Film society 3076856 224677142 2008-07-09T22:46:02Z Rjbutler201 7450647 /* Portugal */ A '''film society''' is a [[wiktionary:Membership|membership]] [[club]] where people can watch [[Private screening (film)|Private screenings]] of films which would otherwise not be shown in [[mainstream]] [[movie theater|cinema]]s. 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 [[Social network|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]]. ==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.). ==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]]. ==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. ==Germany== The first film clubs developed in [[Germany]] after 1945 on the suggestion [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[France|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 [[Voluntary association|association]]s 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 festival]]s 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. ==India== Film societies in [[India]] include the [[Calcutta Film Society]],the [[Hyderabad Film Club]] and the The [[Hyderabad Film Club]], [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|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][http://filmcochin.blogspot.com], 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) ==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]]. ==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]] ==Spain== There are two Federations of film societies in [[Spain]]. These represent film societies in [[Catalonia]] and [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]]. They are the [[Catalan Federation of Film Societies]] [http://www.federaciocatalanacineclubs.net]Federació Catalana de Cine Clubs) and the [[Federation of Film Societies of Galicia]] (Federacion de Cineclubes de Galicia). ==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]] and the St. John's College Film Society at [[St. John's College]], [[University of Cambridge]] Film societies in the London region include the [[East End Film Society]] ==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]]. ==External links== *[http://www.filmklubb.no/IFFS.php International Federation of Film Societes] *[http://www.filmklubb.no/IFFS.php?id=899 National bodies for film societes] *[http://www.eastendfilmsociety.co.uk East End Film Society] *[http://www.cineclube.uevora.pt University of Evora Film Society] *[http://www.fpcc.pt Portuguese Federation of Film Societies] *[http://www.filmsociety.org Sarasota Film Society] *[http://www.rehobothfilm.com Rehoboth Beach Film Society] *[http://www.discoverpotsdam.com/~ncfs North Country Film Society] [[Category:Cinemas and movie theaters]] [[Category:Film organizations]] [[de:Filmclub]] [[es:Cineclub]] [[eu:Zine-klub]] [[fr:Ciné-club]] [[ml:ഫിലിം സൊസൈറ്റി]] [[ja:シネクラブ]] [[pl:Dyskusyjny klub filmowy]] [[pt:Cineclube]]