Film and Video Studies

A list of opportunities for artists in Maine, including filmmakers.

Trade association made up of an active group of production companies, film and video professionals, TV stations, students, actors, musicians, writers, crew members, and others; educational and networking opportunities for the people working in this industry in Maine.

At the University of Arizona, this online archive includes over 450 non-fiction films that document Native lifeways from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego, from 1922-2011.

This archive, created by Maya Cade, celebrates the rich, abundant history of Black cinema. This is an evolving archive dedicated to making historically and culturally significant films made from 1915 to 1979 about Black people accessible through a streaming guide with cultural context.

85,000 historic films from vintage news reports and cinemagazines, 1896-1976.

Search films by country or topic. Features films from the British Film Institute, the Imperial War Museum, and the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum

A large collection of movie scripts that you can read or download for free. Titles are arranged alphabetically and by genre, and the site is searchable.

Over 3000 films that can be streamed free of charge. Includes documentaries, animations, experimental films, fiction and interactive works.

A selection of Netflix-produced documentaries that are freely available to view on the Netflix US YouTube channel, including 13th, Chasing Coral, and the Our Planet series.

Educators may show certain titles that have a Grant of Permission or an Educational Screenings Permission (ESP) notice, following the restrictions noted.

A comprehensive listing of Public Moving Image Archives and Research Centers from around the world, from the Library of Congress.

Dynamic and interactive online catalogue of LGBTQ Canadian film, video and digital works, their makers, and related institutions. Bilingual.

Dedicated to promoting a broad understanding of film, television, and related media through research and teaching grounded in the contemporary humanities tradition.

From Penn State, a list of freely available resources for locating sound recordings to use in your projects. Scroll to the first section of "Browse Free Media Sources."

Creative Commons allows free non-commercial use of the music you find here, as long as you attribute what you use to the creator.

Free video clips you can use anywhere (no attribution required).

Free video clips and stock footage you can use anywhere (no attribution required).

Videvo offers free stock videos and motion graphics for use in any project. You may use these video clips free of charge, in both personal and commercial productions. Video clips that carry the Creative Commons 3.0 license must be attributed to the original author.

Note: some videos are premium content that require payment, but free videos are clearly labeled.

Search for a topic and then choose Creative Commons under the Filters menu. You will need to make an effort to ensure that the uploader truly does own the rights to the content since there is a lot of content wrongfully uploaded to YouTube under the Creative Commons license.

Also pay attention to the type of Creative Commons license listed on each video to ensure whether you can use the content in a commercial video or not.

Browse and download free music for your project.