Film society
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A film society is a membership club where people can watch Private screenings of films which would otherwise not be shown in mainstream cinemas. In Spain they are known as Cineclubs, and in Germany they are known as Filmclubs. They usually have an educational aim, introducing new audiences to different audiovisual works through an organized and prepared program of screenings.
Editorial work reinforces the work of these organisations, as they produce hand-programmes, brochures, schedules, information sheets, and even essays, supporting the significance of their exhibitions.
Two common features that may characterize a film society screening are:
They begin with an introduction of the film to the audience and end with the promotion of a debate / discussion about the film, where assistants, organizers and sometimes filmmakers, interchange their views.
There are networks in many different countries, and these are organized into federations, councils, collectives, and local networks.
Famous film societies include Amos Vogel's Cinema 16, Cinémathèque Française, and the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York City.
Before you set up your own film society it is important to understand the legalities, in many countries you can simply show a commercial film you may already own to an audience. This is because it falls under a different licence from the one that came with your film when you bought it, for example see showing a commercial film to a private audience.
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[edit] International
The international body for film societies is the International Federation of Film Societies. This international association was set up in 1947 in Cannes (France) among groups of film societies in countries throughout the world and this association is called Federation Internationale des Cine-Clubs (F.I.C.C.).
[edit] Australia
The national body for film societies in Australia is the Australian Council of Film Societies (ACOFS).
Notable members of the Australian "film society movement" include David Stratton, Michael Thornhill, Frank Moorhouse, Ken Quinnell and John Flaus.
[edit] France
The term of film club appears for the first time with the creation of the "Film club" of Edmond Benoit-Lévy in April 1907. Located at the 5 Montmartre boulevard in Paris, it is to preserve and place at the disposal of its members all the cinematographic documents and productions existing. It is also equipped with a room of projection.
[edit] Germany
The first film clubs developed in Germany after 1945 on the suggestion British and French after the Second World War the such combination after domestic model initiated, in order to promote unpolitical cultural exchange and democratic consciousness. To in 1950s, the bloom time of the film club movement, gave it a wave of reestablishments, also in the Soviet occupation zone and/or later GDR. The film clubs became either independent associations or worked under a carrier, which itself education and culture had used up. From them important impulses for the German film landscape proceeded, for example the establishment of Film festivals as from Mannheim/Heidelberg. In the Federal Republic the number of the film clubs decreased however so fast again that in 1971 the Federal association dissolved. For the 70's stepped in many places local cinemas to the place of the film clubs. With the end GDR many East German film clubs lost the financial and organizational basis, succeeded also here unite the step to the local cinema. There are two national bodies for film socieities in Germany who are members of the International Federation of Film Societies. These are the Bundesverband Jugend und Film e.V. and the Bundesverband kommunale Filmarbeit.
[edit] India
Film societies in India include the Calcutta Film Society,the Hyderabad Film Club and the [COCHIN FILM SOCIETYItalic text][1], in Kerala, which is actively functioning since 1984 at Cochin.Apart from regular film screenings, film festivals, workshops,the Cochin Film Society is publishing a monthly titled "sequences",100th issue of the same came out in Dec 2007.(filmcochin.blogspot.com) The Hyderabad Film Club, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and ICA Foundation, Chennai which conducts an Annual International Film Festival viz., CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CIFF) - www.chennaifilmfest.org and so far they have done 4 such festivals and going into their 5th CIFF in Dec 2007.The [COCHIN FILM SOCIETY][2], in Kerala, which is actively functioning since 1984 at Cochin.Apart from regular film screenings, film festivals, workshops,the Cochin Film Society is publishing a monthly titled "sequences",100th issue of the same came out in Dec 2007.(filmcochin.blogspot.com)
[edit] Poland
The national body for film societies in Poland is Polish Federation of Film Societies (Polska Federacja Dyskusyjnych Klubów Filmowych - PF DKF). Its honorary chairman is Andrzej Wajda.
[edit] Portugal
The national body for film societies in Portugal is Portuguese Federation of Film Societies. Film societies in Portugal include the University of Evora Film Society
FPCC - FEDERAÇÃO PORTUGUESA DE CINECLUBES
- Morada: Rua de Santa Catarina, nº 730 - 2º tras. - 4000-446 PORTO
- Telef./Fax: (+351) 222 000 253
- Telemóvel: 960406650
- email: fpcc@fpcc.pt
- site: www.fpcc.pt
ABC CINECLUBE DE LISBOA
- Morada: Rua do Conde Redondo, nº 20 - 3º Dtº - 1150-106 LISBOA
- Telef. 213 142 790
- email: abccineclube@hotmail.com
AO-NORTE AUDIOVISUAIS
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Associação de Produção e Animação Audiovisual
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Morada: Largo D. Maria II, n.º 113, r/ch - 4900-489 VIANA DO CASTELO
* Telef./Fax: 00351 258 821 619
* email: ao-norte@nortenet.pt
* site: www.ao-norte.com
CENTRO DE ESTUDOS CINEMATOGRÁFICOS
* Morada: Associação Académica de Coimbra - Rua Padre António Vieira, Edifício AAC - 1º - 3000-315 COIMBRA * Telef. 239 410 408 - Fax: 239 823 505 * email: cec@ci.aac.uc.pt * site: www.cec.aac.uc.pt
CINECLUBE DE AMARANTE
* Morada: Cinema Teixeira de Pascoaes - Centro Comercial Santa Luzia - Apartado 278 - 4600 AMARANTE * Telem. 919 958 634 * email: cineclubite@hotmail.com e pmo-martins@hotmail.com
CINECLUBE DE AVANCA
* Morada: Rua Egas Moniz, nº 159 - 3860-078 AVANCA * Telef. 234 884 174 - Fax: 234 880 658 * email: festival@avanca.com * site: www.avanca.com
CINECLUBE DE AVEIRO
* Morada: Casa Municipal da Cultura - Edifício Fernando Távora, Sala 4, Praça da República - 3800-156 AVEIRO * Telef. 234 429 117 * email: info@cineclubedeaveiro.com * site: www.cineclubedeaveiro.com
CINECLUBE DE BARCELOS
* Morada: Escola Sec. Alcaides de Faria, Av. D. Nuno Álvares Pereira - 4750-324 BARCELOS * Telef. 253 824 595 - Fax: 253 822 833 * email: zoom_cine@portugalmail.pt * site: www.zoomcine.blogspot.com
CINECLUBE DO BARREIRO
* Morada: Rua Almirante Reis, nº 111 - 2830-326 BARREIRO * Telef./Fax: 212 064 146 * e-mail: cineclubebarreiro@clix.pt * blog: www.cineclubebarreiro.blog.com
CINECLUBE DE FAFE
* Morada: Casa da Cultura, Rua Major Miguel Ferreira - 4820 FAFE * Telef. 253 490 900 - Fax: 253 490 909 * email: cineclubedefafe@gmail.com
CINECLUBE DE FARO
* Morada: Rua 1º de Dezembro, nº 18 - 1º Esq - Apartado 293 - 8001-964 FARO * Telef./Fax: 289 827 627 * email: ccf@cineclubefaro.com * site: www.cineclubefaro.com
CINECLUBE DA GUARDA
* Morada: Rua Manuel Conde, nº 3 - Bairro do Pinheiro - 6300-580 GUARDA * email: cineclubedaguarda@gmail.com * site: www.cineclubedaguarda.com
CINECLUBE DE GUIMARÃES
* Morada: Largo João Franco, nº 19, 2º - Apartado 221 - 4800 GUIMARÃES * Telef./Fax: 253 514 239 * email: info@cineclubeguimaraes.org * site: www.cineclubeguimarães.org
CINECLUBE DA HORTA
* Morada: Rua das Angustias, nº 66 - 1º - 9900-018 HORTA – AÇORES - Apartado 171 PT 990-997 HORTA – AÇORES * Telef. 292 391 000 - Fax: 292 392 000 * email: cch@cineclube.org * site: www.cineclube.org
CINECLUBE DE JOANE
* Morada: Rua Adriano Pinto Basto, Centro Comercial Vinova, Loja 47 - 1º Piso - 4760-114 VILA NOVA DE FAMALICÃO * email: correio@cineclubejoane.org * site: www.cineclubejoane.org
CINECLUBE DE MONÇÃO
* Morada: Rua Dr. Luís José Dias, s/nº, Lj Z - Apartado 42 - 4950-909 MONÇÃO * Telef. 251 653 779 * Telem. 961 895 389 * email: cineclube.moncao@clix.pt
CINECLUBE NASCENTE
* Morada: Apartado 743 - Rua 62, nº 251 - 4500-901 ESPINHO * Telef. 227 331 350 * email: cinanima@mail.telepac.pt * site: www.cinanima.pt
CINECLUBE DO NORTE
* Morada: Apartado 4178 - 4003 PORTO
CINECLUBE DO NORTE ALENTEJANO
* Morada: Sítio da Ponte, nº 3 - Vargem - 7300-436 RIBEIRA DE NISA * Telef./Fax: 245 331 806 * email: francotv@sapo.pt
CINECLUBE OCTOPUS
* Morada: Rua da Igreja, nº 1, 3º, Sala C - Apartado 55 - 4491 PÓVOA DO VARZIM * Telef./Fax: 252 619 643 * email: octopus@hoje.net * site: www.octopus.hojenet.pt
CINECLUBE DE OLHÃO
* Morada: Av. Sporting Club Olhanense, nº 2 A - 4º Dtº - 8700-314 OLHÃO * Telef./Fax: 289 721 597 * email: cineclube.olhao@gmail.com
CINECLUBE DO PORTO
* Morada: Rua do Rosário, nº 5, 1º - 4050-523 PORTO * Telef./Fax: 222 000 972 * email: ccp@mail.telepac.pt * site: www.cineclubedoporto.canalblog.com
CINECLUBE DE TAVIRA
* Morada: Rua Guilherme Gomes Fernandes, nº 5 - 8800-669 TAVIRA * Telef./Fax: 281 320 594 * email: info@cineclubetavira.com e cineclu@cineclube-tavira.com * site: www.cineclube-tavira.com
CINECLUBE DE TERROR DE LISBOA (CTLX)
* Morada: Rua Filipe Folque, nº 30, 6 B - 1050-113 LISBOA * Telef./Fax: 213 174 505 - Telem. 916 362 296 * email: ctlx@projectil.org * site: www.ctlx.com
CINECLUBE DE TORRES NOVAS
* Morada: Rua Artur Gonçalves, nº 20 - 2350 TORRES NOVAS * Telem. 918 401 494 * email: cc_torresnovas@iol.pt * blog: www.cctorresnovas.blogspot.com * site: www.cctn.pt
CINECLUBE DA UNIVERSIDADE DE ÉVORA
* Morada: Rua Diogo Cão, nº 8 - 7000-872 ÉVORA * Telef./Fax: 266 708 488 e 266 087 714 * email: cineclube@uevora.pt * site: www.cineclube.uevora.pt * programação: www.auditorio.blogspot.com
CINECLUBE DA UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO (CINE UM)
* Morada: Rua Pinheiro Manso, nº 15 - São Victor - 4715-042 BRAGA * Telem. 967 366 467 - Fax: 253 271 554 * email: artur_barros@sapo.pt
CINECLUBE DE VISEU
* Morada: Apartado 2104 - 3500-108 VISEU * Telef. 232 432 760 - Fax: 232 423 474 * email: geral@cineclubeviseu.pt * site: www.cineclubeviseu.pt
CONTRA-MARÉ CINECLUBE DE PORTIMÃO
* Morada: Quinta do Amparo, Lote 10, 1º D - 8500-547 PORTIMÃO * Telef. 282 484 527 * email: emidio@contramare.net e jgcaetano@gmail.com
ESPALHAFITAS - ASSOCIAÇÃO CULTURAL PALHA DE ABRANTES
* Associação de Desenvolvimento Cultural * Morada: Rua S. Pedro (Junto ao Parque Radical), Edifício Carneiro - 2200-398 ABRANTES * Telef. 241 372 515 - Fax: 241 361 175 * email: espalhafitas@sapo.pt * site: www.espalhafitas.no.sapo.pt
FILA K CINECLUBE
* Morada: Rua dos Combatentes, nº 104, 3º Esq - 3030-181 COIMBRA * email: paulo.fonseca@filakcineclube.com
[edit] Spain
There are two Federations of film societies in Spain. These represent film societies in Catalonia and Galicia. They are the Catalan Federation of Film Societies [3]Federació Catalana de Cine Clubs) and the Federation of Film Societies of Galicia (Federacion de Cineclubes de Galicia).
[edit] United Kingdom
The national body for film societies in the United Kingdom is British Federation of Film Societies (BFFS). Film societies in the United Kingdom include the Warwick Student Cinema at Warwick University. Film societies in the London region include the East End Film Society
[edit] United States of America
Film societies in the United States of America include the Film Society of Lincoln Center based in New York City, Amos Vogel's Cinema 16, the Tallahassee Film Society , the North Country Film Society, which represents upstate New York, the Rehoboth Beach Film Society in Delaware, and the Austin Film Society (AFS). The Tallahassee Film Society is a member of the International Federation of Film Societies.
