Festival Information

Women's Film Festivals
Gay & Lesbian Film Festivals
Additional Film Festival Lists

Distributor Information

Independent Film Distributors
Fiction Specialty Film Distributors
Online Distribution Platforms
Crowdsource Distribution

Media Organizations

New York Media Organizations
Regional Media Organizations
National Media Organizations

International Sales Agents

Additional Links
 

Gay & Lesbian Film Festivals

Fiction Speciality Distributors

Focus Features
Focus Features is a motion picture production, financing, and worldwide distribution company committed to bringing moviegoers the most original stories from the world’s most innovative filmmakers.

Fox Searchlight Pictures
Fox Searchlight Pictures (a division of Fox Entertainment Group, Inc.) is principally engaged in the development, production and worldwide distribution of feature films and television programs, television broadcasting and cable network programming.

Sony Pictures Classics
Sony Pictures Classics is an autonomous company of Sony Pictures Entertainment that acquires, produces and distributes independent films from around the world.

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Online Distribution Platforms

Fandor

iTunes

BitTorrent Film Distribution

Vimeo on Demand

Netflix

SundanceNow

Snag Films

VHX

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Crowdsource Distribution

Gathr Films

Tugg

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MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS

 

New York Media Organizations

The Brooklyn Arts Council
A service organization dedicated to helping artists, arts organizations, and community groups promote and sustain the arts.  It provides grants, resources, referrals, networking opportunities, and seminars.

Downtown Community Television
An independent non-profit media center that provides public access to the electronic media arts with an emphasis on helping marginalized communities that could not otherwise afford a media arts education, providing at-cost classes as well as the most advanced cameras and editing systems available.

Experimental Television Center
The Center’s mission is to support the creation of work using new technology by providing space, time, and funding to artists as well as to encourage informed appreciation of media art by supporting it’s exhibition.

Film Forum
A non-profit movie house for independent premieres and repertory programming.

Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center
An art center and exhibition space located in Buffalo, Hallwalls mission is to bring the newest and most challenging work in the contemporary arts, including experimental film, video art, activism, and documentary film, to the interested public.

Harvestworks
A non-profit organization that cultivates artistic talent through electronic technologies. Harvestworks programs provide the artist with production studios, grant opportunities, education, communal lab practice, and distribution.

Harlem Arts Alliance
Harlem Arts Alliance (HAA) is a not-for-profit arts service organization committed to nurturing the artistic growth and the development of artists and arts organizations based primarily in Harlem and its surrounding communities. 

The Kitchen
A multi-disciplinary presenting organization that provides visionary artists with much needed technical, artistic, and administrative resources for performances and exhibitions.

Millennium Film Workshop
A non-profit organization offering various programs and services such as filmmaking workshops and equipment access, which includes facilities for editing, screening and shooting, as well as continuously presenting on going film-talks and screenings. (New York)

New York Film and Video Council
A non-profit organization that provides the opportunity for a diverse cross-section of the New York media community to view new works, discuss major issues confronting the field, encounter new technologies, meet visiting producers, and share resources..

New York Foundation for the Arts
NYFA serves individual artists, promotes their freedom to develop and create, and provides the broader public with opportunities to experience and understand their work.

New York Women in Film and Television
A non profit membership organization dedicated to helping women reach the highest levels of achievement in film, television and other moving-image media industries, and to promoting equity for women in these industries.

Reel Women
A full service video and film production firm. Specialize in documentaries and magazine format programming as well as award wining travel documentaries across the globe.

Squeaky Wheel
A grassroots, non-profit media arts center, dedicated to promoting and supporting film, video, computer, digital, and audio art through providing low-cost access to video and film equipment rental, editing suites, workshops, and screenings of independent and avant-garde film and video.

Standby
The Standby Program allows artists and independent producers access to the highest quality post production facilities available. Services include editing, audio post production, DVD authoring, duplication and conversions, preservation restoration, film processing and film to tape.

Third World Newsreel
An alternative media arts organization committed to the creation and appreciation of independent and social issue media by and about people of color, and the peoples of developing countries around the world.  Provides distribution, fiscal sponsorship and workshops.

Visual Studies Workshop
A center for media studies, including photography, visual books, digital imaging, film, and video.  Artists residencies, access programs, and internships make the facilities available for the production of artworks and for scholarly research.

Regional Media Organizations

911 Media Arts Center
A Media Arts Center that supports the expressive use of innovative media tools by providing the access, training, and environment needed to create/exhibit works of enduring merit and artistic excellence. (Seattle, WA) 

Atlanta Film Festival 365
Atlanta Film Festival 365 (ATLFF365) is a membership-based 501(c)(3) arts non-profit with a mission to lead the community in creative and cultural discovery through the moving image. ATLFF365 presents a diverse slate of year-round offerings for film-lovers, filmmakers, and established & emerging industry professionals. Year round programs—screenings, events, discussions, workshops, panels, and educational activities, coupled with an interactive website, and engaged social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIN & more)—provide a forum for building the community of film lovers and film supporters. (Atlanta, GA)

Austin Cinemaker Co-op
A non-profit film resource center, the Austin Cinemaker Co-op offers a variety of educational workshops, low-cost super 8 film equipment rental and film festivals throughout the year. (Austin, TX)

Bay Area Video Coalition
BAVC is the largest and most advanced independent media arts center in the country, providing workshops, training programs, equipment rental, editing suites, and tape preservation. (San Francisco, CA)

Community Art Center-Teen Media Program
The Teen Media Program offers production, promotion and distribution facilities for teens from the Cambridge area through mentoring, video training, media literacy courses and access to equipment. (Cambridge, MA)

Chicago Filmmakers
Chicago Filmmakers is a non-profit media arts organization that promotes opportunities for artists to create video and film media of social and political impact that will offer audiences images different from the ones reflected in the mainstream sphere by providing equipment access, classes, lectures and seminars, internships, outreach programs, production classes and workshops. (Chicago, IL)

Film North
Film North is a non-profit arts organization that encourages the diversity and quality of independent media production by providing media artist services, workshops, internships, consultations, exhibitions and access to facilities and equipment. (Minneapolis, MN)

Grand Rapids Community Media Center
Grand Rapids Community Media Center offers tools and training in media through consultations, lecture series, workshops and internship programs. (Grand Rapids, MI)

Intermedia Arts
A nationally recognized organization that fosters dialogue between cultures through art, providing educational opportunities to youth and artists that provide participants with the artistic means to create dialogue. (Minneapolis, MN)

James River Film Society
A non-profit organization promoting and supporting media artists by offering information, resources, classes and workshops, equipment access and public screenings. (Richmond, VA)

Media Alliance
A  non-profit training and resource center for media workers, community organizations, and political activists. (San Francisco, CA)

Media Arts Center of Orange
The Media Arts Center of Orange offers professional, state-of-the-art video editing facilities, website design, DVD authoring and duplication services, software development, package design. (Orange, CT)

Nebraska Independent Film Projects
NIFP’s mission is to bring diversity to film, television and web audiences through the support of Nebraska's independent filmmakers and media artists.  NIFP supports film projects, acts as an advocate for filmmakers, and offers educational opportunities to filmmakers. (Lincoln, NE)

New Orleans Video Access Center
NOVAC’s mission is to foster the creation and appreciation of independent, non-commercial video by offering low-cost access to facilities, workshops, newsletters, consulting, projection, script assistance, production, and post production services and fiscal sponsorships. (New Orleans, LA)

Northwest Film Center
Founded to encourage the study, appreciation and utilization of the moving image and to foster artistic  excellence in the discipline, though providing a variety of film and video exhibitions and education programs. (Portland, OR)

Philadelphia Film Office
Greater Philadelphia Filmmakers serves artists by offering services such as seminars, training, networking opportunities, internships, resource organization and screenings. (Philadelphia, PA)

Philadelphia Independent Film/Video Association (PIFVA)
PIFVA is a non-profit organization that offers independent film, video and new media artists of all genres and levels of experience a variety of service programs including production assistance, instruction, mentoring, internships, networking opportunities and advocacy.

Pittsburgh Filmmakers
One of the oldest independent media organizations in the country, Pittsburgh Filmmakers offers programs in exhibition, equipment access, education and community outreach in their commitment to advancing artistic excellence in the media arts. (Pittsburgh, PA)

Real Art Ways
Offering audio-digital skills workshops, internships and community outreach programs, Real Art Ways is an alternative, multi-disciplinary organization that exhibits and promotes emerging and accomplished artists and their projects. (Hartford, CT)

Scribe Video Center
With a focus on engaging people of color, women, disabled and those with limited economic resources, Scribe Video Center is a non-profit video arts center located in Philadelphia that promotes the advancement of new media, film and video as tools for progressive social change through Fiscal Sponsorship programs, education, community outreach, production consultations and equipment access. (Philadelphia, PA)

Southwest Alternate Media Project
A non-profit media arts center, SWAMP promotes film, video, and new media through education, information and presentation activities. (Houston, TX)

The Austin Film Society
Dedicated to fostering the art of film and to supporting the creative vision of filmmakers; the Society screens films by independent filmmakers, holds workshops, and has a production fund. (Austin, TX)

The North West Film Forum
A non-profit organization that programs artistic film, houses a studio for use by up and coming film artists, and helps independent filmmakers each year through workshops, filmmaking grants, and access to production and post-production equipment. (Seattle, WA)

Women in Film
A nonprofit organization committed to promoting and enhancing the recognition of all professional women in the film and video industry as well as pursuing equitable treatment and opportunities. (Dallas, TX)

National Media Organizations

Asian American Arts Alliance
Founded to increase the support, recognition, and appreciation of Asian American arts by providing a centralized information network, vital resources and advocacy services, and ongoing technical assistance to Asian American artists and organizations.

Beyondmedia’s Women International Information Project
WIIP assists women in creating videos and web- sites that communicate their world views, share information about their economic and social initiatives, and facilitate political participation within their constituencies.  (Chicago, IL)

Center For Independent Documentary
The Center collaborates with independent producers to create films and videos on issues of contemporary social and cultural concern and is committed to the successful completion and distribution of these projects, through contributing production equipment, access to discounted post-production facilities, providing fundraising assistance, distribution assistance, fiscal sponsorship, creative, and even moral support.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
A private, non-profit corporation that funds more than 1,000 locally operated public radio stations and public television stations across the country and the production of independent educational programming.

Independent Filmmaker Project
IFP is a not-profit service organization dedicated to providing resources, information, and avenues of communication for its members: independent filmmakers, industry professionals, and independent film enthusiasts. They hold workshops and large-scale conferences.

Independent Television Service
ITVS brings independently produced programs to television, programs that engage creative risks, advance issues, and represent points of view not usually seen on commercial or public television.

The National Alliance For Media Arts And Culture
NAMAC is a non-profit association composed of organizations who provide a wide range of support services for independent media, including media education, production, exhibition, distribution, collection building, preservation, criticism, and advocacy.  

International Sales Agents

Ampersand (France)

Autlook Filmsales (Austria)

Andana Films (France)

Arte (France)

Autentiic (Germany)

Beyond Distribution (UK)

Cat & Docs (France)

Celluloid Dream (France)

Cinephil (Israel)

Deckert Distribution (Germany)

Doc & Film International (France)

Dogwoof Global (UK)

Dreamlab Films (France)

DR International Sales (Denmark)

Filmoption (Canada)

Films Boutique (Germany)

First Hand Films (Switzerland and Germany)

Forward Entertainment (US)

GA&A International (Italy)

Go2films (Israel)

HanWay Films (UK)

Illumina Films (The Netherlands)

Java Films (France)

JMT Film Distribution (Israel)

Kinosmith (Canada)

Kudos Family Distribution (Norway)

Le Pacte (France)

Les films du 3 mars (Canada)

Looking Glass International (Australia)

Louise Rosen LTD (US)

NPO/RNW Sales (The Netherlands)

Nordic World (Norway)

Off the fence (The Netherlands)

Paul Thiltges Distribution (Luxembourg)

Rise and Shine World Sales (Germany)

Ro*co Films International (US)

Ronin Films (Australia)

Ruth Diskin Films (Israel)

SD Cinematografica (Italy)

Sideway Film, LTD (UK)

SND Films (The Netherlands)

Submarine Entertainment (US)

SVT Sales (Sweden)

Taskovski Films, LTD (UK)

Telepool (Germany)

Trustnordisk (Denmark)

Vantage Media International (US)

Wavelength Picture (UK)

Wide House (France)

Wide Management (France)

Windrose International (France)

The Yellow Affair (Sweden)

Zed (France)

 

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Additional Links

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Anthology Film Archives

California Lawyers for the Arts

Directors Guild of America, Inc.

Film Fatales NYC
A collective of female filmmakers based in New York City.

Fair Use Project

Filmmakers Alliance

Film Forum

Hudson Valley Film Commission

IFP

International Documentary Association

Indiewire

Kids Guide to Making Movies

LGBTQ College Guide

Melbourne Video Production
Offers a glossary of video terminology for beginners.

The National Alliance for Media and Culture (NAMAC)

Peerspace
Peerspace is an online marketplace for unique spaces that can be utilized for a variety of creative and productive uses. Whether you’re looking to book a film shoot, hold a casting session, collaborate with colleagues, host a screening, or throw a wrap party, Peerspace is the first platform to easily find and book space for any of your production needs, on any budget. 

Quad Cinema

Screen Actors Guild

SAGIndie

Welcome Change
Welcome Change is a small independent documentary production company owned by Academy Award® nominated director Alice Elliott. Since 1991, Welcome Change has been making films that focus on people with disabilities and communities that are reinventing themselves. Our mission is to lead social change by revealing the big stories hidden in the human heart.

Writers Guild of America, East

Writers Guild of America, West

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