Bay Area Women in Film & Media (BAWIFM) is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization that actively provides networking, education and volunteer events for over 1,000 women mediamakers in the San Francisco Bay Area. We offer creative and professional support to our members through monthly meetings, special events and an active on-line community. We work with individual film, television, and mediamakers, and local organizations and business that help women connect, create and be inspired. Whether you are just launching your professional career or are an established, award winning artist, BAWIFM is a talented, social and supportive network of women in media.
As a Chapter of Women in Film & Media International (WIFTI), our members are also connected to a global network comprised of some 37 Women in Film Chapters worldwide with over 10,000 members, dedicated to advancing professional development and achievement for women working in all areas of film, video, and other screen-based media.
Pixel Corps is the global learning guild for aspiring and professional digital craftsman. For a nominal monthly fee, Pixel Corps offers its members unrestricted access to advanced digital media software (valued at over USD $20,000), a global learning community, and extensive online training on products ranging from Adobe® Photoshop® and Apple® Shake® to Luxology modo® and SOFTIMAGE®|XSI®. Spearheaded by ILM veteran, Alex Lindsay, Pixel Corps is preparing artists to excel in today’s competitive and fast-paced digital media marketplace. Founded in 2002, Pixel Corps has grown to more than 1,000 members in over 30 countries. For more information, visit www.pixelcorps.com
San Francisco Indieclub provides networking for local filmmakers, crew & talent. Stay in the loop & receive our “SF Indie e News” letter which includes upcoming meeting/screening information, local Film/DV industry related news, discounts off valuable services & classes, crew & job opportunities, casting breakdowns plus much, much more. It’s FREE to join! Simply register with yahoo groups and join at this link SF Indieclub: http://groups.yahoo.com/:group/SFindieclub
Studio 144 focuses on producing short movies for marketing, sales, and corporate communications with distribution on the web, Flash, DVD, broadcast, trade shows and corporate events. We showcase your message on any screen. I am a film and video director with extensive editing and motion graphic design experience. At Studio144 we use the latest digital tools to meld together live action scenes, graphics and animation. We invite you to take a look at our reels – brief presentations of award winning material. Looking forward to creating your next movie. www.studio144.com/
Alan Babbitt is the webmaster for this website. He designs, builds and maintains good-looking, easy-to-use websites for businesses, non-profits and individuals. His services include web hosting, domain registrations, search engine optimization and e-commerce. Best of all, he’s reliable, creative and friendly, and gives great customer service. www.abwebsites.net
Snader and Associates Inc., a member of Professional Systems Network Inc., is Northern California’s leading digital video systems dealer, integrator and provider of visual communication solutions. Since 1975, Snader has focused on products, systems and services for video and digital media content creation, management, and distribution. Snader represents video acquisition and production tools from Sony, Panasonic, JVC, Ikegami, Avid Technology, Discreet, Apple, and more. Visit www.snader.com for more information on our product offerings and services.
Working for a thriving theatrical community in the San Francisco Bay Area for 30 years. Visit us atwww.theatrebayarea.com
Rental Express Video is the Bay Area’s premier broadcast and professional video equipment rental source! Rental Express Video has been serving the San Francisco Bay Area with state-of-the-art broadcast and industrial video equipment for rent since 1989. We have the experience, equipment, and round the clock technical support that Northern California’s video professionals demand. Visit us at www.rentvideo.com
MovieMaker Magazine is a quarterly chronicle of the world of independent motion picture art and business and the personalities who inhabit it. It is commentary, how-to information, new product reviews, financing strategies, humor, criticism, photography, illustrations and candid interviews with above-the-line trendsetters as well as behind-the-scenes craftspeople. Featuring insight into the marquee names of today, the giants of yesterday and the trend-setters of tomorrow in an attractive full-color package, MovieMaker is designed to entertain as well as instruct, and is written for both independent artists and all fans of quality motion pictures. Call (212) 766-4100 or log ontowww.moviemaker.com for more information or a subscription.
Bay Area Casting News. Creating connections for actors and filmmakers since 1993. Online posting of film and media projects casting and shooting in the San Francisco Bay Area.www.bayareacasting.com 10% Discount to SFSDF students! BACN owner and publisher, Hester Schell, teaches here at SFSDF.
Casting Connection began as an industry ‘zine and quickly grew in size and distribution. By the end of its second year, it had expanded over four times in page count and seven times in circulation, and had won the 1998 Below the Line ‘Best Trade Publication’ award. When the opportunity arose to make Casting Connection even timelier, the publication moved online. Its growing success speaks to its ability to deliver to filmmakers, playwrights, producers, cast and crew the access and community they need to develop better projects. Visit us at:www.castingconnection.com
Heart of San Francisco Aikido offers training in the Japanese martial art of Aikido, an art of conflict resolution in which an attacker’s energy is neutralized through circular, fluid movements and is ultimately mirrored back to its source. Penny Sablove, an Aikido practitioner for over 25 years, leads the school. She and other high level black belt instructors teach beginning, adult, and children’s classes on a regular schedule. Please visit our website for more information about Aikido and how to register for classes. We are conveniently located across the hall from the San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking.www.heartaikido.com
SF Cutters are the World’s first Apple Final Cut Pro User Group forming in March of 2000. That’s right, the concept of a DV User Group, complete with networking, screenings and tech info centered around Apple Final Cut Pro was born right here in San Francisco. Currently there are 66 chapters of Final Cut Pro and ProApps User Groups based upon our model. We are proud to be the founders of this exciting movement, dubbed in 1999 as “The DV Revolution”. Viva! www.sfcutters.org/.
JCX is and has been an expendables house for over twenty years and continues to provide quality service and products at competitive prices to the Bay Area Film and Video Production community. From students embarking on their first films, top-of-the-line commercials and across the spectrum to Hollywood Feature Productions, all receive our one-to-one care and attention to complete orders in the most timely and inexpensive fashion and to your satisfaction. www.jcxex.com
SF360.org is an online magazine devoted to daily coverage of the latest news from the thriving Bay Area film and media scene. Sign up athttp://www.sf360.org/
The Film Independent League of Marin (F.I.L.M.) meets the last Monday of every month and typically features guest speakers from the film industry. F.I.L.M. is currently in it’s fourth year of providing forums and support to local writers and film makers . Past speakers have included Scott Amour novelist and screen writer, Lloyd Silverman producer of Snow falling on Cedars, Richard Hymns sound supervisor Saving Private Ryan, Rob Nilsson, director producer. F.I.L.M. was established by Virginia Travers in 2002.Virginia has credits on both sides of the Camera and is founder of Lunaventure, a fledgling management and production company. With a current project Dreamer close to pre-production. www.lunaventure.com
The San Francisco Black Film Festival
The mission of the San Francisco Black Film Festival is to celebrate African American cinema and the African cultural Diaspora and to showcase a diverse collection of films – from emerging and established filmmakers. This is accomplished by presenting Black films, which reinforce positive images and dispel negative stereotypes, and providing filmmakers particular a forum for their work to be viewed and discussed. The San Francisco Black Film Festival believes film can lead to a better understanding of and communication between, people of diverse cultures, races, and lifestyles, while simultaneously serving as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times. www.sfbff.org/
Filmaka.com
A short film network designed by established filmmakers for emerging talent.
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Podango Productions, a new media production company that offers audio and video production for corporate and small clients. The new online media environment of podcasts, viral videos, blogs and webcasts is challenging companies to rethink how they approach marketing communications. Podango Productions provides solutions for companies looking to take advantage of the new online media opportunity. www.podango.com