Online Resources for Independent Filmmakers

There are numerous resources for filmmakers, both online and offline. Schools, industry newspapers, books and websites all have great information and links to equipment or personnel you should create your film.  The easiest and fastest way, besides using a film school or a book, is to search online. With the internet, a wealth of knowledge has sprung up, so you can learn anything from special effects to finding distribution. Here are some sites you can use that can help with the making of your film. Make sure you pick sites that focus on either United States resources or Canadian, or whatever country you reside in.

Film-Makers

This is a large directory of pretty much anything you will need for creating your film. It contains links to Actors, Directors, Models, Editors, Production Companies, Post – Production Companies, Distributors and other resources.

They are on the whole links to other sites and they have over 3,000 of them, including Agents, Critics, Directors, Actors and much more. You can rate each link for its usefulness, it gives you first class sites and links to news items.

Student Filmmaker

This site caters to students generally, but it tends to be used by any filmmaker really. It has workshops you can pursue, places you can find crew like camera operators, Actors, Directors, Special Effects software information, studios and filmmakers who are hiring and it includes forums for filmmakers to network and converse with each other.

Filmmaking

One of the oldest sites for film making on the internet, it includes resources for finding a film school, a guide to film terms, equipment and software and a forum 香港電影.

The site has articles and discussion sheets and a filmmakers FAQ section. It includes a section dedicated to books on film making.

PBS.org

The Public Broadcasting System has links for finding funding for your film, links to their series they appear on the station, links who and where to contact for more information about the station, there are filmmaker interviews and links on where to submit your film to the station and click https://www.cinema.com.hk/en/.

AssociateDirectors

Includes links to Actors, Film and General Reference, Events, Organizations and publications. It includes links to Film schools, equipment and pretty much anything you should be successful in film making.

PlanetIndie

Includes a selection of web journals, Distribution companies Schools in both United States and Canada, Film Festivals, Financing, Organizations, Production and places to screen your film.

IndieAccess

This site includes links mainly for production, Actors, Crew, Camera Operators, Directors, Producers, Post – Production and Editing.