Spanish Producers' Association
Country
Spain
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Spor Media Production & Promotion
Country
Denmark
Type of link
Organization/Institute, Producer
SPOR MEDIA produces documentaries mainly about social, political and cultural issues in the South - and about the relationship between North and South.It facilitates distribution in Denmark of documentaries and fiction made by African, Asian and Latinamerican filmmakers. SPOR MEDIA produces educational materials in connection with the films. (Booklets, CD-roms, Web-sites, multimedia), organises training sessions for teachers at highschool level in order to increase the use of the films and the educational material, organises a yearly festival for cross-cultural films: Salaam.dk
SSA - Societé Suisse des Auteurs
Country
Switzerland
Type of link
Organization/Institute
SSA protects the rights of authors and collects fees related to the use of works in the field of theatre, opera, musical, choreography, one-man show, film, television, new media, etc.
SSFV - Swiss Film and Video Association
Country
Switzerland
Type of link
Organization/Institute
SSFV - Schweizer Syndicat Film und Video is an association of Swiss film professionals and actors / actresses from the German-speaking regions of Switzerland. The association was created in 1974 and wants to improve work conditions of its members.
SSV - Schweizer Studiofilm Verband
Country
Switzerland
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The Swiss Association of Studio Films (SSV) unites distributors and cinemas, who strongly enforce the dissemination of independent, in particular Swiss, European and Trikont film-making. The term "Studio Film" stands for high quality films in content and message as well as the storytelling.
Staatlich genehmigte Gesellschaft der Autoren, Komponisten und Musikverleger
Country
Austria
Type of link
Organization/Institute
AKM is the oldest and biggest copyright society in Austria. AKM offers services to lyricists and composers of musical works as well as to musical publishers and organizers of public performances and broadcasters: the authors of musical works and their publishers can easily receive the royalties for public performance and broadcasting of their works from AKM (the so-called mechanical rights are administered by the copyright society Austro-Mechana).
State Institute for Culture
Country
Bulgaria
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The Institute supports and works towards priority delivery of national and international cultural projects and programmes. It offers assistance to Bulgarian diplomatic missions abroad in their effort to expand the bilateral and multilateral cultural relations and cooperation. It preserves, makes acquisitions and promotes the artwork collection of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria. Along with the Diplomatic Institute it delivers training in the area of cultural diplomacy for young diplomats.
Statens biografbyrå - Swedish National Board of Film Classification
Country
Sweden
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The Swedish National Board of Film Classification previews all films and videograms that are released for public showing, and takes decisions on age limits, cuts and prohibitions. The examination of SBB focuses on violence; SBB does not take into account the religious, political or moral attitude of films, nor does it act as an arbiter of taste.
Stefan Rüll Law Office
Country
Germany
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Stefan Rüll Law Office was founded in 1996 and specialises in providing individual and comprehensive legal advice and support to the best interests of German and international clients from the audiovisual media business, in particular the film and television sector.
Rüll Law Office acts on a deliberately lean and very flexible management structure, linked with a worldwide independent network of other experienced lawyers and experts who are involved as and when required.
Working languages: German, English, French
Stockholm Film Commission
Country
Sweden
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The aim of the Stockholm Film Commission is to strenghten the audiovisual industry and increase film production within the region by coordinating the industry and related legal and other policies; promoting the region as an international hot spot for production; establishing a regional film fund.
Student Cultural Center
Country
Romania
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The Bucharest Student Cultural House (founded in 1937) has as its primary goal planning and organizing cultural, artistic, educational and informative events and other services for students and youth in general.
STVP - Association of Swedish TV Producers
Country
Sweden
Type of link
Organization/Institute
STVP brings together most of the leading independent production companies in Sweden. STVP is also one of the founders of the annual Swedish TV award Kristallen.
SUISA
Country
Switzerland
Type of link
Organization/Institute
SUISA is the Swiss Society for the Rights of Authors of Musical Works. Established as a cooperative association in 1923, it now numbers about 26,000 composers, lyricists and music publishers. SUISA collects the royalties to which its members are entitled for the public use of their works in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Through reciprocity agreements with over 100 sister societies worldwide, SUISA manages the rights of 2 million right-holders. SUISA employs 200 people in its offices in Zurich, Lausanne and Lugano.
Suissimage - Swiss Authors' Rights Society for Audiovisual Works
Country
Switzerland
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Suissimage is a self-help organization of the Swiss film and audiovisual industry for the common administration of authors' rights. Members are principally involved in the functions of scriptwriting, direction, production and film distribution.
Sundance Institute
Country
USA
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences. Through its programs, the Institute seeks to discover, support, and inspire independent film and theatre artists from the United States and around the world, and to introduce audiences to their new work.
Super16
Country
Denmark
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Super16 is an association of young filmmakers. The society has existed since 1999 and has so far admitted 3 teams - always 8 producers and 8 directors, in all 16 filmmakers per group. One can be a member of Super16 for 3 years, a period during which the participants follow a specific education that the members themselves put together. The aim of Super16 is to strengthen and develop young talents through education and cooperation with the established film industry.
SVFJ - Swiss Association of Film Journalists
Country
Switzerland
Type of link
Organization/Institute
SVFJ - Schweizerischer Verband der Filmjournalistinnen und Filmjournalisten
SVV - Swiss Association of Video Distributors
Country
Switzerland
Type of link
Organization/Institute
SVV - Schweizerische Video-Verband was founded in 1991.
Swedish Lapland Film Commission
Country
Sweden
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The Swedish Lapland Film Commission promotes the region of Lapland as an excellent film location. It provides information about the local film infrastructure, studio facilities, professional film workers, production and post-production companies.
Swedish Union of Journalists
Country
Sweden
Type of link
Organization/Institute
The Swedish Union of Journalists is a professional and trade union organization that has more than 19,000 members: 8 000 work within the daily newspapers, 2 300 with public radio and television, 500 with private commercial audiovisual companies, 800 with magazines, 400 with political or specialized reviews, 900 as information officers or editors of small membership papers and 1 800 are freelancers. 1 700 are retired members, 700 are students in journalism, and 1000 are unemployed.
Swiss Film Distributor Association
Country
Switzerland
Type of link
Organization/Institute
SFV - Schweizerische Filmverleiher-Verband
Swiss Film Producers' Association
Country
Switzerland
Type of link
Organization/Institute
SFP - Swiss Film Producers' Association / Schweizerischer Verband der FilmproduzentInnen / Association Suisse des producteurs de films
/ Associazione svizzera dei produttori di film
Swiss Films - Swiss Film Centre
Country
Switzerland
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Swiss Films fosters the presence of current, independent filmmaking and the Swiss audio-visual tradition at home and abroad. The organization has the following tasks: 1 Communication and promotion of Swiss filmmaking abroad, 2 Promotion and support of Swiss filmmaking in Switzerland, 3 Promotion and distribution of short films, 4 Communication, 5 Central database, 6 Reserve of prints.
Swissfilm Association
Country
Switzerland
Type of link
Organization/Institute
Swissfilm Association aims to promote Switzerland as a good location for film production.
TAC - Welsh Independent Producers
Country
United Kingdom
Type of link
Organization/Institute
TAC (Welsh Independent Producers) is a trade association formed to represent the interests of independents producing mainly for broadcasters in Wales. It offers a range of services including industrial relations; specialist contracts negotiated with trade unions; business and legal advice; and information services. It also acts as a lobbying and representative body in discussions with broadcasters, development agencies, government departments and various other bodies.