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The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television features various professions within the film and television industry. Discusses prizes, acitivities and professional development opportunities.

http://www.academy.ca/

Canadian Film Centre http://www.cfccreates.com/

Banff Centre for the Arts Creative Electronic Environment www.ceebanff.ca

Canadian Screen Training Centre Summer Institute of Film and Television www.cstc.ca

Institute National de l'Image et du Son  www.inis.qc.ca

ACCT National Apprenticeship Training Program www.academy.ca/dev/natp.htm

Canadian Film and Television Producers Association  www.cftpa.ca

Association des producteurs des films et de télévision du Québecwww.apftq.qc.ca

Independent Film and Video Alliance  www.ifva.com

Directors Guild of Canada  www.dgc.ca

Writers Guild of Canada www.writersguildofcanada.com

Industry Association www.mmpia.mb.ca

List of WIFT chapters across Canada and around the world www.wifv.org/newsletter1058/newsletter_show.htm?doc_id=4543

IndieAccess  www.indieaccess.com

CANADIAN & INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY INFORMATION:

CANADIAN INDUSTRY INFORMATION

Playback  

www.playbackmag.com

Telefilm Industry Directory  

www.telefilm.gc.ca/cgi-bin/annua_e.idc?

Canfilm from the University College of the Cariboo

www.cariboo.bc.ca

 INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY INFROMATION

Channel 4 producers' guide 

www.4producers.co.uk  

BBC producers' guide 

www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning

IDA 

www.documentary.org

EDN(European Documentary Network) 

publish the EDN TV-Guide of European Broadcasters)

 www.edn.dk

DOCOS.COM 

www.docos.com

International Centre of Films for Children and Youth

www.microtec.net/cifej

PROVINCIAL RESOURCES

ALBERTA

Alberta Film Development Program

Film and video production is a crucial part of Alberta's cultural community, as a means for Alberta writers, actors, designers and technicians to tell our stories. This program will increases the number of opportunities available to Alberta's film community. The formula grant will provide Alberta producers with a percentage of expenditures for films made in Alberta. The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) administers this program designed to support Alberta-based producers.

 www.cbsc.org/alberta/search/display.cfm?Code=6139&coll=AB_PROVBIS_E  

Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association

The Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association represents and lobbies for Alberta's film and television industry. News, events and AMPIA services.

http://www.ampia.org/

ORGANIZATIONS

Alberta Foundation for the Arts

www.affta.ab.ca

Alberta Film

The Alberta Film Commission provides a look at the province's film industry with information (locations, production resources) for filmmakers and a listing of current and past productions filmed in Alberta.

http://www.albertafilm.ca/

Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association

The Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association represents and lobbies for Alberta's film and television industry. News, events and AMPIA services.

http://www.ampia.org/

Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers

CSIF news, information about workshops, festivals and membership, plus notes about films in production and contact information for members.

http://www.csif.org/

Creative Women Workshops Association

Creative Women Workshops supports and develops the talents of women storytellers for screen including directors, actors, crafts people and technicians. Program information and alumnae profiles.

http://www.creativewomenworkshops.com/

FAVA - Film and Video Arts Society

The Film and Video Arts Society - Alberta (FAVA) is an artist-run media arts co-operative whose mandate is to facilitate and encourage the production and exhibition of independent film and video works.

http://www.fava.ca/

Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta  

fava.ca

Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers  

www.csif.org

EMMEDIA Gallery and Production Society

emmedia.frequencylabs.com

ATLANTIC

PEI Business Development 

Film and Digital Media PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT'S OBJECTIVES ARE to foster an infrastructure and environment which encourage the development, production, marketing and distribution of Prince Edward Island film product in the regional, national and international marketplaces, and to promote and support the development of an economically viable and vibrant film industry on Prince Edward Island.

http://www.peibusinessdevelopment.com/sectors/film/index.php3

Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation

The Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation is a Provincial Crown Corporation reporting to the Department of Economic Development and, as the Nova Scotia Film Commission, a member of AFCI (Association of Film Commissioners International).

The primary mandate of the Corporation is the development of the film industry in Nova Scotia. This includes activities designed to grow the Film, Television, and Video Industry in Nova Scotia by stimulating investment and employment, and by promoting Nova Scotia's locations, skills and creativity in global markets.

 http://www.film.ns.ca/

New Brunswick Film 

NEW BRUNSWICK FILM is mandated to:

Establish an economically stable, viable and vibrant film industry in New Brunswick;

Ensure continuing production of quality New Brunswick films appealing to a variety of audiences;

Increase opportunities for New Brunswick residents working in the New Brunswick film industry for: skills development,

employment

creative expression, and

international marketing of their film products;

Increase the value of the New Brunswick economy; and

Increase the international visibility of New Brunswick.

http://www.NBFilm.com/e/index.htm  

ORGANIZATIONS

Atlantic Film Festival Association

The AFFA is a non-profit organization committed to promoting and building a strong film industry in Atlantic Canada and presenting the best films from this region and around the world to our community. AFFA has main entities: The Atlantic Film Festival, Strategic Partners co-production conference, ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth and alFresco filmFesto outdoor summer film series.

http://www.atlanticfilm.com/

Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative

The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative is a film production facility in Nova Scotia that offers funding, facilities and training to independent filmmakers.

http://www.afcoop.ca/

Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation

The Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation is an organization which stimulates investment and promotes film productions of the province, outlines programs, tax credits, financial incentives, and training.

http://www.film.ns.ca/

New Brunswick Film Co-op

History and mandate of the Co-op, activities, training, resources, equipment, membership, and related links.

http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/

Nova Scotia Arts Council

www.novascotiaartscouncil.ns.ca

New Brunswick Arts Board

www.artsnb.ca

Island Media Arts Co-op (IMAC)

Information about an organization that provides infrastructure, equipment, training and development support in film and video production and post production.

http://www.islandmedia.pe.ca/

Island Media Arts Co-op (Prince Edward Island)  

http://radio.upei.ca/imac

Centre for Art Tapes (Nova Scotia)

www.centreforarttapes.ca

BRITISH COLUMBIA

British Columbia Film 

BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM provides support to film and television initiatives having significant B.C. components that will be of economic and cultural benefit to the Province. Assistance is provided in the areas of Development, Production, Marketing and Distribution, and Industry & Skills Development.

www.bcfilm.bc.ca  

British Columbia Film

News about programs and activities as well as information on the film and television industry in B.C. Includes program guidelines and application forms, press releases and annual reports, and a variety of industry resources.

http://www.bcfilm.bc.ca/

British Columbia Arts Council

www.bcartscouncil.gov.bc.ca

ORGANIZATIONS

BC Institute of Film Professionals

The BC Institute of Film Professionals offers information about programs, training and jobs in the film and television industry.

http://www.bcifp.com/

British Columbia Film Commission

The BC Film Commission provides industry profile, contacts and information about locations and services for those interested in film and television production in B.C.

http://www.bcfilmcommission.com/

CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers

Provides assistance in the production of independent film and development for independent filmmakers. Includes programs, events, workshops, productions, and film library.

http://www.cinevic.ca

Cineworks

Cineworks is a co-operative which promotes production, distribution, and exhibition of independent film, and provides equipment and facilities, information, and related support structures and environment.

http://www.cineworks.ca/

MediaNet

MediaNet is an organization that supports and facilitates video/filmmakers in Victoria, B.C. It provides information about its equipment, services, workshops and events.

http://www.media-net.bc.ca/

Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia

The Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia is the voice of BC's film industry and offers news, resources and membership information.

http://www.mppia.com/

Pacific Cinémathèque

Pacific Cinémathèque is a society dedicated to the understanding of film. It offers film screenings, film study guides, a film reference library and educational programs.

http://www.cinematheque.bc.ca/

Shuswap Film Society

The Shuswap Film Society is an all-volunteer organization of ardent fans of World Cinema.

http://www.shuswapfilm.net/

Society for Disability Arts and Culture

The Society for Disability Arts and Culture presents and produces works by artists with disabilities and promotes artistic excellence among artists with disabilities working in a variety of disciplines.

http://www.s4dac.org/

Vancouver International Film Festival/Centre & Vancity Theatre

The Vancouver International Film Festival¿s mandate is to encourage the understanding of other nations through the art of cinema, to foster the art of cinema, to facilitate the meeting of cinema professionals from around the world, and to stimulate the motion picture industry in British Columbia and Canada. The Vancouver International Film Centre and Vancity Theatre is a centre of excellence for both for filmmakers and for cinephiles.

http://www.viff.org/

Women in Film & Video Vancouver

History and mandate, programs, special events, membership, biographies, sponsors, and related links.

http://www.womeninfilm.ca/index.php

Video In Studios  

www.videoinstudios.com

ICTV Independent Community Television Cooperative 

www.vcn.bc.ca/ictv

Moving Images Distribution  

www.movingimages.bc.ca

CineVic  

mypage.direct.ca/v/vifvf/cinehome.html

MANITOBA

Manitoba Arts Council

www.artscouncil.mb.ca

Video Pool  

www.videopool.mb.ca

The Winnipeg Film Group  

www.winnipegfilmgroup.mb.ca

ORGANIZATIONS

Mammoth Alliance Film Industry Association

Mammoth Alliance Film Industry Association is for actors, directors, writers, stunt people, crew members and others who work in the Winnipeg Film Industry.

http://trax.to/mafiafilm

Manitoba Film and Sound

Manitoba Film and Sound promotes Manitoba's film and sound recording artists and industries. Includes production guide, locations, guidelines and applications, and current events.

http://www.mbfilmsound.mb.ca/

Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association

Information about MMPIA programs and initiatives, the Blizzard Awards, the Manitoba Music and Motion Pictures Development Project (M3P), FAQ about the film industry in Manitoba, and other Association news.

http://www.mmpia.ca/

Video Pool Media Arts Centre

Exposes prairie media art. Offers preview tapes, online database, streaming video clips and a screening room, distributes audio art, documentaries, showcases videos from Winnipeg Film Group and Video Pool.

http://www.videopool.org/frameset/index.htm

Winnipeg Film Group

Winnipeg Film Group presents a schedule of the Cinematheque theater, showcasing Canadian films. Film clips, a catalogue of films already released to DVD, and background on the WFG are also featured.

http://winnipegfilmgroup.com/index.aspx?FS=0&CF=1

WNDX Film Curatorial Collective

WNDX is designed as a specialized, on-going programming effort to showcase Winnipeg's unique film creation culture.

http://www.wndx.org/

NEWFOUNDLAND

Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation 

The mandate of this corporation is to foster and promote the development and growth of the film and video industry in Newfoundland and Labrador, and to increase the national and international visibility of Newfoundland and Labrador as a location.

http://www.newfilm.nf.net/  

Producers' Association of Newfoundland  

www.pan.nf.ca

Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Cooperative

www.nifco.org

Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council

www.nlac.nf.ca

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

WAMP (Western Arctic Moving Pictures) Film and Video Co-op

WAMP is a film and video society based in Yellowknife. It supports and showcases the production of independent film, video, audio and digital media in the Northwest Territories.

http://www.wamp.ca/

ONTARIO

Ontario Media Development Corporation

Agency promoting development of book and magazine publishing, digital media, music, film and TV in Ontario with funding, tax credits and other programs. Includes press releases, publications, industry statistics, and profiles.

http://www.omdc.on.ca/

Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa

The Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa is an artist-run organization promoting independent filmmaking in the National Capital region. Information about events, workshops, programs, equipment and funding for independent filmmakers.

http://www.ifco.ca/

Ontario Arts Council

www.arts.on.ca

Toronto Arts Council  

www.torontoartscouncil.org

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Arts (ACTRA) Toronto Performers

News, membership information, awards, publications, workshops, events and meetings, and related links.

http://www.actratoronto.com/home/index.html

Charles Street Video

Charles Street Video is an artist-run centre in downtown Toronto that provides media artists with opportunities for production. Information about their facilities, equipment, projects, services and workshops.

http://www.charlesstreetvideo.com/

Cinema Kingston

Information about organization that is a part of The Film Circuit, a Division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group, list of upcoming and already shown films.

http://www.film.queensu.ca/cinemakingston/

Digital North Media - Screen Media

Film and media production company, their profile, methodology, web, broadcast, film and disk media, engines as contests, games, and online hiring systems.

http://www.digitalnorth.ca/index.html

Directors Guild of Canada (DGC)

A visionary leader and partner in the development of the international Canadian film and television industry at a policy and professional level, membership, reports, policy papers and producer's corner.

http://dgc.ca

Ed Video Media Arts Centre

Ed Video is an artist-run centre in Guelph that provides support for media artists in South Western Ontario. Information about equipment, workshops, funding, screenings and video archive.

http://www.edvideo.org/

House of Toast

House of Toast is a non-profit, membership-based collective offering film and video equipment and services for independent artists in the Windsor, Ontario area.

http://www.houseoftoast.ca/

Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa

http://www.ifco.ca/

Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)

Supports independent filmmaking through the exchange of information, access to equipment and facilities, workshops, production grants, screenings, newsletters, e-correspondence, and online cast and crew database.

http://www.lift.on.ca/

New Voice Video

New Voice Video delivers digital filmmaking workshops to youth in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. The workshops provide youth with the tools to write, direct, produce and distribute their own videos on topics that matter to them.

http://www.newvoicevideo.com/

Ottawa Film Society

News, membership, movie reviews, press articles, by-laws, and related links.

http://www.filmfilmfilm.ca

Space Kids Productions

Film events company Space Kid Productions invites submissions from high school and post-secondary students for "SPEAK UP!", a student short film and video festival.

http://spacekidproductions.com/

The Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre

The Factory: Hamilton Media Arts Centre provides film, video and sound production equipment, post-production and podcast facilities, studio and conference space, and a variety of skills development workshops and mentorship opportunities.

http://www.hamiltonmediaarts.org/

Toronto Animated Image Society

The Toronto Animated Image Society is an artist-run organization that explores and promotes the art of animation and supports animators as artists. Information about workshops and events plus job postings and members' gallery.

http://www.tais.ca/

Women in Film and Television - Toronto

Organization that assists women in achieving success in screen-based media and offers a year-round slate of skills development, networking events, and industry awards.

http://www.wift.com/

Black Film & Video Network  www.bfvn.com

Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre  www.cfmdc.org

Trinity Square Video  www.trinitysquarevideo.com

V-Tape www.vtape.org

Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa  www.ifco.ca

SAW Video  www.sawvideo.com

YYZ Artists' Outlet

YYZ supports three areas of contemporary art -- visual art, artists' film and video and writing and publishing on Canadian art and culture. It is committed to paying artists' fees and providing equipment and support.

http://www.yyzartistsoutlet.org/

QUEBEC

SODEC 

SODEC, a government agency overseen by the Québec Minister of Culture and Communications, provides assistance for the creation and development of cultural enterprises, including the media, throughout the province.  Since its founding in 1995, SODEC has vigorously pursued its mission of fostering Québec's cultural growth.

www.sodec.gouv.qc.ca  

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec

www.calq.gouv.qc.ca

ORGANIZATIONS

Alliance québécoise des techniciens de l'image et du son (AQTIS)

AQTIS represents Quebec artists and technicians in over a hundred different occupations including make-up artists, decorators, hairdressers, camera operators, and sound, stage, production and post-production technicians.

http://www.aqtis.qc.ca/accueil_producers.en.html

Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec

The APFTQ represents the vast majority of independent film and television production companies in Quebec, acting on their behalf with government and industry organizations and encouraging close cooperation amongst all stakeholders.

http://www.apftq.qc.ca/en/

Cinémathèque québécoise

La Cinémathèque québécoise is a modern film distributor aiming to preserve, document and promote national and international film and television heritage.

http://www.cinematheque.qc.ca/cinematheque/welcome.html

Films Du 3 Mars

The artistic mission and chief mandate of the distribution centre Les Films du 3 mars, is to disseminate, distribute, edit and promote independent audio-visual works and art house films that cover a wide range of genres and innovative subject matter.

http://www.f3m.ca/index_eng.php

New Voice Video

http://www.newvoicevideo.com/

Quebec City Film & TV Commission

The Quebec City Film and Television Commission provides information about locations and incentives and a production guide for film and TV projects.

http://www.quebecfilm.com/

Spirafilm

Spirafilm is a cooperative of independent film and video makers in Quebec City. It provides complete versions of eight short films as well as information about its equipment and services.

http://www.meduse.org/spirafilm/

Productions Réalisations Indépendantes de Montréal  

www.primcentre.org

Cinéma Libre  

www.cinemalibre.com

Les Films de l'Autre  

www.lesfilmsdelautre.com

Main Film

www.mainfilm.qc.ca

OBORO  

www.oboro.net

Vidéographe  

www.videographe.qc.ca

La Bande vidéo 

www.meduse.org./labandevideo

Vidéo Femmes  

www.videofemmes.org

Centre de production DAÏMON  

www.daimon.qc.ca

SASKATECHWAN:

Saskatchewan Film Development Corporation 

www.saskfilm.com

Saskatchewan Arts Board

www.artsboard.sk.ca

ORGANIZATIONS

Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative

Information about a non-profit artist-run centre which supports and encourages independent visionary filmmaking; production, membership, workshops and exhibitions.

http://www.filmpool.ca

Saskatchewan Motion Picture Association - SMPIA

History and mandate, news, workshops, events, membership, production guide, and related links.

http://www.smpia.sk.ca/

SaskFilm

Non-profit funding agency working for film, video and new media community, industry overview, programs, and news.

http://www.saskfilm.com

YUKON

Yukon Film Commission

www.reelyukon.com

Yukon Arts Branch

www.artsyukon.com

BROADCASTERS:

CANADIAN BROADCASTERS:

DIGITAL CHANNELS:

The Documentary Channel 

64 Jefferson Ave., Unit 18 Toronto, ON M6K 3H4 phone: 416.534.1191  

www.docschannel.ca

One - the Body, Mind and Spirit Channel  

80 Bond St.  Toronto, ON  phone: 416.595.6465 

www.onebodymindspirit.com

The Biography Channel 

545 Lakeshore Boulevard West  Toronto, ON M5V 1A3  phone: 416.260.003 

www.thebiographychannel.ca

PrideVision TV 

370 King St. West  Toronto, ON M5V 1J9  phone:1.877.774.3388

www.pridevisiontv.com

Fashion Television  

email: info@ftchannel.com

Travel TV 

Contact: Marnie Shulman, Directory of Programming  phone:416.332.4595  

Website through Discovery Channel website www.discovery.com

i channel (the Issues Channel)  and Movilia (short subject) 

Storonway Communications  

Websites linked through  www.stornoway.com

Book Television 

email: info@booktelevision.com 

www.bravo.ca

Mystery Channel  www.specialtv.ca/mystery

WTSN (Women's Sport Network)  www.wtsn.ca

Independent Film Channel  www.ifctv.ca

ANALOGUE BROADCASTERS:

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) www.aptn.ca

A-Channel Alberta www.a-channel.com

CBC  cbc.ca

CPAC  www.cpac.ca

CTV  www.ctv.ca

Discovery Channel  www.exn.ca

The Comedy Network  www.thecomedynetwork.com

The Outdoor Life Network  www.facetheelements.com

Talk TV  www.talktv.ca

TSN  www.tsn.ca

Canwest Global Communications Corp.  www.canwestglobal.com

The Family Network  www.family.ca

AllianceAtlantis Communications Inc.  www.allianceatlantis.ca/Broadcasting/index.html

The Score  www.thescore.ca

CHUM Television  www.chumlimited.com/html/tv.asp

Vision  www.visiontv.ca

Corus Entertainment www.corusentertainment.com/about/about.asp

YTV  www.ytv.com/main.asp

Treehouse TV www.treehousetv.com

Country Music Television  www.cmtcanada.com

Women Television Network  www.wtn.ca

Nelvana  www.nelvana.com/main

PROVINCIAL BROADCASTERS

TVOntario  www.tvo.org

Knowledge Network (B.C.)  www.knowledgenetwork.ca

SCN (Saskatchewan)  www.scn.sk.ca

Access Network - The Education Station (Alberta) www.edu.gov.mb.ca/metks4/instruct/iru/pubs/web/vfd/vfd1.html

FRENCH LANGUAGE BROADCASTERS

Service Radio-Canada radio-canada.ca

TVA  www.tva.ca

Télévision Quatre Saisons  www.tqs.qc.ca

Réseau de Sport  www.rds.ca

Télé-Québec  www.telequebec.qc.ca

TV5  www.tv5.org

Canal Savoir  www.canal.qc.ca

Canal Vie  www.canalvie.com

TFO  www.tfo.org

BROADCASTERS FOR PRODUCERS

CBC Newsworld - The Lens  http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/index.jsp?program=The+Lens

Vision TV

Producer Guidelines finder "about us" menu on Vision's main site: www.visiontv.ca

ADVOCACY:

Industry Organizations

Canadian Film and Television Producers Association www.cftpa.ca

Canadian Association of Broadcasters www.cab-acr.ca

Canadian Cable Television Association  www.ccta.ca

Canadian Conference of the Arts  www.ccarts.ca

Ontario Association of Broadcasters  www.oab.on.ca

Friends of Canadian Broadcasting  www.friendscb.org

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

Canadian Heritage  www.pch.gc.ca

Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) www.crtc.gc.ca

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage www.parl.gc.ca/36/1/parlbus/commbus/house/CommitteeMain.asp?Language=E&Co mmitteeID=5

LEGISLATION:

Broadcasting Act http://www.canada.justice.gc.ca/STABLE/EN/Laws/Chap/B/B-9.01.html

Canada Council (for the Arts) Act http://www.canada.justice.gc.ca/STABLE/EN/Laws/Chap/C/C-2.html

Canadian Film Development Corporation Act (Telefilm Canada) http://www.canada.justice.gc.ca/STABLE/EN/Laws/Chap/C/C-16.html

Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission Act http://www.canada.justice.gc.ca/STABLE/EN/Laws/Chap/C/C-22.html

Department of Canadian Heritage Act http://www.canada.justice.gc.ca/STABLE/EN/Laws/Chap/C/C-17.3.html

Canadian Multiculturalism Act http://www.canada.justice.gc.ca/STABLE/EN/Laws/Chap/C/C-18.7.html

National Archives of Canada Act http://www.canada.justice.gc.ca/STABLE/EN/Laws/Chap/N/N-2.5.html

National Library Act http://www.canada.justice.gc.ca/STABLE/EN/Laws/Chap/N/N-12.html

PRODUCERS' RESOURCES:

INTERIM FINANCING

Halifax law firm Boyne Clarke provides a very useful introduction 

www.boyneclarke.ns.ca/film.html

Rogers Telefund 

www.rogers.com/English/corporate/community/telefund.html

 ERRORS AND OMISSIONS (E&O)

Front Row Insurance Brokers (formerly Jones Brown Insurance)

http://www.frontrowinsurance.com/documentary-organization-of-canada-insurance-program

See DOC's exclusive insurance package!

British Columbia and AlbertaFront Row Insurance Brokers Inc. – VancouverDavid Hamilton 604-684-3456david@frontrowinsurance.com

Saskatchewan, Manitoba, OntarioFront Row Insurance Brokers Inc. – TorontoKirk Thompson 416-628-5313kirk@frontrowinsurance.com

QuebecFront Row Insurance Brokers Inc. – Saint-Jean-sur-RichelieuElaine Viau 450-359-6620viau.simmlands@videotron.ca

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, NewfoundlandPrime Insurance Agency Inc. – HalifaxPaul Lipkus 902-484-2223paul@primeinsuranceagency.ca

CARNET INFO:

Carnets are available through the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. http://www.chamber.ca/article.asp?id=261

CRAFT UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Canadian Independent Camera Association www.cancam.com

EAST COAST

Film Crew Association of Newfoundland enterprise.newcomm.net/filmcan

IATSE 849  www.iatse849.com

BRITISH COLUMBIA

IATSE Local 891  www.iatse.com

TORONTO

NABET 700 CEP www.nabet700.com

FILM AND TELEVISION: BOOKS

Filmakers' Library www.filmakers.com

These books will give you a useful overview of the industry based on case studies of prominent Canadian films and filmmakers. Theatrebooks (see above) is a great bookstore that carries many of the guides as well as how-to books on filmmaking and screenwriting.

Canadian Television Financing: the Buck Starts Here  by Felice Gorica Scarborough, Centennial CollegePress, 1999. Excellent guide to new and emerging producers on how to deal with the business end of producing. It deals with how to write a proposal- including a sample proposal; how to find financing; how to approach programming directors, explains the concept of windows; marketing and distribution. The second part of the book is a reference guide listing funding agencies, national and foreign broadcasters. Also included is a resource materials guide. Available at bookstores.

Canadian Production Finance: A Producer's Handbook by KathyAvrich Johnson Toronto, OFDC, 1998. Includes samples of rights agreements, co-production agreements, recoupment schedules, budget cost reports and distribution agreements. To obtain a copy: (416) 314-6858

Producer's Workbook III. Vancouver Women in Film & Video Provides examples of contracts, budgets and general information for producers. To obtain copy: 604-685-1152 Web site: http://www.womeninfilm.ca/producers_wb.html

Directing the Documentary, 3rd edition.  by Michael Rabiger Woburn, Maine, Focal Press, 1998.  Includes a history of the documentary, screen grammar and craft, equipment selection, lighting, interviewing, directing participants, directing the crew, authorship, postproduction, reenactment, reconstruction and docudrama, list of international film schools, glossary and bibliography.

Making It The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television co-publications with Doubleday Canada. Essays on the many stages of producing in Canada (1995)  Selling It The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television co-publications with Doubleday Canada.  Essays on marketing and promoting Canadian films domestically andinternationally (1995)

Telling It The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television co-publications with Doubleday Canada.  Essays on working as, and with, writers in Canadian film and television (1996)

Who's Who in Canadian Film  The title says it all - the who's who of producers, writers, directors plus their credits.  or call: (416) 366-2227 or go to: www.academy.ca

Canadian Dreams  byMichael Posner  Essays on how 10 Canadian films got financed and produced, during the 'golden era' of available public financing over the last decade  (1993) Canadian Production Finance

Publicity and Marketing: A Producer's Handbook written for the OMDC by the Toronto International Film Festival publicists, Gabrielle Free and Claudine Dominique.  Printed in 1999.  Designed primarily for producers making short films and first features.  Available at the OMDC Tel (416) 314-6858

Surviving Production  by Deborah Patz National Book Network, 1997. Surviving Production, a detailed account of setting up and managing a film production company, covers the prep, the shoot, and the wrap.

ÉTUDES ET RAPPORTS

Le documentaire et les plateformes numériques: un écosystème en transformationhttp://www.obsdoc.ca/res/pdf/Observ_20110203_Etude.pdf

PUBLICATIONS

Broadcaster Magazine www.broadcastermagazine.com

Montage  (Directors Guild of Canada) www.dgcmontage.com/index2.htm

Canadian Journal of Film Studies www.film.queensu.ca/FSAC/CJFS.html

CINEMATOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY RESOURCES

Cinematography.com www.cinematography.com

Super-8 Camera Guide  www.city-net.com/%7Efodder/s8mm/cameras.html

MUSIC

Licensemusic.com www.licensemusic.com

Morning Music Ltd. www.morningmusic.ca

Guild of Canadian Film Composers www.gcfc.ca

Garay Music

Paul J. Garay’s goal is to provide film directors, television producers, and independent recording artists with the highest-quality, no-compromise original music for film and television. http://www.garaymusic.com

Jeff Vidov - Film Composer

Canadian born composer/pianist Jeff Vidov first attracted attention by winning the SOCAN Composer’s Award for his first orchestral work "AWAKEN" in 1994. Mr. Vidov’s output as a composer is extensive, including orchestral, chamber, and numerous solo and duo works. http://www.jeffvidov.com

Roger Hewett - Composer, Orchestrator and Pianist

Biography and work this composer, orchestrator, musical director, and pianist. http://www.rogerhewett.com

Talking Dog Studios

Talking Dog Post & Sound Studios is a completely digital audio post production facility, specializing in soundtracks for feature films, television series and commercials. http://www.talkingdogstudios.com/