This page is in no way comprehensive, and will grow over time. If you have any suggestions of great resources or sites, please leave them in the comments below, and they will be added accordingly.
FILMMAKING EDUCATION SITES
Raindance – Top 13 Sites for Indie Filmmakers
Think Outside the Box Office
Filmmaker Magazine
Ted Hope – Hope for Film
No Film School
Indiewire
Film Riot
FILM NETWORKING & JOBS
IMDbPro – Gives access to direct contact info for tons of people
Slated
Tentsquare
LinkedIn
Mandy.com
SALES AGENTS
Independent Film & Television Alliance
Sales Agent Directory
Raven Banner Entertainment
Preferred Film & TV
XYZ Films
Jinga Films
WRITERS
WGA Script Registration – the first step in protecting your work
US Copyright Office – the second step in protecting your work
The Black List – host your script here for a chance of the right person seeing it
Sean Hood’s blog – great articles for writers
FILM MARKETS
AFM – American Film Market
EFM – European Film Market
Marché Du Film – Cannes Film Market
Fantasia Frontieres Co-Production Market
Fantastic Fest Co-Production Market
MIPCOM
INDUSTRY TRADE PAPERS
Variety
Hollywood Reporter
Deadline
ScreenDaily
Playback (Canada)
TheWrap
LEGAL/CLEARANCES
What is E&O Insurance?
CG&B/Unionville Insurance – highly recommended brokers
Front Row Insurance – another insurance company
Hall Webber LLP – entertainment law
ResearchHouse – for script/film/title/character clearances
FESTIVALS
FilmFreeway – great festival submission platform
WithoutABox – festival submission platform
Fantastic Festival Federation – the top genre festivals in the world
Toronto International Film Festival
Venice International Film Festival
Sundance
Cannes
Tribeca
SXSW
Fantasia
Fantastic Fest
Toronto After Dark
Slamdance
Sitges
Screamfest LA
Frightfest UK
Big List of Horror Film Festivals
VOD HOSTING/AGGREGATION
VHX – Excellent self-distribution tool
VimeoOnDemand – $200 a year to offer your films for rental
Distribber – US-based aggregator
Juice – CDN-based aggregator/distributor to the world
Distrify – another excellent content host
CROWD-SOURCING/CROWD-FUNDING
Kickstarter
Indiegogo
Cinecoup
CANADIAN FINANCING/TAX CREDITS
TelefilmHarold Greenberg Fund
BravoFACT
CAVCO – Federal tax breaks
OMDC – Provincial tax breaks (Ontario)
Northern Heritage Fund
NSI First Features Program
FOR HORROR FILMMAKERS
UG’s Horror Info Guide
RECOMMENDED BOOKS & DOCUMENTARIES
NoFilmSchool – 15 Best Books on Filmmaking
FilmSchoolRejects – 8 Honest Behind the Scenes Docs
Think Outside the Box Office
Lloyd Kaufman’s books
WhatCulture – 8 Great Films about Filmmaking
The Kid Stays in the Picture
The Fat Lady Sang
Seduced and Abandoned
Official Rejection
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