- D-Word stands for "documentary" in the film industry. "The D-Word began as a series of journal entries depicting the joy and angst of making and selling the feature documentary, Home Page. It was meant to inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of working or aspiring documentary filmmakers, or anyone else interested in the filmmaking process, for that matter. In recent years, The D-Word's focus has shifted to hosting documentary discussion forums online. Now everyone can inform, inspire, humor and depress the hell out of each other."
- Docos.com - world's largest documentary information system.
- Documentary Films.net
- The Documentary Institute at the University of Florida The Documentary Institute produces programs for national distribution and offers a master's degree in documentary production.
- Independent Feature Project (IFP). IFP is a not-for-profit service organization dedicated to providing resources, information and avenues of communication for its members: independent filmmakers, industry professionals and independent film enthusiasts. It is committed to the idea that independent film is an important art form and a powerful voice in our society.
- Independent Television Service (ITVS). ITVS seeks to expand cultural and global awareness, advance civic participation, and creatively engage audiences as it brings new and diverse voices into the public discourse through programming. ITVS forges alliances and explores new opportunities through emerging technologies that will cultivate new audiences for independent media.
- International Documentary Association (IDA). The mission of the International Documentary Association is to promote nonfiction film and video around the world by supporting and recognizing the efforts of documentary film and video makers, increasing public appreciation and demand for the documentary and providing a forum for documentary makers, their supporters and suppliers
- Media Rights - a non profit organization that helps media makers, educators, librarians, nonprofits, and activists use documentaries to encourage action and inspire dialogue on contemporary social issues.
- Sundance Institute. In 1981 Robert Redford gathered a group of colleagues and friends at Sundance, Utah to discuss new ways to enhance the artistic vitality of the American film. The result was the establishment of the Sundance Institute, dedicated to the support and development of emerging screenwriters and directors of vision, and to the national and international exhibition of new, independent dramatic and documentary films.
- University of Iowa Institute for Cinema and Culture. Since its inception almost two decades ago, the Institute for Cinema and Culture (ICC) at the University of Iowa has consistently promoted international film culture in an interdisciplinary context to the university and local communities.
For more information, visit www.documentaryfilms.net/filmmakers.htm
Film Schools/Education Opportunities
- The Art Institute of Vancouver
- Cyber Film School - learn how to make movies online.
- Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. "The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University teaches, engages in, and presents documentary work grounded in collaborative partnerships and extended fieldwork that uses photography, film/video, audio, and narrative writing to capture and convey contemporary memory, life, and culture. CDS values documentary work that balances community goals with individual artistic expression. CDS promotes documentary work that cultivates progressive change by amplifying voices, advancing human dignity, engendering respect among individuals, breaking down barriers to understanding, and illuminating social injustices. CDS conducts its work for local, regional, national, and international audiences.
- Columbia College - Chicago
- The Documentary Institute at the University of Florida The Documentary Institute produces programs for national distribution and offers a master's degree in documentary production.
- Hollywood Film Institute Web School - an online web-based film school. Take the two day course or more.
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- University of Iowa Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature
- provides intensive work in Literature, Film and Audiovisual study and Film and Video Production, Literary Theory, and Critical Methods. The program supports study in comparative arts, particularly with emphasis on cinema, where our resources are especially strong. Students and faculty have easy access to the Translation Workshop, an advanced film and video production facility, and the Institute for Cinema and Culture.
- University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts
- The Workshops was founded in 1973 as a summer conservatory for the world's photographers and filmmakers. Over the past 30 summers, The Workshops has grown into a year-round college and learning center for the world's filmmakers, photographers, actors, writers, digital artists and creative professionals. We now offer 250 one-week workshops and master classes. Rockport College came into existence in 1996 and now offers an Associate of Arts degree, a Master of Fine Arts degree and a one-year Professional Certificate program.
For more information, visit Film School Confidential
Local Links
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Issues for concerned and active citizens in La Crosse
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LAMP helps raise funds to help sponsor a de-mining team in Afghanistan
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A portal into the world of Obbie & RoZ
Coulee Progressives - calendar, news and more
Viroqua.Org - news of the blue-green county of Viroqua
Ole Muddy Film Fest in Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Driftless Community Radio - streaming community radio for the people.
Jimmy Gillman - a professional writer for more than 30 years, Gillman
has written political speeches, is an accomplished and frequent public speaker, and is a well-known expert on film and the cinematic arts. His column, 'Past Picks,' has appeared weekly since 1997 in The La Crosse Tribune and The Winona Daily News.
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