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We have separated our links into categories to allow easy navigation. However you can just scroll right down the list, if unsure what you are looking for.

Partners

Sites for equipment purchase

Site on general documentary filmmaking

Where to find the Commissioning Editors of TV channels

Sites for Film Distributors who can sell your films

Visual Anthropology Sites

Ethnographic Film Festivals

 

Partners

Screen South

 

MEA_logo MEA (Media Education Association)
The MEA seeks to support media teachers, promote media literacy work, and raise the status of media education.

 

RAI_logo RAI

 

OUCS - Oxford University Computer Services

 

Apple UK Apple

 

s OEFS - Oxford Ethnographic Film Society

 

Sites for equipment purchase

http://www.jigsaw24.com
Very good prices and they specialise in bundled packages and full camera kits.

http://www.dvbuyers.co.uk
Very good prices and they specialise in bundled packages and full camera kits.

http://www.bblist.com
Great site for second-hand cameras.

http://www.o-video.co.uk
Good site for second-hand equipment and they are also the best camera repair people in the UK.

http://www.camcorderinfo.com
A very good site for reviews of all the best camcorders and for catching up with the latest models, with comments from everyone.

http://www.ciao.co.uk
Ideal site for comparing the prices of different cameras.

http://www.beachtek.com
The place to buy Beach Boxes so that you can put good microphones onto an inexpensive camera

http://www.selectsolar.co.uk
The place to get Solar battery chargers

http://www.unlimited-power.co.uk
Another place to get Solar battery chargers

 

Site on general documentary filmmaking

http://www.thecameraclass.com.au
Lots of good hints on documentary filmmaking.  Has comparisons of all the latest cameras, although on the whole it deals with the more expensive High Definition camcorders.  But it also has many excellent tips and tricks and hints on filmmaking and the latest review of equipment and gear.

http://www.urbanfox.tv
Lots of good hints on documentary filmmaking

http://www.dfgdocs.com
One of the best community sites in the UK for documentary filmmakers with lots of useful filmmaking cribs.

http://www.esodoc.eu
A great community site with very advanced documentary production courses for responsible documentary filmmaking.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/Filmmakingguide
Full of useful guidelines on filmmaking at a very basic level.

http://www.mandy.com
The totally essential site for absolutely everything related to making a film.

 

Where to find the Commissioning Editors of TV channels

http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning
The BBC

http://www.channel4.com/corporate/4producers
Channel4

http://www.nationalgeographic.com
National Geographic Televison

 

Sites for Film Distributors who can sell your films

http://www.nomadsland.com
They will be able to sell your film for you.  They mainly distribute very ethically responsible films.

http://presentations.uib.no:7778/portal/page?_pageid=93,1,93_62469&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
The Nordic Anthropological Film Association.  They are able to distribute films

http://www.magiclanternfoundation.org
A distributor of Ethnographic films.

http://www.der.org
The largest distributor of ethnographic films to the educational market in America.

http://www.filmakers.com/Anthropology.htm
A great place to get your film listed.

 

Visual Anthropology Sites

http://presentations.uib.no:7778/portal/page?_pageid=93,1,93_62469&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Good site for Ethnographic film makers, networking and what is happening and two monthly Newsletter.

http://www.iwf.de/easa
European Association of Social Anthropologists  Visual Anthropology Network.  An essential Visual Anthropology networking site.

http://www.pocketvisions.co.uk
Great place to meet others interested in Visual anthropology and they run a year round programme of film screenings in London.  The might even screen your film.

http://www.magiclanternfoundation.org
Loads of info about Ethnographic film.

http://www.societyforvisualanthropology.org/svawelcome.html
Masses of essential stuff from the Society of Visual Anthropology.  A mine of goodies.

http://etext.virginia.edu/VAR
The website of the Visual Anthropology Review Journal.

http://www.visualanthropology.net
A bottomless well of very relevant visual anthrpopology issues discussed, with lots of good links and networks.

http://www.ethnodoc.org
You can get your film distributed here and they can help you get funding.

http://www.usc.edu/dept/elab/urlist/index.html
A fantastic list of Visual Anthropology websites and links.

http://www.aaanet.org/resinet.htm#visual
A fantastic list of Visual Anthropology websites and links.

http://www.docuseek.com
A mine of information about where to find documentaries and to distribute yours.

http://www.iwf.de/iwf/default_en.htm
The great German Institute for all things visually Ethnographic.

 

Ethnographic Film Festivals

http://www.iwf.de/easa/fest/fest.htm
All the essential links to the websites of all the Ethnographic film festivals in Europe.  Run by the IWF.

http://www.magiclanternfoundation.org
They have an excellent list of international film festivals that are relevant to anthropological issues.