Media Organizations
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy is the organization awarding the Oscar, fellowships, and grants, and has a library, archives, and film related databases.
http://www.oscars.org/ -
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards the prestigious Emmy awards, as well as others.
http://www.emmys.com/awards/halloffame.php -
American Library Association: Video Round Table
This site addresses issues that relate to library collections in all video formats.
http://www.ala.org/ala/vrt/vrt.htm -
British Film Institute
BFI promotes knowledge of Britain's film heritage and culture.
http://www.bfi.org.uk/ -
Canadian Film Institute
CFI is dedicated to the promotion of Canadian cinema.
http://www.cfi-icf.ca/cfi_2.html -
MediaRights
This site promotes documentaries and shorts by helping librarians and educators bring film into their curriculum.
http://www.mediarights.org/index.php -
Mexican Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences
La Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematograficas has been Mexico's "Academy" since 1946.
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The Motion Picture Association of America
The MPAA is the U.S. industry organization that determines film ratings and seeks to prevent media piracy.
http://www.mpaa.org/ -
Museum of Broadcast Communications
This site is used to entertain and inform through their archived collection.
http://www.museum.tv/ -
Museum of Television & Radio
This site gives information about screenings of unique radio and television programming.
http://www.mtr.org/ -
National Endowment for the Humanities
This is a federal agency that promotes humanities such as philosophy, literature, and history.
http://www.neh.gov -
National Film Preservation Board
These are films chosen by the library of congress which are thought to be historically, culturally, or aesthetically important films. This preservation board’s purpose is to raise awareness for diverse and rich films.
http://www.loc.gov/film/ -
Video Association of Dallas
VAD is the "voice of innovative, independent cinema for the Dallas area."
http://www.dallasvideo.org/