoking documentary film and media for learning about the people and cultures of the world. The films can be searched by title, geographical area, or subject. The subject headings are helpfully specific such as Aging, Conflict Resolution, Immigration, Language and Communication. The collection is particularly strong in ethnographic film. Each entry carries a full synopsis, a list of related films where relevant and awards won. A streaming licence service is offered and there are links to film festivals. The company offers sponsorship to filmmakers whose work supports its aims.
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- https://www.indiewire.com/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies
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- Blogs, Festivals, Producers/Broadcasters, Reviews, Streaming/Download, Web Links
Indiewire is a daily news site for the independent film community. It covers independent, documentary and foreign language films, as well as industry news, film festival reports, filmmaker interviews and movie reviews. The website has sections for high-profile film festivals, film information and release dates, critic ratings of films (criticWIRE), filmmaker and industry blogs, as well as resources and tools for emerging and established filmmakers. The blog network houses entertainment blogs such the video blog Press Play, a video essay source built on a mix of original video essays and critical, personal writing about film, TV, and their connection to broader cultural concerns.
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- https://expcinema.org/site/en
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Festivals, Information Sources
This site offers news and resources on experimental films, including a useful overview of experimental film festivals around the world, with map and calendar. Altohugh the site does not host any audiovisual content itself, there is a an extensive list of links to films and clips, although some appear to be inactive. A wide range of DVDs and books is available from the site’s online shop.
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- https://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/gqc/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies, Social Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Festivals, Journals, Reviews, Streaming/Download
This site is one of the outcomes of a research project led by academics at the Universities of Sussex and Warwick. The focus is on new writings about global forms of queer cinema, based mainly, though not exclusively on scholarly models from queer theory and film studies. There is a mixture of short articles and longer essays, as well as multimedia work and video essays. A resources page has links to other online studies and other useful information, including an interactive map showing 256 LGBT/queer film festivals which have existed around the world since 1977.
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- https://dafilms.com/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Festivals, Streaming/Download
The portal provides an international online distribution platform for documentary and experimental films centred on European cinema. It offers films for streaming and downloading: some are available for free, others can be purchased for a small fee. The website is the result of a creative partnership of seven European documentary film festivals, with the aim of advancing the documentary genre, supporting its diversity and promoting quality creative documentary films. The site features films from across Europe but is particularly strong in its selection from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, France and Poland.
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- https://www.fandor.com/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Discussion Lists, Festivals, Reviews, Streaming/Download, Web Links
This streaming site offers a wide selection of films curated by a team of experts, with a particular emphasis on world cinema, lost classics and important but difficult to find films. The films themselves are not currently available in the United Kingdom due to licensing restrictions, but its online film journal Keyframe contains an interesting selection of content, presenting a mixture of articles, interviews, reviews, festival information and video essays on aspects of film history and theory. Two examples from the video essay selection give a sense of the site’s ambitions to provide contextual material to go with the films: a look the 1965 film Four in the Morning, featuring a young Judi Dench, and an analysis of how Carl Th. Dreyer’s created a cinematic uncanny in his 1932 film ‘Vampyr’.
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- http://imaginesciencefilms.org/
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- Science and Technology
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- Film Studies, General Science
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- Film/Video
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- Festivals, Information Sources, Streaming/Download
This organisation is responsible for promoting collaboration between filmmakers and scientists, with the aim of making science accessible and interesting to a wider audience. The website gives details of events and programmes, including the Imagine Science Film Festival. The website’s video page includes recordings of debates and discussions, trailers and profiles.
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- http://www.worldview.org.uk/about-us/yourworldview/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Geography, History, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Women’s Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Festivals, Organisations, Streaming/Download
YourWorldView is the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association’s interactive online space for new and emerging filmmakers to showcase their short films and other multimedia content that will stimulate discussion about the portrayal of international issues. YourWorldView partners with film festivals and the BFI to provide masterclasses, screenings and opportunities for wider discussion. The website also features articles, reviews and events listings.
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- http://www.cultureunplugged.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Environmental Studies, Film Studies, History, Religious Studies, Social Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Festivals, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download
Culture Unplugged is a dynamic, not-for-profit organisation with a ‘vision and aspiration to integrate disparate parts of the self and the global human society. It aims to achieve this, primarily by leveraging the power of new media and extending the effort to offline events and actions.' To this end, the website invites filmmakers from around the world to upload films on social or spiritual issues for online viewing and holds regular themed ‘festivals’ following which films are kept in the archive for future viewing. Festival themes so far include Green Unplugged, Humanity Explored, Spirit Enlighened, and We Speak Here. There is a facility for viewers, if they so choose, to submit financial contributions which are passed on to the filmmakers. The website has a very international feel and is somewhat chaotic. However, there are some interesting films that are searchable by festival theme, genre, geographic region, popularity and duration. fillMedia network is a separate section of the site which provides ‘a platform for cross-pollination of ideas, spirit and knowledge among storytellers, content producers, professionals from social/scientific arenas and global audiences.'
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- https://sohoshorts.blog/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies, Media Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Festivals, Streaming/Download
After fourteen years, the Rushes Soho Shorts annual film festival, ceased its activities in November 2012. It now aims to focus on its visual effects and post-production activities but still maintains a website to promote news from the short film world and the festival community. Entries and award-winning films from the festival from 1999 - 2012 are still viewable on the website.
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