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  • EAI was founded in 1971 by Howard Wise, an innovative art dealer and visionary supporter of video as art. It is one of the first nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of video as an art form.
  • A collective of more than 50 filmmakers from across the United States representing over 100 films with a strong commitment to promoting diversity within the membership of New Day and within the content of the media we distribute.
  • NIFCO was founded in 1975 by a group of filmmakers who wanted to ensure that the means of film production were available to artists working in the province. The co-op now houses a complete production facility, including digital and analog editing suites, a mixing theatre, and an animation stand.
  • Founded in 1962 by a group of twenty filmmakers, it is the largest archive and distributor of independent and avant-garde films in the world.
  • Founded in 1991 by a small group of emerging filmmkares, IFCO is an organization that provides filmmakers in the Ottawa area with the facilities, training and funds required to make independent Super 8, 16mm and/or 35mm films.
  • Founded in 2000 LAFCO operates out of a fully equipped school bus which is loaded with digital video cameras, 3 editing stations, a portable library, a screening room, and enough room to sleep 5 people.
  • Through a national and international distribution service, the VDB makes video art, documentaries made by artists, and taped interviews with visual artists and critics available to a wide range of audiences. The Viewing Committee reviews works on an ongoing basis. See Submission guidelines listed under VDB info link.
  • Established in 1972 to address the under representation and misrepresentation of women in the media industry, Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women.