International Cinema (Yale Library Film Studies)

Selected Subject Headings for Searching Orbis

Motion pictures--[name of country]
- EXAMPLE: Motion pictures--France: Works on motion pictures shown in France or produced by French film companies
Motion pictures, [adjective for country]
- EXAMPLE: Motion pictures, French: Works on motion pictures produced by French film companies and shown outside of France
Feature films--[name of country]
- EXAMPLE: Feature films--Czechoslovakia: Motion pictures from Czechoslovakia at least 40 minutes long
Foreign films

See also Bibliographies, Filmographies, and Film Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Statistical Information

Cinemagoing: The Cinemagoing and related documents provide information and analysis about the cinema industry worldwide of the sort intended for the motion picture industry -- the studios, exhibitors, major banks and financial institutions, suppliers to the industry and so forth. Most of the reports cover specific regions; a few cover global or technological developments. Most of the reports are from 2002-2004.
Focus: world film market trends.: An online annual in PDF format published by the European Audiovisual Observatory. Files are also available at a Yale site
Global film: exhibition and distribution. Adam Thomas, Simon Dyson and Chris Groner. 5th ed. London: Informa Media Group, 2003.: SML, Reference PN1993.5.A1 G585 2003+
International motion picture almanac. New York: Quigley Publications.: SML, Reference PN1993.3 I58 -- current edition in Reference, past volumes in stacks
Lumiere: Lumiere provides data on admissions to films released in European cinemas since 1996. It is searchable by film title, director, production year (from 1913 to one year ago), exhibition year (from 1996 to one year ago), and production or co-production country. The results include breakdowns into EUR 15 (the European Union before enlargement), EUR 25 (the European Union after enlargement in May 2004), and EUR 35 (member states of the European Audiovisual Observatory). It also incorporates links for further information in the Internet Movie Database (IMDB). The database is the result of the collaboration between the European Audiovisual Observatory (see below) and the various specialized national sources as well as the MEDIA Programme of the European Union.
Statistical yearbook : cinema, television, video, and new media in Europe. European Audiovisual Observatory.: SML, Reference HE8700.9.E8 S72 (most recent vol; older vols are in the SML stacks)
World Wide Box Office: Data in US dollars on gross box office receipts. Can limit by date of release, so you can search for the total movie theater receipts to date for a movie released in (say) 1952.
Worldwide film facts. London: Baskerville Communications Corporation, 2000.: SML, Starr Reference PN1994 .W67 2000+ Oversize

Selected Web Resources

About - World Film
El Amante: An Argentinian magazine of film criticism with reviews, essays and interviews.
The BFI companion to Eastern European and Russian cinema. Edited by Richard Taylor... [et al.]. London: British Film Institute, 2000.: SML, Stacks PN1993.5 E82 B45 2000 (LC)
The BFI companion to German cinema. Edited by Thomas Elsaesser, with Michael Wedel. London: BFI Pub., 1999.: SML, Stacks PN1993.5 G3 B44X 1999 (LC)
La Bibliothèque du Film (BiFi): The primary European center for documentary resources on cinema.
Bloomsbury foreign film guide. New ed. Ronald Bergan. (London: Bloomsbury, 1992.: Reference PN1993.45 B38 1992; Previous edition:
Bollywood Movie Database: Collection of over 5000 Bollywood movies with complete filmographies, actor and actress profiles, studio addresses, Bollywood casting center and songs.
The British Film Catalogue. 3rd ed. Denis Gifford. London; Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.: CCL PN1998 G54 2001
Chinese Movie Database: The Chinese Movie Database is a WWW database for Chinese movies. It covers Chinese movies made in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other countries/regions, from the first Chinese movie made in 1905 to the ones currently shown in theatres.
Cinegraph: Information of the history of German-language films. In German.
Cinema Brazil: Part of the cultural project Cinema Brazil na Internet, authorized by Brazilian Ministry for Culture. Includes a database of Brazilian films, and links to related sites. Accessible in Portuguese, English and French.
Il Cinema Italiano on line
Cinexos: webring: Webring of Spanish and Latin American cinema.
Companion encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African film. Edited by Oliver Leaman. London; New York: Routledge, 2001.: SML Reference, PN1993.5 A65 C66X 2001 (LC)
The companion to British and Irish cinema. John Caughie, with Kevin Rockett. London: Cassell: British Film Institute, 1996.: SML, Stacks PN1993.5 G7 C37X 1996 (LC)
The companion to French cinema. Ginette Vincendeau. London: Cassell: British Film Institute, 1996.: CCL, Stacks PN1993.5 F7 V56X 1996 (LC)
The companion to Italian cinema. Geoffrey Nowell-Smith, with James Hay and Gianni Volpi. London: Cassell: British Film Institute, 1996.: SML, Stacks PN1993.5 I88 N685X 1996 (LC)
Czech Film Web Ring
DEFA Films Available in the United States: The DEFA Film Library at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst keeps a file of films produced in the German Democratic Republic's studios that are available from North American film and video distributors. See also Icestorm Video, which distributes DEFA films.
Dictionnaire du cinéma africain. Paris: Karthala: Ministère de la coopération et du développement, 1991-: SML Reference PN1993.5 A35 D53X 1991
Dictionnaire du cinéma français. (Paris: Larousse, 1987): SML Stacks PN1993.45 D533 1987
Directory of Eastern European Film-Makers and Films 1945-91. Comp. Grzegorz Balski. Trowbridge: Flicks Books; Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1992.: SML Reference PN1998.2 +D55X 1992
Dictionary of North African film makers. Roy Armes. Bilingual ed. English/French. Paris: Editions ATM, 1996.: SML Reference, PN1993.5 A35 A76 1996 (LC)
Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films. Rafael de España. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994.: SML Reference PN1993.5 S7 E83X 1994
Dutch Literature and Film: Includes both a filmography and a bibliography.
Encyclopedia of Chinese film. Yingjin Zhang and Zhiwei Xiao; with additional contributions from Ru-shou Robert Chen [et al.]; edited by Yingjin Zhang. London; New York: Routledge, 1998.: CCL PN1993.5 C4 Z53X 1998 (LC)
Encyclopedia of European cinema. Edited by Ginette Vincendeau. London: Cassell, British Film Institute, 1995.: SML Reference, PN1993.5 E8 +V56X 1995 (LC)
Encyclopedia of Hindi cinema. Edited by Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, and Saibal Chatterjee. New Delhi; Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica 2003.: SML Reference, PN1993.5.I4 E53X 2003
Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. New rev. ed. Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen. London: British Film Institute; New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1999.: SML Reference PN1993.5 I8 +R277X 1999
EU Audiovisual Policy
European Audiovisual Observatory: Made up of 35 member states and the European Community, is an organization which promotes transparency in the European audiovisual sector and provides information services for audiovisual experts. See also Lumiere, explained above
Le Film Français: Festivals, interviews, news, film synopses, and other resources on French films.
FilmPortal.de: Information about roughly 38,000 German films since 1895, including synopses, reviews, photos or posters. The site also lists 105,000 names relevant for German film, and 550 biographies. In German and English.
FOCAL International: The Federation of Commercial Audiovisual Libraries International represents commercial film/audiovisual, stills and sound libraries as well as interested individuals such as facility houses, professional film researchers and producers working in the industry.
ForeignFilms.com: Foreign films on the web. Site contains classic titles and new releases. Reviews and plot summaries are reviewd by a user community. Also has an active message board.
Forum des images: A French film site for film screenings in Paris. Covers world cinema, not just French.
Gaumont: Movie resource center for France. Website in French only. Provides cinema and movie showings information by province, reviews, festival information, interviews, and many other resources.
German Films: Website for the German information and advisory center for the promotion of German films worldwide. Includes links to journals and statistics.
German Studies Web: Theater, Film & Performing Arts: Maintained by the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Germany Online - Film: Maintained by the Goethe Institute.
Google Web Directory - Francophone Cinéma
A Guide to Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino made film and video. Edited by Karen Ranucci and Julie Feldman. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1998.: SML, Starr Reference Reference Rm PN1995.9 L37 +G85X 1998
A Guide to World Cinema: Covering 7,200 Films of 1950-84 Including Capsule Reviews and Stills From the Programmes of the National Film Theatre, London. Ed. Elkan Allan.(London: Whittet Books in Association with the British Film Institute, 1985): SML Reference PN1995 +G84 1985
Handbook of Soviet and East European Films and Filmmakers. Ed. Thomas J. Slater. New York: Greenwood, 1992.: SML Stacks PN1993.5 R9 H28X 1992
The Holt Foreign Film Guide. Ronald Bergan. New York: H. Holt, 1989.: SML Reference PN1993.45 B46 1989; CCL Reference
The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997. John Charles. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2000.: CCL stacks PN1993.5 C4 +C425X 2000 (LC)
Hong Kong Movie Database: Searchable database of information about movies produced in Hong Kong.
iFilm Connections: Asia & Pacific: This site seeks to create a deeper awareness and understanding of Asian and Pacific Island film cultures by providing immediate and comprehensive information about contemporary feature films from these areas.
Indian Film Related Sites: A web portal.
L'Institut Jean Vigo: A center for research in the history of cinema and animation.
Italian Cinema OnLine: Website in Italian and some english. Provides information on Italian movie distributors and studios, film festivals, and film archives.
Italian Studies Web: Cinema: Maintained by the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Japanese cinema: the essential handbook: featuring Japanese cult cinema since 1955. Thomas Weisser and Yuko Mihara Weisser. Edition: 4th rev. & updated ed. Miami: Vital Books, 1998.: SML, Starr Reference PN1993.5 J3 W46 1998
Kinema Club: Kinema Club is an informal group of scholars studying Japanese cinema and other moving image media.
Kino International: The Best in World Cinema: A distribution company specializing in classics and foreign language art films.
Latin American Video Archive: An on-line searchable database and ordering service which includes thousands of Latin American titles and unites the collections of hundreds of U.S. and foreign distributors and individual film/video makers into a central, on-line location.
MEDIA Salles: Initiative of the EU Media Programme with the support of the Italian Government promoting European cinema and its circulation at the theatrical level. Includes a European Cinema On-line Database, Yearbook, Journal, Cinema Research Library, and more.
Mexican Film Resource Page: Page of information and links to information on Mexican cinema and related areas. Includes links to general and organizational sites, online periodicals, production and distribution companies, tv networks, research sites, and people, films and genres.
Midnight Eye: "The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema." Film reviews, interviews, articles, book reviews, links and other resources.
The National Center for Jewish Film: The National Center for Jewish Film (NCJF) was established to gather, preserve and disseminate film material relevant to the Jewish experience. As an archive, NCJF's immediate priority is rescuing endangered film material, sole existing prints and works found only on perishable nitrate stock.
The New Latin American Cinema: An Annotated Bibliography of Sources in English, Spanish and Portuguese, 1960-1980. Julianne Burton. New York: Smyrna Press, 1983: SML Stacks Z5784 M9 B93X 1983 (LC)
One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography. Shampa Banerjee. New York: Garland, 1988.: CCL PN1993.5 I8 B27 1988
Origin Index (University of North Carolina): Lists the national origin of films in the UNC Media Resources Center Collection. Quite extensive.
The Oxford companion to Australian film. Edited by Brian McFarlane, Geoff Mayer, Ina Bertrand. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.: SML Reference, PN1993.5 A8 O93 1999 (LC)
Postcolonial Cinemas: A website for a course at Mt. Holyoke that critically examines the functions of films and cinemas in contexts and countries whose nationhood and cultural references are informed by colonial and anticolonial histories.
Quièes Quièen el Teatro y el Cine Españe Hispanoamericano. Centro de Investigaciones Literarias Españe Hispanoamericanas, S. A. Barcelona: C.I.L.E.H., 1990 2v.: SML Reference PN2787 +Q5 1990
Russian Movie Database: Searchable database of information about Russian movies.
Russian State Documentary Film & Photo Archive at Krasnogorsk: Extensive archive collection documenting the history of Russian filmmaking. Also includes a near complete collection of newsreels from 1919 - 1985.
Sub-Saharan African films and filmmakers, 1987-1992: an annotated bibliography. Nancy J. Schmidt. London; New Jersey: Hans Zell Publishers, c1994.: SML Reference Z5784 M9 S32X 1994 (LC)
Unifrance: Promotes French films throughout the world.
The Women's companion to international film. Edited by Annette Kuhn with Susannah Radstone. London: Virago, 1990.: SML, Stacks PN1993.5 A1 W65 1990 (LC)

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Selected Subject Headings for Searching Orbis

Statistical Information

Selected Web Resources