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book		The business of filmmaking Rochester, N.Y.: Eastman Kodak, 1978. Call No: 21(73) BUS CorpAuthor: Kodak Limited Source: US Place: Rochester, N.Y. Publisher: Eastman Kodak PubDate: 1978 PhysDes: 96 p. : ill. ; 28 cm Series: Kodak publication ; no. H-55 Subject: INDEPENDENT FILMS; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION; INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION Summary: "This publication concentrates on the business side of planning, producing, and distributing effective nontheatrical motion picture films." - TAKEN FROM BACK COVER Notes: Portions of the book were written for Kodak by Paul da Silva and Richard H. Rogers ISBN: 0879852038 More info
Interim book		Down and dirty pictures : Miramax, Sundance and the rise of independent film / Peter Biskind London: Bloomsbury, 2004. Call No: 721.3(73) BIS Author: Biskind, Peter Place: London Publisher: Bloomsbury PubDate: 2004 PhysDes: 24 cm ; 545 p Subject: DIRECTORS. USA; HOLLYWOOD; USA; AWARDS. ACADEMY; INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION; INDEPENDENT FILMS. USA; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. USA; DISTRIBUTION. USA; FESTIVALS. PARK CITY. SUNDANCE; MIRAMAX FILMS; AFFLECK, BEN; ALTMAN, ROBERT; ANDERS, ALLISON; ANDERSON, PAUL THOMAS; ANDERSON, WES; ARAKI, GREGG; ARONOFSKY, DARREN; ARTETA, MIGUEL; WEINSTEIN, BOB; WEINSTEIN, HARVEY; ALLEN, WOODY; ALL THE PRETTY HORSES (US, Billy Bob Thornton, 2000); FABULEUX DESTIN D'AMELIE POULAIN, LE (FR/GG, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001); APOSTLE, THE (US, Robert Duvall, 1997); AMERICAN BEAUTY (US, Sam Mendes, 1999); RESERVOIR DOGS (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1992) Summary: In Down and Dirty Pictures, Peter Biskind tells the story of the filmmakers and the independent distributors who revitalised Hollywood in the 1990s. He follows the growth of Sundance from a regional film festival to the premier showcase of independent film that it became, showing how it succeeded almost despite Robert Redford, whose visionary plans were often thwarted by his quixotic personality. He charts the meteoric rise of the controversial Harvey Weinstein, often described as the last mogul who, with his brother Bob, left a trail of carnage in his wake, yet created an Oscar factory that is the envy of the studios. [Taken from inner jacket sleeve]. ISBN: 0747565708 ID2: 341 More info
book		Film policy : an Australian reader / edited by Albert Moran [Queensland], Australia: Institute for Cultural Policy Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Griffith University, 1994. Call No: 205.1(94) FIL Author: Moran, Albert CorpAuthor: Griffith University. Institute for Cultural Policy Studies; Film Policy Conference (1991 : Griffith University) Place: [Queensland], Australia Publisher: Institute for Cultural Policy Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Griffith University PubDate: 1994 PhysDes: iii, 193 p. ; 30 cm Series: Special publication of the Institute for Cultural Policy Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Griffith University Subject: STATE AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT CONTROL. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, FILM. UK; INDUSTRY, FILM. NEW ZEALAND; INDUSTRY, TV. AUSTRALIA; QUOTA. AUSTRALIA; NATIONAL CONTENT. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL CINEMA; AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES AND TV; MAORI CINEMA; ADVERTISING FOR FILMS. AUSTRALIA; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA : NEW SOUTH WALES; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA : QUEENSLAND; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA : SOUTH AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES FILM AND TELEVISION OFFICE; QUEENSLAND FILM DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Notes: "These papers were originally presented at the Film Policy Conference hosted by the Institute for Cultural Policy Studies at Griffith University in Brisbane in 1991"--Cover p. [4]; Includes bibliographical references ISBN: 0868575453 LON: 9849431 More info
book		Independent feature film production : a complete guide from concept through distribution / by Gregory Goodell New York, N.Y.: St Martin's Press, c1982. Call No: 222(73) GOO Author: Goodell, Gregory Edition: 1st ed Place: New York, N.Y. Publisher: St Martin's Press PubDate: c1982 PhysDes: xxv, 323 p. ; 22 cm Subject: INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION; FINANCING; BUDGETING; CASTING; PRODUCING; POST-PRODUCTION; DISTRIBUTION Notes: Includes index ISBN: 0312413076 : $17.95 LON: 2227689 2227689 More info
book		Independent filmmaking around the Globe / edited by Doris Baltruschat and Mary P. Erickson Toronto: University of Toronto Press, c2015. Call No: 210.4 IND Author: Baltruschat, Doris (ed.); Erickson, Mary P. (ed.) Source: US Place: Toronto Publisher: University of Toronto Press PubDate: c2015 PhysDes: xii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Subject: FILMMAKING; INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS; INDEPENDENT FILMS; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION; INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS; DIRECTORS; PRODUCERS; CRITICISM; EUROPEAN CINEMA; BRITISH CINEMA; UNITED KINGDOM; AUSTRALIA; PERU; GREECE; TURKEY; IRAQ; CHINA; AFRICA; MALAYSIA; CANADA; USA Summary: "Independent Filmmaking around the Globe calls attention to the significant changes taking place in independent cinema today, as new production and distribution technology and shifting social dynamics make it easier for independent filmmakers to produce films outside both the mainstream global film industry and their own national film systems. Identifying and analyzing the many complex forces that shape the production and distribution of feature films, the authors detail how independent filmmakers create work that reflects independent voices and challenges political, economic, and cultural constraints. With chapters on the under-explored cinemas of Greece, Turkey, Iraq, China, Malaysia, Peru, and West Africa, as well as traditional production centres such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, Independent Filmmaking around the Globe explores how contemporary independent filmmaking increasingly defines the global cinema of our time." -- TAKEN FROM FIRST PAGE OF BOOK Notes: Includes bibliographical references and filmography ISBN: 9781442626836 Donation: Senses of Cinema Contents: -- foreword: producing independently in global industry / David Hamilton -- ackowledgments -- 1.The Meaning of Independence: Concepts, Contexts, and Interpretations / Mary P. Erickson -- pt. One Independent Film vis-a-vis the Local and Global Mainstream -- 2.An Increasingly Global Presence: Contemporary American Independent Cinema outside the United States / Yannis Tzioumakis -- 3.European Union Initiatives for Independent Filmmakers across Europe / Teresa Hoefert de Turegano -- 4.Dependency and Independence in British Independent Film / Erik Knudsen -- 5.From Aussiewood Movies to Guerrilla Filmmaking: Independent Filmmaking and Contemporary Australian Cinema / Mark David Ryan -- 6.Independent Filmmaking in the Peruvian Context: Seeking Meaning / Gabriela Martinez -- pt. Two The Meaning of Independence in Regions of Conflict and Change -- 7.In the Shadow of the Studios, the State, and the Multiplexes: Independent Filmmaking in Greece / Lydia Papadimitriou -- 8.Turkish Independent Cinema: Between Bourgeois Auteurism and Political Radicalism / Murat Akser -- 9.Filmmaking in Iraq: A Rebirth / Mary P. Erickson -- 10.The Grassroots Perspective: Sixth Generation Cinema and Independent Filmmaking in China / Hongwei Lu -- 11.Independent Filmmaking in Africa: New Voices and Challenges / Martin Mhando -- pt. Three Digital Media and the Independent Voice -- 12.Syiok Sendiri? Independent Filmmaking in Malaysia / Gaik Cheng Khoo -- 13.Independent Filmmaking in the Canadian Arctic / Doris Baltruschat -- 14.Digital Video Films as "Independent" African Cinema / Sheila Petty -- glossary -- filmography -- bibliography -- contributors -- More info
book		Independent filmmaking in Australia, 1960-1980 / Nick Herd North Ryde, N.S.W.: Australian Film and Televison School, 1983. Call No: 71(94) HER Author: Herd, Nick CorpAuthor: Australian Film and Television School Place: North Ryde, N.S.W. Publisher: Australian Film and Televison School PubDate: 1983 PhysDes: xi, 68 p. : ill. ; 25 cm Subject: INDEPENDENT FILMS. AUSTRALIA; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIA Notes: Cinematography. Australia, 1960-1980 (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0683299); Bibliography: p. 54-57 ISBN: 064292547X : price unknown LON: 2686388 More info
book		The Independent producer : film and television / Amanda Harcourt ... [et al.] London Boston: Faber and Faber, 1986. Call No: 222 IND Author: Harcourt, Amanda Place: London Boston Publisher: Faber and Faber PubDate: 1986 PhysDes: 312 p. : ill. ; 22 cm Subject: INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION; PRODUCING; COPYRIGHT; BUDGETING; FINANCING; DISTRIBUTION Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 299-301 ISBN: 057113971X (pbk.) LON: 4274409 More info
Special issue serial		Independent producers and distributors 2001 Hollywood Reporter, August 2001. Call No: Journal Shelves. Hollywood Reporter Publisher: Hollywood Reporter PubDate: August 2001 Subject: INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION; DISTRIBUTORS; DISTRIBUTION; PRODUCERS Language: English More info
subject clippings file		INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings Subject: INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA More info
subject clippings file		INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. USA Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings Subject: INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. USA More info
book		Making money in film and video : a handbook for freelancers and independents / Raul da Silva New York: Prentice Hall Press, c1986. Call No: 222(73) DAS Author: Da Silva, Raul Place: New York Publisher: Prentice Hall Press PubDate: c1986 PhysDes: xvi, 160 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION; PRODUCING; ADVERTISING FOR FILMS Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 141-152 ISBN: 0671614118 (pbk.) : $10.95 LON: 3270861 More info
book		The movie game : the film business in Britain, Europe, and America / Martin Dale London Herndon, VA, USA: Cassell, 1997. Call No: 201 DAL Author: Dale, Martin Place: London Herndon, VA, USA Publisher: Cassell PubDate: 1997 PhysDes: xi, 340 p. : ill. ; 23 cm Subject: INDUSTRY, FILM. UK; INDUSTRY, FILM. EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; INDUSTRY, FILM. USA; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT AID. EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; QUOTA. EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; DISTRIBUTORS; ALMODOVAR, PEDRO; PUTTNAM, DAVID; BERLUSCONI, SILVIO; BERRI, CLAUDE; BESSON, LUC Summary: The Movie Game is the first ever comprehensive guide to the industry on both sides of the Atlantic. The book outlines the game rules for the Majors, Independents, Foreign Sales Agents and the European subsidy system. Europe has always been the 'hidden' half of the American film equation. The Majors were built by native Europeans and have always been highly dependent on European talent and revenues. The Independents finance their films through pre-sales to Europe, and many of the leading producers are native Europeans who have relocated to the movie colony. While the American Majors thrive on high-risk free-market capitalism, Europe's media groups are enmeshed in political straitjackets designed to defend the 'national interest'. Quotas and subsidies have herded European cinema into a cultural ghetto from which it is very difficult to conduct rational debate. The MEDIA Programme seems only to have intensified the problem; Inspiration is drawn from the European film-makers who have succeeded in rising above the 'subsidy trap' mentality. The book concludes with profiles of producers such as David Puttnam, Claude Berri, Pedro Almodovar and Luc Besson. They are the human face of the industry and prove that however bureaucratic the world becomes, there will always be mavericks who stand out and make their voice heard Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-334) and index ISBN: 0304333867; 0304333875 (pbk.) LON: gb 97034316; 13222852 More info
Interim book		New player : Australia/film/version 1.0 / Tim Richards Melbourne: Ematic Pty Ltd, 1999. Call No: 210.4(94) RIC; FRONT DESK Author: Richards, Tim Source: AT Place: Melbourne Publisher: Ematic Pty Ltd PubDate: 1999 PhysDes: 42 p. Subject: COPYRIGHT. AUSTRALIA; VIDEO, FILMS ON. AUSTRALIA; DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA; FESTIVALS; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA More info
book		Off-Hollywood : the making and marketing of independent films / David Rosen, with Peter Hamilton New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990. Call No: 210.2(73) ROS Author: Rosen, David (David M.); Hamilton, Peter Edition: 1st ed Place: New York Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld PubDate: 1990 PhysDes: xx, 326 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION; INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION; ADVERTISING FOR FILMS; STAND AND DELIVER (US, Ramon Menendez, 1988); BALLAD OF GREGORIO CORTEZ, THE (US, Robert M. Young, 1983); COLD FEET (US, Bruce van Dusen, 1983); EATING RAOUL (US, Paul Bartel, 1982); NORTE, EL (US, Gregory Nava, 1983); GOOD FIGHT, THE (US, Noel Buckner, Mary Dore & Sam Sills, 1984); HEARTLAND (US, Richard Pearce, 1979); HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE (US, Robert Townsend, 1987); MY DINNER WITH ANDRE (US, Louis Malle, 1981); OLD ENOUGH (US, Marisa Silver, 1984); RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS SEVEN (US, John Sayles, 1980); WEAVERS - WASN'T THAT A TIME, THE (US, James B. Brown, 1981); WILD STYLE (US/GW, Charlie Ahearn, 1983) Notes: "Based on a study originally commissioned by the Sundance Institute and the Independent Feature Project." ISBN: 0802131875 (pa) LON: 6416531 More info
book		Queensland images : in film and television / edited by Jonathan Dawson and Bruce Molloy St. Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Press, 1990. Call No: 71(943) QUE Copy Management: Copy 1; Copy 2 Author: Dawson, Jonathan; Molloy, Bruce Place: St. Lucia, Qld. Publisher: University of Queensland Press PubDate: 1990 PhysDes: xii, 180 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 22 cm Subject: INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA: QUEENSLAND; COMMERCIALS, TV. AUSTRALIA: QUEENSLAND; MYTH AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA: QUEENSLAND; DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA : QUEENSLAND; SOCIETIES, FILM. AUSTRALIA: QUEENSLAND; QUEENSLAND; AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION; QUEENSLAND FILM CORPORATION; MCKIMMIE, JACKIE; BURNE, GEORGE; BANNAH, MAX; MORRIS, MONTY; MARKS, DICK; BUDDIES (AT, Arch Nicholson, 1983); COOLANGATTA GOLD, THE (AT, Igor Auzins, 1984); MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE [TV] (US, 1966-73, 1988-); CANE TOADS : AN UNNATURAL HISTORY (AT, Mark Lewis, 1987); SONS OF MATTHEW (AT, Charles Chauvel, 1949) Notes: Bibliography: p. [177]-180 ISBN: 070222331X (pbk.) : $24.95 LON: abn90164773; 7319368 More info
book		A select list of Australian independent films held by the Film & Video Collection / Education Department of Victoria Carlton, Vic.: Education Department of Victoria, [1984?]. Call No: 210.2(94) SEL Author: Herd, Nick Edition: n.d. Place: Carlton, Vic. Publisher: Education Department of Victoria PubDate: [1984?] PhysDes: 27 pages ; 30cm Subject: INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS. AUSTRALIA; INDEPENDENT FILMS. AUSTRALIA; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA More info
book		Shooting to kill : how an independent producer blasts through the barriers to make movies that matter / Christine Vachon with David Edelstein New York: Avon Books, c1998. Call No: 210.2(73) VAC Author: Vachon, Christine; Edelstein, David Place: New York Publisher: Avon Books PubDate: c1998 PhysDes: 335 p. : ill. ; 21 cm Subject: INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION; BUDGETING; DISTRIBUTION; POST-PRODUCTION; FINANCING; HAYNES, TODD; VACHON, CHRISTINE; VELVET GOLDMINE (UK, Todd Haynes, 1998); I SHOT ANDY WARHOL (US, Mary Harron, 1996); KIDS (US, Larry Clark, 1995); SAFE (US, Todd Haynes, 1995); STONEWALL (US/UK, Nigel Finch, 1995) Notes: Includes index ISBN: 0380 LON: 13921660 More info
book		Spike, Mike, slackers & dykes : a guided tour across a decade of American independent cinema / John Pierson with the conversational collaboration of Kevin Smith London: Faber and Faber, 1996, c1995. Call No: 210.2(73) PIE Author: Pierson, John Place: London Publisher: Faber and Faber PubDate: 1996, c1995 PhysDes: 374 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports ; 24 cm Subject: INDEPENDENT FILMS. USA; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. USA; FESTIVALS. PARK CITY. SUNDANCE; WARNER BROS.; MIRAMAX FILMS; SMITH, KEVIN; WEISS, ROB; MOORE, MICHAEL; TROCHE, ROSE; TURNER, GUINEVERE; LEE, SPIKE; LINKLATER, RICHARD; BORDEN, LIZZIE; Pierson, John; GOMEZ, NICK; JARMUSCH, JIM; MORRIS, ERROL; AMONGST FRIENDS (US, Rob Weiss, 1993); ANNA (US, Yurek Bogayevicz, 1987); CLERKS (US, Kevin Smith, 1994); MALLRATS (US, Kevin Smith, 1995); GO FISH (US, Rose Troche, 1994); PARTING GLANCES (US, Bill Sherwood, 1986); STRANGER THAN PARADISE (US/GW, Jim Jarmusch, 1984); WORKING GIRLS (US, Lizzie Borden, 1986); ROGER AND ME (US, Michael Moore, 1989); SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT (US, Spike Lee, 1986); HOOP DREAMS (US, Steve James, 1994); SLACKER (US, Richard Linklater, 1990); THIN BLUE LINE, THE (US, Errol Morris, 1988) Notes: First published in the USA in 1995 by Hyperion/Miramax; Includes index ISBN: 0571179142 (pbk.) LON: 13149590 More info
book		Structual alternatives : a report on the Channel 4 franchised workshops in Britain and its relevance down under / This report was compiled by Penny Robins with the assistance of Film Victoria and the Australian Film Commission Fitzroy, Vic.: Call No: 210.55(41/94) ROB Author: Robins, Penny Source: AT Place: Fitzroy, Vic. PhysDes: 17 p. ; 22 cm Subject: CHANNEL FOUR; INDEPENDENT FILMS. AUSTRALIA; INDEPENDENT FILMS. UK; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA More info
book		Submission to the Australian Government's 2010 review of the independent screen production sector / Screen Australia [Sydney]: Screen Australia, August 2010. Call No: 210.4(94) SCR CorpAuthor: Screen Australia Edition: Revised August 2010 Place: [Sydney] Publisher: Screen Australia PubDate: August 2010 PhysDes: 110 p. ; 30 cm Subject: SCREEN AUSTRALIA; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT AID; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA More info
journal article		Why Australian producers should think more like distributors in Lumina (Winter 2009) iss.1 p.19-31 Author: Sheehan, Vincent PhysDes: Article Subject: INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT; PORCHLIGHT FILMS Summary: Opinion piece on the role of independent producers within the feature film industry and government and private investment strategies which might contribute to a sustainable business model. The success of independent distributors is proposed as an example for study. More info

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