Blank
Country
Croatia
Type of link
Organization/Institute, Producer
Blank is Croatian independent non-profitable film association registerd in 2003. Its basic activities are: film production, diverse workshops for film & animation and other cultural & multimedia projects like film magazine Filmonaut (Croatian edition only) and international filmmakers exchange program Who's shooting over there.
Bologna Film Archive
Country
Italy
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Founded in the 1960s, the Cineteca di Bologna has been an active member of the Fédération Internationale des Archives du Film (FIAF) since 1989, and a member of the Association des Cinématheques Européennes (ACE) since its founding. The Cineteca preserves and restores film heritage so that it can be used today and passed on for the future. The Archive holds over 18,000 films in 35mm and 16mm. The Cineteca has become an internationally recognized center for film preservation and restoration. In particular, the Chaplin Project stands out among its most important projects. The Cineteca has been entrusted with the task of restoring the entire cinematic oeuvre of Charles Chaplin.
Bologna Film Commission
Country
Italy
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The Bologna Film Commission wants to promote the city of Bologna and its film heritage. The commission provides information about locations, production facilities, filming permits, etc.
Bosnian Institute
Country
United Kingdom
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Founded in 1997, the Bosnian Institute is a key organization internationally in providing education and information on the history and culture of Bosnia-Herzegovina, with a special concern for the past and present development of its social, economic, governmental, legal and cultural conditions, organizations and institutions. Through its programmes it actively encourages and supports the growth of a pluralist democratic society in Bosnia-Herzegovina and its neighbours.
Brazilian TV Producers
Country
Brazil
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Brazilian TV Producers
Breaking Ground
Country
The Netherlands
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Breaking Ground (BG) is a platform for European student filmmakers. Our goal is to give new talent the chance to present themselves and their work to the public and the film industry. As a platform, we take every opportunity to present European Student film. So, Breaking Ground pops up everywhere, when you expect it, or, when you don't.
BREIN - Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Country
The Netherlands
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The BREIN foundation is the joint anti-piracy program of authors, artists and producers of music, film and interactive software; it is a unique bundling of forces of the entire entertainment industry in the fight against intellectual property theft.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Country
United Kingdom
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) supports, develops and promotes the artforms of the moving image, by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public. With an expert industry membership of nearly 6500 individuals, globally, we focus attention on the highest achievements of films, video games and television programmes shown in the UK each year in order to motivate and inspire those who make them, and to educate and develop the taste of those who watch them.
British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors
Country
United Kingdom
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The many strands of BASCA's activity include the lobbying of politicians, civil servants and industry bodies; celebrating achievement through such events as the Ivors, the Gold Badge Awards and the British Composer Awards, and fostering a community in what is frequently a solitary freelance world.
British Copyright Council
Country
United Kingdom
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The British Copyright Council is an umbrella organisation bringing together organisations which represent those who create, or hold rights in literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and those who perform such works.
British Film Designers Guild
Country
United Kingdom
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The British Film Designers Guild has members in every grade of the art department, from draughtspersons to costume designers, set decorators to production designers, and was formed with the aim of raising the standards and the profile of the art department and protecting the interest of its members.
British Film Institute
Country
United Kingdom
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The BFI (British Film Institute) promotes understanding and appreciation of Britain's rich film and television heritage and culture. Established in 1933, the BFI runs a range of activities and services: BFI Southbank (previously the National Film Theatre, screens 1000 films a year); BFI IMAX (it is the largest cinema screen in the UK, films shown in 2D, 3D and IMAX DMR); Publishing (BFI publishes a wide range of books on film and television, including criticism, theory and history); Festivals (The Times BFI London Film Festival, London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival); BFI National Archive (the world's largest archive of moving image material, started in 1935, the collection includes over 275,000 films, 210,000 TV programmes, seven million photographs and 15,000 posters); Video and DVD Releases (BFI releases a range of films on video and DVD); Film Releases (BFI releases films in cinemas across the UK); BFI National Library (the world's largest collection of information on film and television, over 46,000 books and 5,000 periodicals); Education; Sight & Sound.
Broadcasting and Retransmission Board - Rada pre vysielanie a retransmisiu
Country
Slovak Republic
Type of link
Organization/Institute
State-supported organization – public administration. Broadcasting licences, registrations of retransmission and retransmission termination, supervision of the observance of legal regulations, assignement of frequencies to broadcasters, sanctions to broadcasters and retransmission providers operating without a license, plans of the use of the frequency modulations for broadcast, supervises the observation of the European agreement on over-the-border television and participates in the elaboration of laws and other legal regulations in the field of broadcasting and retransmission.
Broadcasting Council of the Republic of Macedonia
Country
Macedonia
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The Broadcasting Council is an independent non-profit regulatory body, with public competences and authority in the field of broadcasting activity defined by the Law on Broadcasting Activity (Official Gazzette of RM" No.: 100/2005). The Broadcasting Council, in the course of performance of its competences, ensures the freedom and pluralism of expression, existence of diverse, independent and autonomous media, economic and technological development of broadcasting activity, and protection of the interests of citizens in broadcasting.
Fund for Financing Radio and Television Programmes of Public Interest - the programs financed by this fund are designed to protect, promote and preserve the Macedonian cultural and historical tradition, as well as the traditions of the ethnic groups living in "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". They should also promote quality and creativity, and support the production of programs which are of interest to all citizens of the state, their work and life.
BSAC - British Screen Advisory Council
Country
United Kingdom
Type of link
Organization/Institute
BSAC brings together high level executives and specialists from both the traditional and new sectors of the audiovisual industry to develop industry-wide views and to represent these views to policymakers.
BSC - British Society of Cinematographers
Country
United Kingdom
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The British Society of Cinematographers was established in 1949 and it has currently more than 200 members.
BUFVC - British Universities Film & Video Council
Country
United Kingdom
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The BUFVC is a representative body which promotes the production, distribution, study and use of film and related media in higher education and research. It was founded in 1948 as the British Universities Film Council. The Council receives core grant support from the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the Higher Education Funding Councils via the Open University. The BUFVC currently employs around 17 staff and has an annual turnover of approximately GBP 700,000. Around 30% of total revenue is raised through income from subscriptions, conferences, publishing, grants and sponsorship.
Bulgarian National Film Archive
Country
Bulgaria
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The main responsibilities of Bulgarian National Film Archive at the moment are: to acquire, restore, preserve and store film and film related archival artefacts of the national and world culture; all kinds of audiovisual documents with documentary, historic and cultural significance; to organize the film libraries by cataloguing them and preparing the supporting documentation; to use the libraries for science and research; to screen films at educational and cultural events.
Bulgarian National Film Center
Country
Bulgaria
Type of link
Film Center , Organization/Institute, Funding
The Bulgarian National Film Center is the Executive Agency of the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture that administrates the implementation of the Film Industry Act (FIA). The main functions of the Agency are to finance film production, film managing, distribution and exhibition of films, to support the promotion of Bulgarian films in this country and abroad, to keep the register under the FIA, to stimulate the development of the film culture.
Bundesarchiv-Filmarchiv - Federal Film Archive
Country
Germany
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Federal Film Archive (FA) is one of the largest film archives in the world and it is the central film archive in Germany. One of the main tasks of the archive is to maintain and restore the collection of German films and film materials.
BUS - Bildkonst Upphovsrätt i Sverige - Visual Copyright in Sweden
Country
Sweden
Type of link
Organization/Institute
BUS brings together professionals who are active in the field of fine arts, sculpture, graphic design, illustration, acting, videoart, etc. BUS represents its members and oversees the proper use of all copyright regulations.
BVA - British Video Association
Country
United Kingdom
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The BVA was established in 1980 to represent the interests of publishers and rights owners of pre-recorded video home entertainment.
BVK - Bundesverband Kamera - German Society of Cinematographers
Country
Germany
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The German Society Of Cinematographers was founded in 1980 as an organization for free-lanced directors of photography and camera-crew members.
BVP - Bundesverband Produktion e.V. - German Association of Production Managers
Country
Germany
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Established in 1990, BVP - Bundesverband Produktion e.V. brings together German location managers, production managers, line producers, etc.
California Film Institute
Country
USA
Type of link
Film Center , Organization/Institute
The mission of the California Film Institute is to celebrate and promote film as art and education.
We achieve this goal through three core programs: year-round programming at the Christopher B. Rafael Film Center, the annual Mill Valley Film Festival, and the CFI Education Program.