Film and Video - Get Involved!
The following list is composed of links of interest for film and video majors. Students are encouraged to submit their productions to film festivals and connect with professional organizations by attending events and networking with fellow professionals.
Grand Valley
Grand Valley Clubs / Organizations
Note: Some of these clubs are active, some are not. If you have an idea for a club you would like to start, or re-invigorate, speak with a faculty member.
- Laker Link for Info about ALL Clubs
- Grand Valley Television (GVTV)
- Grand Valley Film Academy
- Women in Cinema
- Cinesthesia
- Cinematography Club
- Animation Guild
- Script
- GVFX
- Cinespace
Film Fests and More
- NextFrame Student Film & Video Festival
- Student Academy Awards
- Reality Bytes Independent Student Film Festival
- Athens International Film & Video Festival - Athens, OH
- ASIFA - animation
- MadCat Women's International Film Festival
- Black Maria Film & Video Festival
- Big Muddy Film Festival
- Chiaroscuro International Film Series
- East Lansing Film Festival
- Grand Rapids Film Festival
- Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival
- Latin American Film Festival
- New Urbanism Film Festival
- The Mosaic Film Experience
Favorite Links
Grand Rapids Area
- MCAI: Media Communications Association International (formerly ITVA)
- Grand Rapids Office of Special Events
- Grand Rapids Community Media Center
- Grand Rapids Institute for Information Technology
- Grand Valley State University Library (Audio/Video Collection)
- GVSU Facebook Page
- Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA)
- WKTV Public Access TV
- Pickle Fort Film Collective
- Grand Rapids Film Society
- 36 Hour Film Challenge
- Lowing Light & Grip
- Braincell Camera
Michigan
Outside the Grand Rapids Area
- ASIFA (animation organization)
- MediaRights.org (a community website that helps media-makers, educators, nonprofits, and activists use documentaries to encourage action and inspire dialogue on contemporary social issues.)
- East Lansing Film Festival
- AWN
- SIGGRAPH
- University Film and Video Association (UFVA)
- American Film Institute
- California Newsreel
- Women in Cinema
- Library of Congress General Motion Picture Site
- IFILM
- Film and TV Studies Internet Movie Database
- Academy of TV Arts and Sciences
- The Palace (Classic Films)
- British Film Institute
- Scriptwriting Drew's Script-O-Rama (Complete Scripts)
- Screentalk International
- Mandy.com
- Film Developer
- Done Deal Archives (Scripts bought and sold)
- hot docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
- Microcinema.com
- ATAS College Awards
- Making Indies
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