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  Link   AG DOK
ag-dok The German documentary filmmakers organization. Reports about events concerning German documentaries and boasts a large database of German documentary films and filmmakers. The site is in German only.

Contact: Thomas Frickel, agdok@agdok.de
Website Hits: 745
  Link   AporDoc
apordoc The Portuguese Documentary Association is a non-profit cultural organization that was created in order to promote and develop the production and distribution of documentary films:
- Promoting the visibility of documentaries as a cinematographic genre;
- Stimulating the creation and production of new films;
- Promoting Portuguese documentaries nationally and internationally.
Founded in 1998.
Website Hits: 582
  Link   DER
Documentary Educational Resources Documentary Educational Resources is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1968 and incorporated in 1971 for the purpose of producing and distributing cross-cultural documentary film for educational use.

DER archive is one of the most historically important resources of ethnographic film in the world today.

Contact: Cynthia Close, cclose@der.org
Website Hits: 526
  Link   DOC Meeting Argentina
doc-meering-argentina DOC Meeting Argentina is a space devoted to documentaries meant to encourage the construction of networks among cinematography and television industry professionals, at the national, regional and international levels; the development of projects under process; the creation of an area for the discussion of different strategies for co-production, marketing and distribution of the documentary genre; and, undoubtedly, a business area created to market documentaries filmed in various formats.
Website Hits: 114
  Link   DOCULINK
doculink DOCULINK is a community for documentary filmmakers who share information, leads, ideas, and a commitment to support each other's growth as nonfiction filmmakers.

The DOCULINK community consists of:

(1) An active email mailing list, which provides a forum for 2000+ subscribers to quickly share information and engage in ongoing discussion about documentary filmmaking.
(2) A website that provides detailed information and resources for documentary filmmakers.
(3) Monthly meetings in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, BC and occasionally in New York, which alternate between guest speakers, work-in-progress screenings and socials.

To join, please create an account with Yahoo Groups
Website Hits: 539
  Link   Documentary Australia
Documentary Australia Documentary Australia is a private initiative to provide information and resources to philanthropic grantmakers, charitable organisations and documentary filmmakers in order to explore, share and enhance their mutual objectives of creating a better society.
Website Hits: 397
  Link   Documentary Film Centre
Documentary Film Centre The purpose of the Documentary Film Centre is promote, collect and research German and international film and television documentaries. The Centre’s collection ranges from artistic and social activist documentaries; industrial, nature, educational and cultural films, to journalistic films.

The Documentary Film Centre regularly organises conferences on current and historical developments of documentary film and offers workshops and symposia on subjects relating to film and television production.
It also offers access to the documentary film collection with over 8000 films and the Film Collection of the State of Baden-Württemberg.
Website Hits: 556
  Link   Documentary Organization of Canada
Documentary Organization of Canada The Documentary Organizat ion of Canada (DOC) is the collective voice of independent documentary filmmakers across Canada. It is a member driven organization dedicated to promoting, supporting and developing the ar t form of documentary filmmaking.

As a national non-profit association it advocates on behalf of its members to foster an environment conducive to documentary production and strives to strengthen the sector within the broader film production industry.
Website Hits: 583
  Link   EDN - European Documentary Network
edn-european-documentary-network A member-based organisation for professionals working with documentary film and television. EDN supports, stimulates and creates networks within the documentary sector in Europe.

EDN provides documentary consulting and informs about possibilities for funding, financing, development, co-production, distribution and collaboration across borders. This is done via individual consultancy to members on documentary projects, activities like workshops, seminars and conferences as well as through the two indispensable publications DOX magazine and The EDN TV-Guide.

EDN started in September 1996 as a documentary organisation for filmmakers, producers, production companies, distributors, associations, film institutions & boards, universities, festivals, broadcasters and film & television agencies.

Over 900 members from more than 60 countries have joined EDN (January 2008).
Website Hits: 544
  Link   Games For Change
games-for-change-documentary-new-media-toolkit-for-making-social-change Games For Change, a website dedicated to the art of creating games for your documentary.
Website Hits: 42
  Link   Internatonal Documentary Association
Internatonal Documentary Association Since 1982, the International Documentary Association has worked to promote nonfiction film and video, support the efforts of documentary film and video makers around the world and increase public appreciation for the documentary form. Its activities include the publishing of the magazine 'Documentary', The IDA Awards Competition - held annually, DocuFest™, DOCUWEEK™, DOCUDAY™ and other projects and initiatives.
Website Hits: 573
  Link   Media Rights
Media Rights MediaRights maximizes the impact of social-issue documentaries and shorts. By engaging with the MediaRights community, filmmakers reach audiences, educators and librarians bring films into their classroom, and nonprofits and activists integrate media into their campaigns.
MR is a project of ArtsEngine, a non-profit organization which also organizes Media That Matters Film Festival.
Website Hits: 657
  Link   OzDox
ozdox OzDox - The Australian Documentary Forum has been established as a joint initiative from documentary filmmakers, industry bodies and academics, to foster, promote and provide a monthly forum for documentary culture.
Website Hits: 567
  Link   realscreen - Magazine
realscreen-magazine Realscreen is the only international magazine devoted exclusively to the non-fiction film and television industries. Realscreen aims to bring diverse communities together for dialog, debate and discussion about the global business of factual entertainment.

realscreen is a publication of Brunico Communications.
See also realscreen Summit in this Directory.

Contact: Brendan Christie - Editor, bchristie@brunico.com
Website Hits: 808
  Link   Tales from the Public Domain
copyright, public domain Center releases "Bound By Law," a comic book exploring the impacts of intellectual property on creativity - specifically, documentary film.

A documentary is being filmed. A cell phone rings, playing the “Rocky” theme song. The filmmaker is told she must pay $10,000 to clear the rights to the song. Can this be true? “Eyes on the Prize,” the great civil rights documentary, was pulled from circulation because the filmmakers’ rights to music and footage had expired. What’s going on here? It’s the collision of documentary filmmaking and intellectual property law, and it’s the inspiration for this new comic book. Follow its heroine Akiko as she films her documentary, and navigates the twists and turns of intellectual property. Why do we have copyrights? What’s “fair use”? Bound By Law reaches beyond documentary film to provide a commentary on the most pressing issues facing law, art, property and an increasingly digital world of remixed culture. This book is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-
NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.
Website Hits: 229
  Link   WGA - West
wga-west The Writers Guild of America - West has a section dedicated to documentary and non-fiction writing. In the site, you can download a contract which allows writers to defer payments without losing their rights.
Website Hits: 403
  Link   Working Films
working-films Working Films leverages the power of storytelling through documentary film to advance struggles for social, economic, and environmental justice, human and civil rights. With offices in the U.S. and London, we offer consultation, strategic planning for alternative distribution, website and social media development, and complete campaign management services to filmmakers to ensure the content of nonfiction media truly meets the intention for change.

Website Hits: 173

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