theory and practice of creativity

FILM AND TELEVISION: PEOPLE, PROJECTS, GENRES, TECHNIQUES, FESTIVALS

FIRSTSHOWING - Brand news from Hollywood

The majors of independent cinema: news, anticipations and gossip.
In Schedule, a precise list of upcoming movies, trailers technical information. General.

ICEWHOLE - A network for filmmakers, writers, actors, musicians

Create your own profile and upload your own films. A jury of film industry professionals from all over the world award prizes monthly, quarterly and annually to the best short. General.

IMDB - The world’s largest movie database

Frequented by film industry professionals. See the Independent Films section featuring interviews and the option of asking questions directly to filmmakers, producers and cinematographers. Technical-general.

TV.COM - The abundance of American television

Everything imaginable on American television in a site as overstocked and well-ordered as a supermarket. Worth a visit, if only to get an idea of the sheer scale of it all. Podcast and download options available. Technical-general.

VARIETY - The bible of cinema and television

Remarkable and authoritative. Open the menu and discover a world: from trailers to hit parades, actors. authors, producers profiles… Look at Careers to find a job in the showbiz. General.

WEB TV - Television meets the internet

Fast, democratic, open source: Tommaso Tessarolo explains why net tv is the future of television. Take a look at N3tv, Italy’s first general net tv channel, or investigate Italian and international web tv through WebTvGo. If you prefer instead to create your own news, learn how to tape, edit and publish your VC2 (Viewer Created Content) online and send it to Current tv, the creation of Al Gore which now has offices in Milan, or to Citizen News, the new YouTube channel dedicated to citizen journalism.

50 unmissable film festivals - Variety

Of the more than 1,000 film festivals around the world, very few have any real impact on the film industry, and only 50 are truly not to be missed for their originality, location and public acclaim. General.