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  1. Hay Player Streaming

    Link
    https://www.hayfestival.com/archive/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    History, Literature, Social Studies
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Festivals, Streaming/Download

    Online archive featuring audio recordings of talks, interviews and readings from the Hay Festival, going back as far as 1995. Much of the content is free, although some is behind a paywall. The site also features content from Hay’s international sister festivals in Beirut, Segovia, Nairobi, Arequipa, Dhaka and Cartagena, among others.

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  2. DEFA Film Library Streaming

    Link
    https://ecommerce.umass.edu/defa/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies, German Studies, History
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Festivals, Information Sources

    The DEFA Film Library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is an archive and research centre devoted to a broad spectrum of filmmaking from, and related to, former East Germany and the GDR. It houses an extensive collection of 35mm and 16mm prints, DVDs, books, periodicals and articles. The Library supports an international network of researchers with a range of regular programming — such as biennial Summer Film Institutes and Filmmaker’s Tours, and workshops and panel discussions at major conferences in the US and Europe that helps shape national and international research on [East] German cinema during the global Cold War and on related films from Germany and elsewhere. The DVDs offered for sale are listed in the Store.

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  3. European Children’s Film Network Streaming

    Link
    http://www.ecfaweb.org/network.htm
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Databases, Festivals, Information Sources, Web Links

    The European Children’s Film Network is a database service offered by ECFA (European Children’s Film Association). The databases are intended as sources of information on European high-quality films for children and young people in order to help to improve their distribution and the marketing. The website was started in 1999, covering most films for children that were produced in European countries since that year, including some films that were produced a few years earlier, but appeared at festivals or in distributions in 1999 or later. The database gives title (and titles in other languages), production country, running time, director, synopsis and festivals where it has been screened.

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  4. National Center for Jewish Film Streaming

    Link
    http://www.jewishfilm.org/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies
    Type of resource
    Festivals, Funding, Information Sources, Organisations, Video Sources

    Founded in 1976, NCJF is recognised as a world leader in the collection, restoration and exhibition of Jewish art and culture. The Centre has led the revival of Yiddish Cinema and its priority is the preservation and restoration of rare and endangered film materials. To date, the Centre has restored more than 100 rare and orphan films that document the diversity and vibrancy of Jewish culture, including 44 Yiddish films. NCJF provides programming consultation and research assistance to filmmakers, artists, educators, curators and organisations. The Centre is also an exhibitor, producing programmes for the public, including 17 Boston-area film festivals. Under its fiscal sponsorship program, NCJF provides a non-profit umbrella to independent filmmakers.

    Over 300 films are available for online purchase on DVD.

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  5. Short Film Central Streaming

    Link
    https://www.shortfilmcentral.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies, Media Studies
    Type of resource
    Databases, Festivals, Information Sources

    Short Film Central was started in 2005 to help filmmakers promote their short films. Since then, the international short film database has been updated daily by filmmakers, film schools, distributors, exhibitors and others in the short film industry. Short Film Central aims to help extend the life of short films, which often ends after their initial 1-2 year festival run. Film owners can show their films or trailers on their short film profiles, and film fans can request short films which are not yet available. The site provides a database of short films with sophisticated search options including searches by animation technique, subtitle languages and films available on DVD or YouTube; People can be searched by their role, e.g. animators, storyboard editors and sound artists. The site also provides information on film festivals and awards.

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  6. Senses of Cinema Streaming

    Link
    http://sensesofcinema.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies
    Type of resource
    Festivals, Information Sources, Reviews, Web Links

    Senses of Cinema is an Australian-based online journal devoted to "the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema". It includes book reviews, festival reports and feature articles on cinema from both internationally known authorities to previously unpublished cinephiles. The Great Directors section gives an extensive critical assessment of the film-maker’s work, a filmography, selective bibliography and links to other related web resources.

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  7. Eye Film Institute Netherlands Streaming

    Link
    http://www.eyefilm.nl/en
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Festivals, Footage Sources, Organisations, Streaming/Download, Web Links

    The national Dutch film centre for film culture and heritage has a broad mission, covering film education, supporting the industry, film restoration, promotion and marketing. To open up its collections to as wide an audience as possible it has an ongoing digitisation programme. The Scene Machine aims to let the viewer explore the archive in an intuitive way, presenting film fragments clustered around themes and keywords, which can then be juxtaposed, filtered, combined and saved. It’s an interesting approach which aims to encourage a more interactive approach to the material without sacrificing the films’ archival and historical importance.

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  8. Film Festival Doctor Streaming

    Link
    https://www.thefilmfestivaldoctor.com/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Festivals, Information Sources

    The Film Festival Doctor is a service designed to help filmmakers decide which is the most appropriate film festival to submit their film to. The company offers a full service delivering all the requirements leading up to a film being put forward and screened at the most relevant and appropriate festivals worldwide.

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  9. Palestine Film Foundation (inactive) Streaming

    Link
    http://www.palestinefilm.org/
    Category
    Social Sciences
    Subject
    Current Affairs, Geology, Politics and Government
    Type of resource
    Databases, Festivals

    The Palestine Film Foundation (PFF) was established by the Palestine Society at London’s School of Oriental and African Studies to programme and run the annual London Palestine Film Festival, which showcases Art, fiction, documentary, and experimental work relating to Palestine by artists from across the world. The website contains Festival programmes from the years 2005-2007, including synopses of all films screened in this period, as well as a growing database of documentaries and films on and around the subject of Palestine.

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  10. Giornate del Cinema Muto Streaming

    Link
    http://www.cinetecadelfriuli.org/gcm/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Film Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Festivals

    Le Giornate del Cinema Muto (also known as the Pordenone Silent Film Festival) is the world’s leading silent film festival and a major meeting place for scholars, archivists and enthusiasts. The site includes details of past programmes and publications, including the festival’s scholarly journal Griffithiana. In English and Italian.

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