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Google | Bing | Ask | Yahoo | List of Search Engines | Dogpile | You Tube
Weather / Time / Maps | Budgeting & Pre-Production | Research |
Film Commissions | Organizations | News | Computer |
Travel | Office | Courier | Legal | Insurance | Post Production |
Coffee Break
WEATHER / TIME / MAPS
Environment Canada | The Weather Network Weather | Wunderground Weather (for Intl weather too)
Time – World Time Server | Time and Date (set up a mulit-zone clock)
Maps – Google Maps | Bing Maps | Yahoo Maps | Multi Map
BUDGETING & PRE-PRODUCTION
Software – Movie Magic | Boiler Plate | Media Services (Showbiz)
Payroll Services – EP Services | Cast and Crew | Sargent Disc (UK)
Currency Exchange – X-Rates | XE.com | Pacific Exchange (can plot/chart exchange history) | Bank of Canada
Labour Rates - (see Research: Production Guides, Film Commissions, and Organizations: Unions & Guilds, below)
Labour Rates/Rules - Children – Ministry of Labour (Child Actors BC) | Studio Teachers (re: Child Actors - Calif.)
Job Websites – Media Job Search Canada | Crew List.net | Playback Mag (Careers) | Work in Culture (ON) | Shoots.com (incl. Intl)
RESEARCH
Resources & Production Guides – CFTPA Guide | Reel West | BC Film (Industry Info) | Hollywood North F.Net | SMPIA (SK) | Ont. Prdn Guide (OMDC) | Ottawa Prdn Guide |(also see Film Commissions...)
Movie Research – IMDB (Internet Movie Database) | All Movie.com | Movieset.com
Resources - International – Mandy's Links | Production Hub | Movie Partners (see Smart Links) | Film-Media Resources | P3 Prdn Update | Spectrocom Producer Masterguide | Kemps Int'l (411) | Visual Net | The Knowledge (UK) | International Producer’s Guide to Canada
Company/Market Research – SEDAR (public Can. companies) | CRTC’s Multiple Ownership Index (for info on multi-owned companies) | Hoovers Online (see Companies & Industries) | Euro AV Observatory
General Research – The Ref Desk | A-Z - Government of Canada Index | Culture Canada | IPL (Internet Public Library | Libweb (world public libraries)
FILM COMMISSIONS
Association of Film Commissioners (search for commissions)
Shoots.com (list of film commissions)
A Few Film Commissions in Canada
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ORGANIZATIONS
Cdn Film & TV Producers Assoc (CFPTA) | Academy of Cdn Cinema & TV (ACCT) | Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) | National Screen Institute (NSI) | Women in Film & TV - Vancouver (incl. Producer's Workbook 4) | Women in Film & TV - Alberta | Women in Film & TV - Toronto | Women in Film & TV - Montreal
Provincial – Cinevic (BC) | Cineworks (BC) | BC Institute of Film Pros | AMPIA (AB) | Calgary (CSIF) | Filmpool (SK) | LIFT (ON) | APFTQ (QC) | NB Film Co-op | Prod Assoc of Nfld
International – Producer's Guild of America (USA) | New Producer's Alliance (NPA - UK) | Producer's Alliance for Cinema & TV (PACT - UK) | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (Oscars) | Intl Academy of TV Arts & Sciences - International Emmys | WIFTI - Women in Film International
Unions & Guilds - Canada – ACTRA | UBCP | DGC | WGC | IATSE-International | ACFC West | NABET 700
Unions & Guilds - USA – SAG | AFTRA | DGA | WGA-West | WGA-East | AFM
Unions & Guilds - UK – British Equity | BECTU | DGGB | WGGB
NEWS
Trades – Playback Mag | Variety | Hollywood Reporter | Screen International | ShowBiz Data | LF Examiner
Box Office – FilmChat Blog (Cdn & N.A. box office stats) | Box Office Mojo | ShowBiz Data Box Office | The Numbers | Worldwide Box Office
National/Intl News – Globe & Mail | The National Post | Canada.com | CNN | LA Times | NY Times | The Guardian (UK) | The Times (UK) | The Australian | World Newspapers (Online Newspapers.com)
News Compilations – Google News | Rocket News | Bourque Newswatch
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COMPUTER
Internet - Domain Names – Just Hosting | Cdn Registration (CIRA) | InterNIC | Better Whois | DNS Stuff & IP Tools | Internet Traffic Report | Alexa Web Traffic Rankings | ARIN (N.America/S.Africa) | APNIC (Asia Pacific) | RIPE (Europe/Mid-East/Ctrl Asia/N.Africa) | LACNIC (Latin America/Caribbean) | AfrNIC (Africa)
Anti-Virus/Security – Symantec Hoax Page | Norton (Symantec) | McAfee | Ad-Aware (Lavasoft spyware removal) | Cert: FAQ - Home Network Security | Bachelors Degree: Tips to Stay Safe Online
What is? – What are Cookies | What is Wifi | What is RSS | What is Bluetooth | What is VOIP
Software – Tucows | Microsoft | Firefox (Mozilla) | Adobe (for PDF Reader & Flash) | Real Player | Skype
TRAVEL
Online Booking – Flight Network | Travelocity | Expedia | Kayak
Airport & Flight Info – Flightview | World Airport Guide | Air Canada | Westjet
Travel Info & Reports – Consular Affairs | CDC Travel Health
City & Travel Guides – Explore Canada | Vancouver GVRD | Toronto.com | Montreal.com (see links) | Explore North | Online Hiways Travel Guide | World Travel Guide
Transportation Info – BC Ministry of Transport | ON Road Reports | QC Traffic Cams | CBSA Border Wait Times | Leonard's CamWorld (inc. traffic cams)
OFFICE
Template Forms – PM101 forms & templates | Filmcontracts.net
Telephone Look-up – Canada 411 | Reverse Phone Directory | AT&T - Any Who (with intl phone bk links)
Postal Codes – Canada Post | Yahoo World Postal Info
Supplies – Staples | Office Depot | Grand & Toy
Safety – Assoc of Workers Compensation Boards (WCB) | SHAPE (BC) | DGC-ON Health & Safety
Languages – Google Translate | Babel Fish | Online French/English Dictionary
COURIER
Fedex Canada | Purolator | DHL | Canada Post
Customs/Immigration – Canada Customs (CBSA) | Can. Society of Brokers | Canada Immigration | CRA Film Advisory Services (Taxation)
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LEGAL
Cdn Intellectual Property Office | Benedict Copyright Website | World Intellectual Property Org | EFF Intellectual Property Online
Online Legal Libraries – Internet Legal Resource Guide | Find Law | Law Guru | Wex Legal Dictionary
Lawyers – Heenan Blaikie | Fraser Milner Casgrain | Lon Hall Attorneys | Cdn Lawyers.ca | Cdn Bar Association (CBA) | HG Law Firms Worldwide
Music Rights – CMRRA | SOCAN | ASCAP | BMI
Script Research – Pearce Research | The Rights Company | Hollywood Script Research | Act One Script Clearance
INSURANCE
Completion Guarantor (Bond) – Film Finances Canada | Film Finances
POST PRODUCTION
Post Info – HD Wiki Info | HDTV FAQ | Blu-Ray Info | NTSC Info | PAL Info | SECAM Info | DVD FAQ | Dolby | THX
ISAN – ISAN Canada | ISAN.org
Stock Footage – Footage.net | BBC Motion Gallery | National Geographic | CBC Archives | Fotosearch | iStockphoto | CanStockPhoto
COFFEE BREAK
Coffee FAQ | Tea Council of UK | Snopes Urban Legends Reference | How Stuff Works | Say Hello to the World | Earth & Moon Viewer | Deb Patz' F.I.L.M. Blog
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Disclaimer:
I have compiled these links pages for resource purposes and am not responsible for the content of the external Internet sites; you use the links on these links pages at your own risk. Inclusion of particular links does not imply my recommendation of any particular product or service. I strive to keep the information on this website up to date, but assume no liability or responsibility for errors or omissions. Links are added at my sole discretion. If you disagree with any of the terms of this disclaimer, please do not use these links pages.
To suggest a useful link, contact me at patzelliott-[at]-debpatz-[dot]-com.
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