Directories and Indexes
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Hollywood Creative Directory Online
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Entertainment industry: development, production, finance,
distribution, agents, managers, film, television, interactive
entertainment.
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Internet Movie Database
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A comprehensive database that features full credits for
films and detailed filmographies - beginning
with early cinema and continuing through films still in production. Site
is regularly updated. See especially the The Internet Movie Database Tour
which contains verything you ever wanted to
know about every movie ever made. Really.
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FilmFinders
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Established in 1989 as a consulting company for the
acquisition of feature films for all media, FILM FINDERS now serves the
needs of producers seeking buyers and development, production and
acquisition executives and distributors worldwide seeking product,
co-productions and financial partners. Maintains a large and
frequently updated database of independent English language and
non-English language films in all stages of development through production
which are available for acquisition and/or co-ventures. Also provides
important information on remake material and on upcoming directorial and
acting talent.
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MovieBytes
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A complete database of screenwriting contests that
provides e-mail newsletter with deadline reminders and contest news.
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Sundance Database
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Search the database for every feature, documentary, and
short films shown at the Sundance Film Festival since 1985.
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Entertainment News and Trade Publications
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Creative Screenwriting
Magazine
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Professional publication for the serious screenwriter.
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Done Deal
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List of recent script or screenplay sales in Hollywood. Plus
interviews with screenwriter, screenwriting books, and an agencies list.
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Fade In Magazine
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Film magazine for screenwriters. Interviews and articles
covering the creative and professional aspects of working, writing, and
sucking up in Hollywood.
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iCOM
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Film and Video Production & Postproduction Magazine.
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IndieWire
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A daily independent film news service.
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Yahoo Movie
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Reviews, showtimes, releases,
and more.
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MovieMaker Magazine
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Guide to independent film and filmmaking from around the
world.
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Variety Magazine
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Daily reports on a wide range of Entertainment related
stories.
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The Hollywood Reporter
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Online Entertainment trade newspaper
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Movie Magazine
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A weekly entertainment guide that provides an entertaining
and informative look at the film scene. The site features film reviews,
special reports, weekly trivia contests, and interviews with directors
and actors from yesterday and today.
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Video Business
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Entertainment news stories from a home video perspective
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Screen Daily
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An international online entertainment news service
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Indie Slate Magazine
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This site provides information on the Independent film
world in the Southwest, including: a calendar of events, Searchable Cast
& Crew database, and Indie-U's continuing education for moviemakers.
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Backstage West
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An on-line performing arts resource that offers
information on casting and entertainment related news stories and events.
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Film Maker Magazine
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In addition to articles from the magazine, this site
features resource listings and late-breaking stories.
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Film Schools
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Cyber Film School
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Cyber Film School is an on-line
film school.
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Hollywood Film Institute
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The Hollywood Film Institute (HFI) is a movie resource
center and film school.
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Insurance
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Acordia Entertainment
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15760 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1400
Encino, CA 91436
Phone: (818) 377-3807
Fax: (818) 377-3899
Entertainment Insurance Broker
Contact: Alan Shirek
Alan_shirek@acordia.com
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Abacus Insurance Brokers, Inc.
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12300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90025-1020
Phone: (310) 207-5432
Fax: (310) 207-8536
Contact: Jeff Davis
Jeff.Davis@abacusins.com
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Dewitt Stern Group, Inc.
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420 Lexington Avenue Suite 2720
New York, NY 10170
Phone: (212) 867-3550
Fax: (212) 983-6483
All types of insurance
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Great Northern/ Reiff
& Associates
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320 W. 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 603-0231
Fax: (212) 247-0739
Entertainment Insurance Broker
reiffd@tanhar.com
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Aon Risk Services
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707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 6000
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: (213) 630-3200
Fax: (213) 689-9569
Insurance Broker
Contact: Eric Anderson
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Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
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801 S. Figueroa St., Suite 2400
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5556
Phone: (213) 612-0880
Fax: (213) 612-5731
Insurance Company
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Truman Van Dyke Co.
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6767 Forest Lawn Dr., Suite 301
Los Angeles, CA 90068
Phone: (323) 883-0012
Fax: (323) 883-0024
Entertainment Insurance Broker
kent@tvdeo.com
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Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
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Entertainment Industry Division
10 Universal City Plaza, Suite 2800
Universal City, CA 91608
Phone: (818) 487-6100
Fax: (818) 487-6172
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Gales Creek Insurance
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Union Station 80 N.W. 6th
Portland, OR 97209
Phone: (503) 227-0491
Fax: (503) 227-0927
Insurance Retail & Broker
Jeffrey Lang
info@galescreek.com
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Albert G. Ruben
Insurance Services Inc.
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10880 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 234-6800
Fax: (310) 446-7839
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W. 25th St., 12th Floor
New York, NY 10010-2703
Phone: (212) 627 7400
Fax: (212) 633-1457
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Completion Bonds
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Film Finances Incorporated
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9000 Sunset Boulevard Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Phone: (310) 275-7323
Fax: (310) 275-1706
Completion Bond Company
ffi@ffi.com
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International Film Guarantors
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10940 Wilshire Blvd., 2010
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 208-4500
Fax: (310) 443-8998
Steve Mangel
Completion Bond Company
smangel@nnng.com
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Complete Film Co. LLC
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3000 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1432
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: (310) 315-4767
Fax: (310) 315-4768
Contact: Mark Fink, President
comfilm@ix.netcom.com
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Government Sites
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U.S. Copyright Office
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Download Copyright forms and obtain useful information
about copyright from this officical Copyright
site from the Library of Congress.
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Free searchable databases; includes the US Patent
Bibliographic Database and the AIDS Patent Database.
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California Secretary of State
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This site provides general information and forms for
business filings and a database to search California business
records.
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Canadian
Intellectual Property Office
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Allows users to search the database for the patents,
trademarks, copyrights, and other forms of intellectual property in Canada.
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County of Los
Angeles Registrar
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A search engine for ficticious
business names in Los Angeles.
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The Internal Revenue Service
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Site for information on the IRS and filing taxes.
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Guilds and Organizations
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Academy of Motion Pictures Arts &
Sciences
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The organization that votes on the Oscars.
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AIVF
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The national service organization for independent
producers. Provides information about AIVF membership, events, and
publications.
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The American Film Institute
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National arts organization dedicated to preserving the
heritage of film and television, identifying and training new talent, and
increasing the recognition of the moving image as an art form.
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AFMA
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Trade association of 130 motion picture and television
production and distribution companies.
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Directors Guild of America
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Official site of the Directors Guild of America.
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Frameline Online
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A non-profit organization dedicated to exhibition,
distribution, promotion and funding of lesbian and gay film and video, Frameline also presents the annual San Francisco
International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.
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IMAGE Film & Video Center
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A non-profit Atlanta based
organization that promotes the production and exhibition of independent
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