Filmmaker Resources
RIGHTS CLEARANCE
What are the rules for the printing, publishing and illustration of U.S. currency? (Secret Service FAQ)
Bound By Law (free comic book about intellectual property law and filmmaking)
Copyright Term & the Public Domain
Fair Use in Visual Arts: FAQ
Moving Image Library (free movies, films, and videos from the Internet Archive)
The Fair Use App (An Interactive Guide for Filmmakers and Video Creators)
MUSIC CLEARANCE & LICENSING
ASCAP title search
Jingle Punks (search engine for affordable songs for film)
Moby tracks for your film – free!
MPA music publisher search
SESAC repertory search
Paragon Film Music
Gothic Storm
Musicbed
Information on Music Licensing for Independent Filmmakers
Track Club
Info: Affordable memberships: https://www.trackclub.com/
TITLE REPORT
SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
Sundance Collab A community platform for collaborators.
Filmmaker The magazine of independent film. A quarterly publication of IFP.
Film Independent Supports the West Coast independent filmmaker community. Produces the Independent Spirits Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Independent Feature Project The source for independent filmmakers. IFP has branches in Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, Phoenix & Seattle.
MovieMaker The art and business of making movies.
Women In Film Empowers, promotes, nurtures and mentors women in the film industry.
The Gotham
Alliance of Women Directors
Film Proposals – Independent Film Financing
Sundance Institute Film Grants
Tribeca Film Institute
National Endowment for the Arts
Independent Filmmakers Guild of America
Film Freeway – Festivals
PRODUCTION CREW/VENDORS
Creative Handbook—Production resource listing vendors, locations, and incentives worldwide.
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