Trade Publications (  top)

Absolute Write: www.absolutewrite.com (online publication lists industry articles, agent listings, links, competitions, and message boards)

Authorlink: www.authorlink.com (online publication lists industry articles and agents)

Bigscreenbiz.com: www.bigscreenbiz.com (online publication lists links and directories 

Creative Screenwriting: www.creativescreenwriting.com (industry articles, links, and contest information)

Done Deal: www.scriptsales.com (online publication: resource for screenplay, pitch, treatment, and book sales in the film industry; agency, attorney, and production company listings, industry articles; and contests)

Exposure: www.exposure.co.uk  (online resource for low-budget independent filmmaking)

Fade In magazine: www.fadeinmag.com (lists script competitions, industry articles, and links)

Film Comment magazine: www.filmlinc.com (this is the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Web site: click on Film Comment icon; industry articles)

Film Threat: www.filmthreat.com (industry articles)

Filmmaker Magazine: www.filmmakermagazine.com (industry articles; lists script competitions, events, and resources)

Filmmaking.net: www.filmmaking.net (online publication lists links, message boards, and industry articles)

FilmStew.com: www.filmstew.com  (online publication: industry articles, resources, and subscription film tracking service)

HollywoodLitSales.com: www.hollywoodlitsales.com (online publication: industry articles, resources, links, contests, and message boards)

The Hollywood Reporter: www.hollywoodreporter.com (industry articles)

Hollywood Scriptwriter: www.hollywoodscriptwriter.com (industry articles)

The Independent: www.aivf.org (this is the Association of Video and Filmmakers’ Web site: click on The Independent icon; lists competitions, seminars, resources and opportunities, links, and industry articles)

IndieClub.com: www.indieclub.com (online publication lists film festivals, networking, and industry articles)

Indiefilmpage: www.indiefilmpage.com (online publication lists film festivals, networking, and industry articles)

indieWIRE: www.indiewire.com (online publication: industry articles)

Inside Film Magazine Online: www.insidefilm.com (lists conferences, script competitions, and industry articles)

Movie Magazine International: www.shoestring.org (this is the Shoestring Radio Theater’s Web site: click on Movie Magazine International icon; radio program archives: interviews with talent, and more)

Moviebytes: www.moviebytes.com (online publication lists screenwriting competitions, contest report cards, resources, links, industry articles, and a subscription service: Who’s Buying What)

MovieMaker Magazine: www.moviemaker.com (available online and on newsstands: industry articles, links, jobs, and festivals)

NewEnglandFilm.com: www.newenglandfilm.com (online publication lists screenplay competitions, resources, events, links, and industry articles)

Premiere Magazine: www.premieremag.com (industry articles)

Screentalk: www.screentalk.biz (online international screenwriting publication: industry articles, resources, and published scripts)

Screenwriter Magazine: www.screenwritermag.com (lists agents and companies seeking material, screenplay competitions, conferences, seminars, links, and industry articles)

Screenwriters Online Insider Report: www.screenwriter.com (this is the Screenwriters Online’s Web site: click on Insider Report icon; industry articles, links and resources)

Screenwriter’s Utopia: www.screenwritersutopia.com (online screenwriting magazine lists competitions, seminars, and industry articles)

Scr(i)pt Magazine: www.scriptmag.com (industry articles, links, screenwriting contests, and resources)

Shooting People: www.shootingpeople.org (online U.K and N.Y. publication: industry articles, networking, links, and resources)

UGO Screenwriter’s Voice: www.screenwriting.ugo.com (online screenwriting publication lists competitions, seminars, links, and industry articles)

Underground Online: www.ugo.com (online publication lists resources, contests, and industry articles)

Variety: www.variety.com (daily, weekly, and online version: (industry articles)

When Teens Write: www.teenwriters.net (online publication lists industry articles and resources)

Wordplay: www.wordplayer.com (online screenwriting publication: industry articles)

Writer’s Digest: www.writersdigest.com (lists script competitions, seminars, industry articles, and links)

Written By: www.wga.org/writtenby/writtenby.aspx  (monthly publication of the WGA West: industry articles)

Organizations (  top)

Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences: (Beverly Hills) www.oscars.org (sponsors the Academy Awards, educational programs, seminars, and Nicholl fellowships)

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: (North Hollywood) www.emmys.org (education programs)

American Film Institute: (Los Angeles) www.afi.com  (school and seminars 

American Screenwriters Association: (Cincinnati-based) www.asascreenwriters.com (nationwide chapters and affiliates: newsletter, conferences, resources, and competitions) 

Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers: (New York City-based) www.aivf.org (workshops, publications, resources, facilities, and regional salons) 

Cinestory: (Chicago-based) www.cinestory.com (sponsors Cinestory Screenwriting Awards, workshops, and seminars) 

Directors Guild of America East and Directors Guild of America West: (New York City and Los Angeles) www.dga.org (publishes DGA Magazine: industry articles and online membership directory) 

Dramatists Guild of America: (New York City-based) www.dramaguild.com (seminars) 

Film Arts Foundation: (New York City-based) www.filmarts.org (seminars, screenings, and resources for independent filmmakers) 

Film Independent: (Los Angeles-based) www.filmindependent.org (produces the Independent Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival; seminars, screenings, producer series, Filmmaker Labs, cameras and casting rooms rentals, resource library with sample budgets and business plans, and other resources)  

Filmmakers Collaborative: (New York City-based) www.filmmakers.org (facilities for independent filmmakers, seminars, and resources) 

Film/Video Arts: (New York City-based): www.fva.com (equipment rental, seminars, and workshops) 

The Foundation Center: (locations in New York City, Atlanta, Cleveland, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.) www.fdncenter.org (resource center and online information for grants and workshops) 

Grub Street: (Boston-based) www.grubstreet.org (seminars and workshops) 

Independent Feature Project: (New York City-based) Web site: www.ifp.org (sponsors the Independent Feature Film Market, seminars, screenings, and other resources; check their Web site for additional nationwide chapters)  

New York Women in Film and Television: (New York City-based) www.nywift.org (seminars and screenings)  

Northwest Screenwriters Guild: (Seattle-based) www.nwsg.org (workshops, readings, and events)

The Organization of Black Screenwriters, Inc.: (Los Angeles-based) Web site: www.obswriter.com (script competitions, script development, agent outreach, and events) 

Producers Guild of America: (Los Angeles-based) www.producersguild.org. (resources and seminars)

Screen Actors Guild: (offices in New York City and Los Angeles) www.sag.org. (resources and links)  

The Sundance Institute: (Beverly Hills office) www.sundance.org (sponsors Sundance Film Festival, writers fellowship program, and events) 

U.S. Copyright Office: (Washington, D.C.-based) www.copyright.gov  (for application forms) 

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts: (nationwide locations) Web site: www.vlany.org (assists artists in need, and seminars)

 Women in Film: (Hollywood-based; nationwide and international chapters) www.wif.org (seminars and screenings)

Women in Film & Video/New England: (Boston-based) www.wifvne.org  (seminars and screenings)  

Writers Guild of America, East: (New York City-based) www.wgaeast.org (writers’ union, script registration, resources, seminars, links, and more)  

Writers Guild of America, West: (Los Angeles-based) www.wga.org (writers’ union, script registration, resources, seminars, links, and more. This site also provides extensive resources for researching information about your script, including Ask the Experts: organizations that provide free research information such as government departments, medical authorities, psychological references, and religious information.

Writers Guild of Canada (WGC): www.writersguildofcanada.com (script registration, links, resources, and more)

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