Resources
Black Women Film! Canada
http://www.blackwomenfilm.ca/Black Women Film! Canada is a collective of Black women filmmakers dedicated to forwarding the careers, networks and skills of filmmakers and media artists who are Black female identified of the Canadian African diaspora. Black Women Film! provides ongoing networking opportunities for its growing community of emerging and established Black women filmmakers, spotlighting Black and diverse women in film.
Bolex Collector
http://www.bolexcollector.comThis site is dedicated to the classic motion picture cameras and products of Paillard Bolex—a Swiss manufacturer of professional and home movie equipment during the 1930s through the 1960s. It is intended to serve as a resource to collectors, and hopes to encourage the use and preservation of Bolex cameras among amateur filmmakers and anyone with an interest in classic motion picture equipment.
Bolex International SA
http://www.bolex.chBolex International SA in Switzerland is the original manufacturer of all 16mm and Super 16 Bolex camera and cine equipments, repair and service centre for Bolex cameras and projectors, Super 16 conversion service, sales of spare parts for 16mm cameras and projectors, Super 8 and 8mm Bolex and Eumig products, worldwide. Today in 2019, BOLEX INTERNATIONAL SA in Switzerland continues to manufacture the legendary 16mm and SUPER 16 film cameras. Other Bolex services for your camera and projectors: spare parts for Bolex projectors, belts, lamps, service on Bolex Super 8 cameras, repair center for all Bolex cameras and projectors directly by Bolex in Switzerland.
Brown Girls Doc Mafia
https://www.browngirlsdocmafia.comBrown Girls Doc Mafia is an initiative advocating for over 3,300 women and non-binary people of color working in the documentary film industry around the world.
Caffenol
https://www.caffenol.org/aboutFounded by Dirk Essl, this site gives Information about developing film in alternate chemicals, which can be found at home or bought in a supermarket or drugstore.
Canada Council for the Arts
https://canadacouncil.caThe Canada Council for the Arts is Canada’s public arts funder, with a mandate to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts.
Canada Media Fund
https://www.cmf-fmc.caThe Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, promotes, develops and finances the production of Canadian content and relevant applications for all audiovisual media platforms. The CMF delivers financial support to the Canadian television and digital media industries through two streams of funding. The Experimental Stream encourages the development of innovative, interactive digital media content and software applications. The Convergent Stream supports the creation of convergent television and digital media content for consumption by Canadians anytime, anywhere.
Canadian Alliance of Film and Television Costume Arts and Design (CAFTCAD)
https://www.caftcad.comCanadian Alliance of Film and Television Costume Arts and Design (CAFTCAD) exists from a collective desire to bring together costume professionals from all corners of the industry, regardless of union affiliation, experience, background, ethnicity, and identity. Through shared interest, respect and passion for the costume arts, CAFTCAD provides its members with an online and physical forum, promoting open discussion, shared learning, resources and professional networking.
Canadian Cinema Editors
https://www.cceditors.caThe Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE) is a professional, educational and cultural association dedicated to the following: Support the pursuit of excellence in the profession, and the enhancement of motion picture values through the pursuit of artistic and technological pre-eminence; Promote the education of peers, producers and students in the art and science of editing; Bring together editors who share a common desire to advance the dignity and prestige of the profession; Achieve recognition for, and elevation of, editors as authoritative storytellers after Principal Photography.
Canadian Film Centre
http://www.cfccreates.com/The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is a leading not-for-profit cultural organization for the development and advancement of Canadian creative and entrepreneurial talent in the screen-based industries. CFC’s programs and initiatives span film and television, screen acting, composing and songwriting for the screen, and digital and immersive media. These uniquely designed programs support and empower Canadian artists, creators and entrepreneurs, and generate world-class talent, content, products and companies for the global marketplace.
Canadian Society of Cinematographers
http://www1.csc.caThe Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC) has grown with Canada’s film and television industry, and continues to uphold the objectives for which the non-profit organization was founded in 1957. The purpose of the CSC is to promote the art and craft of cinematography and to provide tangible recognition of the common bonds that link motion imaging professionals, from the aspiring student and camera assistant to the news veteran and senior director of photography.
Canon Inc.
http://www.canon.comCanon Inc. is a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in the manufacture of imaging and optical products, including cameras, camcorders, photocopiers, steppers, computer printers and medical equipment. It’s headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.
Canuck Camera Corporation
https://www.facebook.com/canuckcamera/Founded in 2014, Canuck Camera Corporation is a full service camera and equipment rental house with a large pre-lit green screen studio space available onsite through Pie In The Sky Studios.
CARTONI
https://www.cartoni.comSince 1935 CARTONI designs, manufactures and markets high-end professional camera supports and accessories for the Motion Picture and Television industries.
Charles A. Mera
http://tm112.yolasite.com/notes.phpFilmmaker Charles A. Mera gives tips about cameras, lenses and accessories in the NOTES section about his website.
Charter of Cinematographic Projection in the 21st Century
http://www.filmprojection21.org/We make films, produce, curate, project, collect, preserve or restore them, and we constitute a chain of skills and practices, linked together by the practice of projecting films in the historic format of cinema – today, in the digital era. We wish to bring to light a critical situation which is, nonetheless, very little debated, and to come together into a compelling force, so that an industry’s choices do not annihilate the possibility of the unique marvel which is the projection of a film print. The website filmprojection21.org is the embodiment of a network comprised around these affinities; it is a repertoire of initiatives, tools and reflections of this order, which permits to those who wish to do so to offer their support.
Chimera Lighting
https://chimeralighting.comChimera Lighting is the premier designer and manufacturer of quality lighting products for film, video, and still photography. Our lighting products consistently deliver award-winning imagery.
Christie Digital
https://www.christiedigital.comChristie supplies a wide range of completely integrated projection, display, presentation and audio solutions to industries such as cinema, corporate, education and training, live events and retail. From 3D projection systems and large-format interactive video walls to revolutionary audio systems and powerful presentation and collaboration tools, Christie leads the digital paradigm shift by providing complete solutions built on proven technologies.
CineFAM
https://cinefam.caCineFAM annual mixer and networking event plus mini-film festival! Every year, women of colour in film gather to share stories, enjoy camaraderie and to support each other’s work. CineFAM will be bringing you the best from women of colour creators both in Canada and from around the world.
Cinegears
https://cinegears.comCinegears is an industry leading company that designs and manufactures digital wireless follow focus systems, lens control systems, and camera motion control.