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AGENCY LISTINGS

FESTIVALS

SCRIPT COVERAGE

PUBLISHING
PLATFORMS

FREE SCRIPTS

EQUIPMENT

CREW & LOCATIONS

BUDGETING

CONTRACTS

INVESTORS &
FINANCING

MUSIC

STOCK PHOTOS &

VIDEO FOOTAGE

DISTRIBUTION

VIDEO SHARING

FILMS

FINANCIAL
EDUCATION

YES, AND MORE...

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THE ACTOR PAGES - www.actorspages.org

• casting calls / audition sides / trailers / directory / reviews / actors directory / titles directory / forum

ASSOCIATION OF TALENT AGENTS - www.agentassociation.com

• non-profit trade association representing talent agencies / agency listings with contact information

BACKSTAGE - www.backstage.com
• magazine / casting notices & submissions / talent directory / actor resources

CALL BOX - www.callboxlive.com

• technical & logistical support for users of digital production equipment resources / community / store

COMPLETION BOND - www.ffi-web.com

• Film Finances: completion bond (guarantor)

COPYRIGHT - www.copyright.gov
• the U.S. copyright office (can now file electronically from their website)

CRAIGSLIST - http://losangeles.craigslist.org/
• one-stop shopping for jobs, personnel, equipment, other needs (in L.A. or your local market)

CREATESPACE - www.createspace.com
• make media available to millions on Amazon with your own site (inventory-free self-publishing platform)

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THE D-WORD - www.d-word.com
• hosts discussions about the art, craft, business & social impact of documentary films & filmmaking

DIGITAL JUICE - www.digitaljuice.com

• royalty-free professional animations, stock footage, music, layered graphics, clip art, and templates

DREW’S SCRIPT-O-RAMA - www.script-o-rama.com

• free movie scripts and screenplays
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FADE IN Online - www.fadeinonline.com (click on ‘events’ tab)

• Online Hollywood Pitch Festival
attend live one-on-one pitch meetings with Hollywood agents, managers, executives and producers
without leaving the comfort of your home
• Hollywood Pitch Festival
approx 200 producers, directors, agents, managers and studio & production executives under one roof
• Hollywood Power Pitchfest
one day pitch festival - 9 hours of scheduled meetings; learn pitching from top filmmakers, pitch your
script or book project to Hollywood buyers, meet 1-on-1, submit your material to agents and managers

FILM BUDGET - www.filmbudget.com

• film budgets & schedules (low to high budget; independent to studio)

FILM FESTIVALS - www.filmfestivals.com

• film festivals: news & listings (searchable by month or country)

FILM SPECIFIC - www.filmspecific.com

• education, training & resources re distribution for independent filmmakers

FILM STAFF - www.filmstaff.com

• film & television production job listings updated daily, as well as jobs on commercials, music videos,
theatre, and interactive projects (one of many such websites)

FILMTOOLS - www.filmtools.com
• source for grip, electrical, lighting, sound & video supplies

FIRSTCOM MUSIC - www.firstcom.com

• production music: more than 140,000 tracks & 2,200 CDs

GARY W. GOLDSTEIN - www.garywgoldstein.com

• my website with free resources, descriptions of teleseminar (Scaling the Great Wall of Hollywood),
one-on-one mentoring program, monthly mastermind group, upcoming books, speaking engagements,
biography, honors & awards, photo gallery, online store, blog, testimonials, contact information

GLOBAL IMAGE WORKS - www.globalimageworks.com

• stock footage collections, rights & clearance services, research services

GOTHAM WRITERS GROUP - www.writingclasses.com

• creative writing school (workshops, online classes, private instruction, script & book doctoring services)

GREENWRITER - greenwriter.org
• every year screenwriters in the U.S. print more than 180 million sheets of paper - reinventing the way
Hollywood & writers buy and sell screenplays - completely free of charge for screenwriters

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INDIEPIX - www.indiepix.net
• filmmaker interviews, blog, award-winning & newest & hottest indie films, downloadable for purchase

INKTIP - www.inktip.com
• paid service for screenwriters to post their screenplays in Inktip’s magazine and or e-newsletter for
greater exposure; which producers, agents, managers or others have access is not published

INSIDE FILM - www.insidefilm.com

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• the ultimate film festival directory - extremely comprehensive (u.s. & int’l) with contact information &
person, fees, deadlines, themes, categories, formats & comment from organizer

99 DESIGNS - www.99designs.com
• revolutionary site for anyone needing design work - over 40,000 designers worldwide compete and post
designs per your contest specs before you choose the winner or pay ! you set the price, post your
requirements, view results within as little as 3-10 days - for your website, blog, book cover, business card
or stationery, products and packaging, logo, movie poster, CD or DVD cover art, newsletter, label,
brochure, twitter page, or virtually anything else

THE INTERNET MOVIE SCRIPT DATABASE- www.IMDb.com

• general facts & stats & information on movies - past, present, future
• IMDbPro.com: subscription version offers greater breadth & depth of useful information, especially
contact names & information for representatives

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
• Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - www.emmys.tv
• Directors Guild of America - www.dga.org (click on ‘affiliates’, then ‘training program’)
• American Film Institute - www.afi.com

ISTOCKPHOTO - www.istockphoto.com
• member-generated image community; search over 3 million photographs, vector illustrations, video
footage and flash files; buy or sell stock, or both

ISTOCKVIDEO - www.istockvideo.com
• member-generated video community; same site as istockphoto, simply click on video to search.

MANDY - www.mandy.com
• int’l film & tv production resources (by country); services, jobs, casting calls, ads, vendors, film markets

MOVIEBYTES - www.moviebytes.com
• excellent screenwriting contests directory

MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE - www.moviemaker.com

• articles re screenwriting, producing, directing, acting, cinematography, editing, distribution, festivals etc

NICHOLL FELLOWSHIPS IN SCREENWRITING - http://www.oscars.org/awards/nicholl/index.html

• the world’s most esteemed screenwriting competition - each year up to five $30,000 fellowships are
awarded to authors who have previously earned less than $5,000 writing for film or television

NON STOP MUSIC - www.nonstopmusic.com

• custom music, library tracks, studio facilities, music services, licensing; search & download music
database

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OMNIMUSIC - www.omnimusic.com
• searchable production music & sound effects; downloads & licensing

PRODUCTIONHUB - www.productionhub.com
• search site for film, tv, video, live event & digital media production; crew/technicians, equipment, etc

PUMP AUDIO - www.pumpaudio.com

• independent music from around the world, for licensing to advertising, television, film and web clients
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REBFEST - www.rebfest.com
• the first twitter-based online film festival; no entry fee but modest fee to upload your film; showcase for
emerging talent (no prizes or winners) with unique webpage for each film; includes space for bio, about
the film, synopsis, credits, photos, poster, trailer, links & opportunity to purchase DVD; ability to
schedule your own screening dates may soon allow more than the current one-week window

REVOSTOCK - www.revostock.com
• royalty-free stock footage and media; standard resolution footage starts at only $15.00, HD footage
starts at only $25.00; stock music tracks start at only $10 each and sound effects at $3. Site also
provides producers, videographers and musicians and audio professionals the opportunity to sell their
own stock footage, music and Sound FX to users all over the world.

RUMBLEFISH - www.musiclicensingstore.com
• find & license music for tv, commercials, movies, websites, video games, podcasts etc

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD INDIE - www.sagindie.com

• SAGIndie Filmmaking Resources, including sample contracts (short film agreement, ultra-low budget
agreement, modified low budget agreement, low budget agreement)

SCRIPTNOTES - www.scriptnotes.com
• Richwood Script & Media - confidential literary development; 20 year A+ insider Blair Richwood
delivers practical solutions to dramatically improve your script and get past a ‘pass’, not a mere
coverage service

SHOOTING ON LOCATION - www.shootingonlocation.com

• world climates, terrain & vegetation; 1000s of film location contacts; designed for overseas shoot
locations

SHUTTERSTOCK FOOTAGE - www.footage.shutterstock.com

• keyword-searchable royalty-free video clips can be downloaded in a variety of formats

SIR GROOVY - www.sirgroovy.com

• over 10,000 songs pre-cleared & available to be licensed (‘real bands, real labels’)

615 MUSIC - www.615music.com

• searchable, downloadable library of music

SMARTFLIX - www.smartflix.com
• specialty DVD rental service (glass beads, welding steel, oil painting, building guitars - for research &
articles on 100’s of unusual or specialized topics)

SPIRITUAL CINEMA CIRCLE - www.spiritualcinemacircle.com

• members receive monthly selections of inspirational films

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SUNDANCE INSTITUTE - www.sundance.org
• information re: film festival, labs (screenwriter, director, composer, documentary, theatre), film
grants & fellowships, producing summit & fellowships, documentary fund, shorts online & more

THE SCRIPT DEPARTMENT - www.thescriptdepartment.com

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• Julie Gray formed a company for writers, by writers, offering a full range of script services up to
and including in-depth element-by-element analysis with full notes & brainstorming session; full
bios are posted for all story analysts reading your work

TRACKINGB.COM - www.trackingb.com
• subscription tracking board ($79 per year) - not the private boards used by most agencies and
studios; tracks script sales & pitches, new jobs, recent ‘hires and fires’ & other industry news

UNDERGROUND FILM - www.undergroundfilm.com

• yes, a source for underground films

VIMEO - www.vimeo.com
• video sharing site

VIRTUAL PITCHFEST - www.virtualpitchfest.com

• submit movie & tv pitches to industry pros with assurance of guaranteed response; see website
for extensive list of participating producers, production companies, agents & managers

VOICETALENTNOW - www.voicetalentnow.com
• professional, non-union voice talent will record your script; simply email with any particular
criteria and within 24 hours receive your raw, unedited voice files (usually 2-3 different takes);
$49 for 30-60 second spots.

WHOREPRESENTS - www.whorepresents.com
• member site to search ‘who represents’ a film-tv-music star or celebrity
searchable by talent name, or by representative name (i.e. see who else they represent)

WITHOUTABOX - www.withoutabox.com
• empowering 100,000 filmmakers in over 200 countries to distribute, screen & monetize their
films (screen at 3,000 festivals on 5 continents, promote films to 57M on IMDb.com, upload
trailers, clips, posters and photos, self-distribute on DVD & video-on-demand & streaming
video, distribution, connect with fans) - a division of IMDb.com, an amazon company

WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA - www.wga.org

• agency list, contracts & independent film agreements, sreenplay registration service, etc

DISCLAIMER
Explore these resources, take advantage where you find benefit;
Gary W. Goldstein & The Goldstein Company do not specifically endorse, nor does either have an interest in any of the
service providers or websites listed above. Enjoy...

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About The Author

Gary Goldstein has produced some of Hollywood’s

top feature films, including among others:

Pretty Woman (Disney)

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Under Siege (Warner Bros)

The Mothman Prophecies (Sony)

Gary’s films have generated over One Billion Dollars in worldwide

revenues, and received mulitple Academy Award nominations, People's
Choice Awards, a Golden Globe and various other awards and
nominations.

A former attorney and literary manager, Gary’s passionate approach to

life extends well beyond his role as film producer. He’s an author,
speaker, storyteller, a believer and activist when it comes to
philanthropy and lifelong learning, and enjoys coaching entrepreneurs
and businesses, as well as his involvement with several cutting edge
technology and marketing companies.

Gary’s core values exalt service, integrity, teamwork, and brokering

inspired people and brilliant ideas.

His forthcoming book is entitled:

TACTICAL TOOLBELT FOR SCREENWRITERS & PRODUCERS

Success Strategies to Market & Grow Your Passion as a Career

Gary’s sites include:

http://garywgoldstein.com - Gary’s Website

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