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Related Web Sites for Radio/TV/Film and Multimedia

  • Broadcasters - WWW Virtual Library - This page contains a list of national and international broadcasters plus other relevant links.
  • Museum of Broadcast Communications 
  • Museum of Television and Radio
  • The Character Shop - The Character Shop is an award-winning special effects company that excels in animatronics, makeup effects, puppets, and robotics.  Provides information and resources about the field of special makeup effects, animatronics, and puppetry. They also include definitions of industry jargon in their FX Glossary
  • EntertainmentCareers.Net - Entertainment jobs and internships listings at Studios, Networks, Production Companies, Record Companies, TV and Radio Stations, VFX, Animation, Broadcasting
  • Business.com Directory – Lists positions within film and television
  • Hollywood Job Board – lists a variety of positions such as film crew, agents, casting assistants, network executives, producers, staff assistants and more
  • Hollyvision.com - Links to the Creative Hollywood Directory, provides lists of agents, film agents, lists of production companies, jobs, and other resources
  • Musicians Exchange – Provides information and resources for musicians, recording studios, record labels, as well as working within the field.
  • Robert McKee's Resource List – Provides links for screenwriters, TV Writers, Industry Professionals including Directors/Film Production websites, screenwriting software, film and TV research, screenwriting websites, festivals and conferences, and more
  • Showbizjobs.com – Provides listings within the industry.
  • ShowBIZ Data – Producer Oliver Eberle (Stargate, Universal Soldier) founded ShowBIZ Data, Inc. in 1997 as both an Internet based entertainment market research company and technology solutions provider for the global entertainment industry.
  • Visual Effects Headquarters Archive - This site includes five years of coverage of the feature film visual effects industry.
  • Scriptfly.com - Provides movie scripts for screenwriting education, links to screenwriting articles, scene study and analysis.

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Professional Associations/Organizations for Radio/TV/Film and Multimedia

  • Association of Independent Commercial Producers
  • The Association for Multimedia Communication – Founded in 1990, the Association for Multimedia Communications (AMC) is Chicago’s networking and professional organization for people within New Media. Whether it’s the Web, CD-ROMs and DVDs, interactive kiosks, streaming media, or other digital forms, the AMC promotes understanding of technology, e-learning, and e-business.
  • Chicago Filmmakers –  30 year-old media arts organization that fosters the creation, appreciation and understanding of film and video as media for artistic and personal expression, as well as media of important social and community impact. Their mission is to provide an opportunity for artists to make films outside the mainstream marketplace, to distribute and exhibit this work, as well as to build audiences and to increase media attention to it.
  • Media Communications Association - International – Provides for networking, forums and resources for media communications professionals. A global community of professionals devoted to the business and art of visual communication. Its members include producers, directors, writers, camera operators, technicians, industrial performers, journalists, publicists, graphic artists, programmers, and media executives. Founded in 1968 as the International Television Association (ITVA), and renamed the Media Communications Association International in 2001.
  • National Association of Broadcasters 
  • NU Entertainment Alliance - NU alumni working in New York and Los Angeles in the Entertainment industry.
  • Radio-Television News Directors Association and Foundation – Represents local and network news executives in broadcasting, cable, and other electronic media in more than 30 countries.
  • Women in Film – International non profit association with over 40 chapters.

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