New sites

Uni-versal Extras
Extras agency.
Black Coral
Black Coral Film & Television Training offers a variety of programmes aimed at young people as well as to industry professionals wishing to upgrade their skills.
BBC Active
BBC Active hires and licences BBC programmes for institutional use. Search by keyword and subject in a database of over 5,000 titles of BBC programmes. The tapes come with a full licence for use in education and training. The catalogue is also a useful resource for research purposes.
Screenwriting Goldmine
Aimed at writers at the start of their careers, Screenwriting Goldmine features articles and interviews about screenwriting as well as how to write tips.
findanyfilm.com
Findanyfilm aims to detail the distribution of all films available in the UK in any home video format and in cinemas.
findanyfilm.com
Findanyfilm aims to detail the distribution of all films available in the UK in any home video format and in cinemas.
Rocliffe Writing Forum
Every three weeks Rocliffe runs a London based forum for writers, directors and actors. Short sections from four submitted scripts are selected, and on the night rehearsed with actors and a director before being performed. It is free to submit scripts and there is a nominal door charge on the night of the Rocliffe Forum.
Rocliffe Film Forum
The Rocliffe Film Forum is a platform for the short film making process exploring the production values, funding, casting, script development and budget considerations. The forum comprises of a reading of an early draft, followed by a screening and discussion with the producer/directors of three acclaimed and award winning short films.
Shakespeare on Film and Video
A largely comprehensive list of Shakespeare adaptations on film and video, compiled by independent publisher Bill McClain and from his own website. Each entry includes a concise, personal but informative essay/overview of the adaptation and links to purchasing the film on DVD/video, if available. List is arranged alphabetically by title and then chronologically by production. Full credits/cast are provided via link to IMDB's database. Helpful, informative resource with straightforward conversational critiques on many of the film adaptations of Shakesapeare.
Moviemail
Moviemail is a video and DVD mail order company based in the UK. Specialising in world cinema and cult/classic films, the site has an art house/international slant and also provides publications for purchase. Provides search options which include searching by institution eg. Imperial War Museum.
Masters of Cinema
Site with information for cinephiles covering international classic and contemporary film auteurs. It includes extensive articles, obituaries as well as news and details of DVD releases. It also features a useful section with links to websites dedicated to a selected list of directors, magazines, critics, DVD labels and international film institutes.
filmjourney.org
This site is a personal film subject blog of Doug Cummings, co-founder of Masters of Cinema and Robert-Bresson.com.
The Bioscope
Written principally by Luke McKernan, The Bioscope is intended as an information source about early and silent film and 'pre-cinema'.
David Bordwell's website on cinema
Essays, news and information about publications, such as the key textbook Film Art: An Introduction co-written by Bordwell and Kristin Thompson.
AVPhd
AVPhd is a website and online network intended to support doctoral work in audio-visual practice in the UK. News of events, directory of researchers and other relevant information.
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2006