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American Film Institute
Founded in 1967, the AFI is dedicated to advancing and preserving the art of the moving image.

Association of Independent Feature Film Producers
A non-profit organization.

Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers
Advocacy, salons, classifieds, and a print magazine from the national service organization for independent media.

Center for Independent Documentary
A private non-profit organization that collaborates with independent producers in the production of documentaries. Find out about membership, news and events, and how to submit your own proposal.

Directors Guild of America
The ultimate organization for directors. The Directors Guild of America represents more than 10,000 members working in U.S. cities and abroad. Their creative work is represented in theatrical, industrial, educational and documentary films.

Dogme
Learn about this collective of Danish film directors founded in Copenhagen in spring 1995. Lars von Trier (Breaking the Waves) and Thomas Vinterberg (Celebration) helm this movement to resurrect the art of pure filmmaking

Entropy Enterprise
A group of American artists ( filmmakers, writers, photographers and actors) working to create social change.

Film Sound Design
Everything you ever wanted to know about film sound theory but where to afraid to ask.

Foundation for Asian American Independent Media
Formerly Fortune4, this nonprofit arts organization is devoted to film and music by Asian Americans.

French Association for the Research of Film History
The Association Française de Recherche sur l'Histoire du Cinéma offers information on events, membership, and publications for scholars of film history. In French and English.

Hollywood Film Foundation
A new nonprofit organization with the goal to support and promote culturally diverse filmmaking.

Independent Feature Project
A nonprofit organization serving independent filmmakers and enthusiasts. Classifieds, job opportunities, e-mail updates, an online store, and five regional sites for major US cities.

Lincoln Center
The Film Society at Lincoln Center brings us the Walter Reade Cinema, the New York Film and Video Festivals as well as Film Comment Magazine.

The Milwaukee Independent Film Society
A nonprofit group dedicated to promoting and supporting independent filmmakers in the Midwest.

Motion Picture Association of America
Founded in 1922 as the film trade association, the MPAA is now the advocate for major producers and distributors of American movies.

MediaRights
A community website for media makers, activists, educators and librarians with the mission to make social issue documentaries and advocacy videos easier to find. Newsletter, resource list, message boards, and an excellent database of international and domestic social issue documentaries.

Sundance Institute's June Filmmakers and Screenwriters Lab
The site will include filmmaker and screenwriter diaries, interviews, and photos online as the select group of attendees participate in the Lab.

Wiggly World
Washington's only nonprofit, filmmaker's collective, dedicated to the continued artistic development of the local independent film community. Find out about grants, studio space, workshops, and visiting speakers.

Women in Film
"A professional organization ... with the commitment to recognize, develop, and actively promote the unique visions of women in the global communications industry."

The Workshop
Asian-American Filmmakers' Collaborative, a.k.a James Wong Howe's Secret Army. This group is based in New York.