...For Watching Docs
- Posted: 30th Mar 2010
- Category: Online Resources
BBC FILM NETWORK
www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork
Newly relaunched BBC site that streams short films from every genre, with feedback from a panel of associated industry professionals and links and resources for filmmakers.
DOCHOUSE
www.dochouse.org
Organisation running screenings throughout the year and in conjunction with festivals. They also run training, such as the popular DocHistory course.
FOUR DOCS
www.4docs.org.uk
Forum for documentary filmmakers who can easily upload there short documentaries onto the site free of charge to be viewed by all those who visit the site.
SHOOTING PEOPLE
www.shootingpeople.org
An online community for filmmakers with daily email bulletins, including a Documentary Network. They have also produced a guide on funding: "How to get your Documentary Funded and Distributed".
CURRENT TV
http://current.com
The UK site of this international channel for short documentaries: users can upload films directly to the site, with the highest rated films bought by Current to show on their Sky channel. Current also commissions content.
KINOKAST
www.kinokast.net
Download short films made by up and coming film makers. A good place to watch new and exciting documentaries. Watching the films requires Windows Media Player.
MEDIA THAT MATTERS
www.mediathatmattersfest.org
The fifth annual Media that Matters film festival. View and explore the sixteen entries which have been selected for screening. Requires Quicktime.
NOMADSLAND.COM
www.nomadsland.com
An online film destination devoted to films with a political or social message.
ONEDOTZERO
www.onedotzero.com
Since its inception in 1996, onedotzero has collated and commissioned over 200 hours of original programming for the eponymous annual digital creativity festival and other related projects.
ONEWORLDTV
tv.oneworld.net
OneWorldTV is a unique public platform for filmmakers, video journalists, NGO's and just about anyone with a video camera and an interest in social issues.
THE FRENCH INSTITUTE
www.institut-francais.org.uk
The French Institute regularly screens documentaries at their in-house cinema the Ciné lumière in London. They also organise an annual documentary film festival - Real to Réel - which is part of a month long celebration of documentary in France - Le Mois du Film Documentaire.
BRISTOL DOCS
humanities.uwe.ac.uk/bristoldocs/
An iniative to provide a focus for documentary in Bristol and South-West England, with screenings, events and seminars.
DOCSPACE
www.docspace.org.uk
Docspace is a distribution network of digitally equipped cinemas providing real opportunities for the screening of new films.