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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Greater New York City Area

Anthology Film Archives is an international center for the preservation, study, and exhibition of film and video, with a particular focus on independent, experimental, and avant-garde cinema.

Greater New York City Area

Zeitgeist Films is a New York-based distribution company founded in 1988. We acquire and distribute the finest independent films from the U.S. and around the world.Zeitgeist has distributed first films by such notable directors as Todd Haynes, Christopher Nolan, Francois Ozon, Atom Egoyan and the Quay Brothers. Our catalog includes films from the world's most outstanding filmmakers including Agnes Varda, Guy Maddin, Olivier Assayas, Jia Zhang-ke, Abbas Kiarostami, Derek Jarman, Nuri… Show more Zeitgeist Films is a New York-based distribution company founded in 1988. We acquire and distribute the finest independent films from the U.S. and around the world.Zeitgeist has distributed first films by such notable directors as Todd Haynes, Christopher Nolan, Francois Ozon, Atom Egoyan and the Quay Brothers. Our catalog includes films from the world's most outstanding filmmakers including Agnes Varda, Guy Maddin, Olivier Assayas, Jia Zhang-ke, Abbas Kiarostami, Derek Jarman, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Peter Greenaway, Philippe Garrel, Yvonne Rainer, Jan Svankmajer, Andrei Zyvagintsev, Laura Poitras, Astra Taylor and Raoul Peck.Zeitgeist is renowned for ground-breaking documentaries which include THE CORPORATION, TROUBLE THE WATER, LAST TRAIN HOME, MY COUNTRY, MY COUNTRY, BALLETS RUSSES, MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES, INTO GREAT SILENCE, THE GLEANERS AND I, DERRIDA, UP THE YANGTZE and BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK.Six Zeitgeist films have been nominated for Academy Awards and one, NOWHERE IN AFRICA, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Our films have been honored by festivals throughout the world with Grand Prizes at Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Tribeca, and IDFA in Amsterdam.The Museum of Modern Art honored Zeitgeist with a month-long, 20th anniversary retrospective of our films in 2008. Show less

Greater New York City Area

The Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to celebrate Independent film—long, short, fiction and documentary—and to introduce a unique and varied spectrum of international films and filmmakers to our audiences. The festival is committed to exhibiting films that express fresh voices and differing global perspectives, with the hope that these programs will enlighten audiences, provide invaluable exposure for filmmakers and present inspired entertainment for all.

Greater New York City Area

Among its missions, DOC NYC aims to:CURATE: guide audiences toward inspiring work.CROSS FERTILIZE: gather practitioners of many fields – filmmakers, writers, photographers and other storytellers to inspire each other.CROSS GENERATIONS: use the festival’s partnership with School of Visual Arts as a means for younger and older voices to communicate.CULTIVATE NEW AUDIENCES: attract newcomers with the excitement of a festival atmosphere.EXPAND DISTRIBUTION: help documentary… Show more Among its missions, DOC NYC aims to:CURATE: guide audiences toward inspiring work.CROSS FERTILIZE: gather practitioners of many fields – filmmakers, writers, photographers and other storytellers to inspire each other.CROSS GENERATIONS: use the festival’s partnership with School of Visual Arts as a means for younger and older voices to communicate.CULTIVATE NEW AUDIENCES: attract newcomers with the excitement of a festival atmosphere.EXPAND DISTRIBUTION: help documentary storytellers make the most of emerging technologies such as video downloads, podcasts and electronic readers.CREATE SOCIAL SPACE: bring people together in theaters, lounges, and discussion spaces in Greenwich Village and Chelsea.MAKE THE MOST OF NYC: foster fresh connections between residents and expose visitors to the opportunities that happen only in New York. Show less

Greater New York City Area

Little Cinema is an immersive film series founded by audio visual artist CHNNLS (Jay Rinsky) with the support and partnership of House of Yes. The series is dedicated to using cinema as raw creative material to incorporate and blend live performance into it in new creative ways.Each week CHNNLS collaborates with an array of artists, producers and directors to remix and re-contextualize a new film. To date, 23 unique productions have been created since January 2016. We will have a new… Show more Little Cinema is an immersive film series founded by audio visual artist CHNNLS (Jay Rinsky) with the support and partnership of House of Yes. The series is dedicated to using cinema as raw creative material to incorporate and blend live performance into it in new creative ways.Each week CHNNLS collaborates with an array of artists, producers and directors to remix and re-contextualize a new film. To date, 23 unique productions have been created since January 2016. We will have a new season of shows in fall 2016.Equipped with a 22 foot screen, HD cinematic projector and positioned inside the the spectacular performance space of House of Yes in Bushwick, Little Cinema is bringing live music, spoken word, contemporary dance, and showmanship to the normally static framework of the movie theater. Every film is a performance. Show less

Greater New York City Area

MUBI is a curated online cinema bringing you cult, classic, independent, and award-winning movies. Available in over 200 countries around the globe and on multiple devices, a subscription to MUBI is a passport to the world of cinema. Every day our film experts introduce you to a great film, and you have a whole month to watch it. That's 365 extraordinary films a year curated by MUBI.

Greater New York City Area

We support the directors, producers and creatives who entrust us with their ideas. We support the clients who entrust us with their brands. We support the salespeople who entrust us with their credibility. We support the employees and freelancers who entrust us with their livelihoods. We do so by recognizing that the primary responsibility of a company is to make a superlative product in a positive and stable environment. You will believe this by talking to us and by talking to others about us.… Show more We support the directors, producers and creatives who entrust us with their ideas. We support the clients who entrust us with their brands. We support the salespeople who entrust us with their credibility. We support the employees and freelancers who entrust us with their livelihoods. We do so by recognizing that the primary responsibility of a company is to make a superlative product in a positive and stable environment. You will believe this by talking to us and by talking to others about us. You will experience this by working with us. Show less

Greater New York City Area

Tribeca Film Institute champions storytellers to be catalysts for change in their communities and around the world. Each year, we identify a diverse group of exceptional filmmakers and media artists then empower them with funding and resources to fully realize their stories and connect with audiences. Further, our education programs empower students through hands-on training and exposure to socially relevant films, offering young people the media skills necessary to be creative and productive… Show more Tribeca Film Institute champions storytellers to be catalysts for change in their communities and around the world. Each year, we identify a diverse group of exceptional filmmakers and media artists then empower them with funding and resources to fully realize their stories and connect with audiences. Further, our education programs empower students through hands-on training and exposure to socially relevant films, offering young people the media skills necessary to be creative and productive global citizens. Show less

Brooklyn, Ny

Each year through the lens of 26 independent films, America ReFramed tells the stories of a diverse and transforming America: what makes us different -- race, ethnicity, religion, sexual preference, abilities -- as well as what we share in common. With weekly 60- to 90-minute independent films, followed by provocative conversations led by host/moderator Natasha Del Toro, this weekly series offers an unfiltered look at people rarely given a voice on national television. America ReFramed features… Show more Each year through the lens of 26 independent films, America ReFramed tells the stories of a diverse and transforming America: what makes us different -- race, ethnicity, religion, sexual preference, abilities -- as well as what we share in common. With weekly 60- to 90-minute independent films, followed by provocative conversations led by host/moderator Natasha Del Toro, this weekly series offers an unfiltered look at people rarely given a voice on national television. America ReFramed features personal storytelling often tied to national issues like social injustice. Show less

Level 3, Block Court, 290 Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000

MIFF showcases the best in current cinema from around the world as well as retrospectives, tributes and discussion programs. Since its inception, MIFF has also been committed to local film: it is Australia's largest showcase of new Australian cinema and is the country’s most vocal champion of emerging and established local filmmaking talent. The festival also hosts many celebratory world premieres of local films.

Level 11, Manchester Unity Building 220 Collins Street Melbourne, Vic 3000 - See

The Melbourne Cinémathèque is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to importing and screening significant films from the history of international cinema. The Melbourne Cinémathèque aims to present films in the medium they were created and as closely as possible to screen films the way they would have originally screened (i.e. big screen, celluloid prints, not video or DVD). Programmes include a diverse selection of classic and contemporary films showcasing director retrospectives… Show more The Melbourne Cinémathèque is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to importing and screening significant films from the history of international cinema. The Melbourne Cinémathèque aims to present films in the medium they were created and as closely as possible to screen films the way they would have originally screened (i.e. big screen, celluloid prints, not video or DVD). Programmes include a diverse selection of classic and contemporary films showcasing director retrospectives, special guest appearances and thematic series including archival material and new or restored prints. Show less

Level 6 225 Bourke St (City Village) Melbourne, 3000

Presenting the best films and artwork from around the world, the annual Human Rights Arts & Film Festival (HRAFF) will challenge, touch and inspire audiences from all walks of life.HRAFF is a Melbourne based not-for-profit organisation devoted to the exploration of human rights issues through an annual film and arts festival and an on-going schools and community program. HRAFF selects its arts and film to engage and inform people on human rights issues.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne Filmoteca is a independent, non-profit, volunteer-run group which aims to provide a space for people with a broad range of interests and backgrounds to learn about, and appreciate, not only film and video from the regions, but also the language, music and cultures of Spain and Latin America. Melbourne Filmoteca holds monthly screenings of Latin American and Spanish film at ACMI cinemas (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) in Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia.

Acmi Federation Square Flinders Street, Melbourne Vic 3000

The festival takes place every October/November in various cities in Australia and has managed to bring some of the most important FILMs that have come out from Mexico. The festival looks at independent, documentaries, dramas and everything in between. And the program results in a hand picked selection of the best stories that are coming out of Mexico.

Bachelor'S Degree, Film/Cinema/Video Studies

Cinema Studies

Cinematography And Lighting