Reference and data sources for Film Studies
Sources below include subscription services accessible to members of the University of Sheffield via MUSE and freely available internet sites.
| Reference and full-text databases | |
|---|---|
| 100 years of European Film | A collection of histories of film production and exhibition, in most European countries |
| ACM Digital Library | Full-text of ACM publications which aspects of film |
| Archival sound recordings service | British Library catalogue of sound resources |
| britfilms.com - The British Council's site for British Films | Includes the British Films Catalogue, an online database of information on the latest British films with an archive of previous years, and the Directory of International Film and Video Festivals |
| British Film Institute | Much useful film-related information |
| British universities newsreel database (BUND) | Stories from cinema newsreels & cinemagazines |
| CineEurope | Information on the film industry in Europe |
| CogNet | Online publications on cognitive science from MIT includes items on film |
| Enciclopedia del cine espanol | Pulbished 1996 covers 100 years Spanish Cinema |
| European Cinema Online Database | Details of recent European films, and records of European production, distribution and export companies |
| Film index international | FII indexes films and film personalities (stars, directors etc.) from the 1930's to date |
| Filmportal.de | Information on German Film |
| Filmstudio: Film und Kino im WWW | Many useful links, both German and non-German |
| Grove Music Online | Online version of the New Grove dictionary of music & musicians. Includes film music |
| Internet Movie Database | A vast database of films, which can be searched by title, genre, keyword or name. Also many links to other WWW resources |
| Latin-American Cinemateca of Los Angeles | Selected links from University of Los Angeles |
| MidnightEye | Information on Japanese Cinema |
| Movie Review Query Engine | Search engine for online reviews of over 16,000 films |
| NewsBank | Full text UK newspaper database, providing online access to news articles in both broadsheet and tabloid newspapers |
| Oxford dictionary of national biography | Biographical reference resource |
| Pinewood dialogues | ‘Conversations with innovative and influential creative figures in film, TV and digital media’ |
| Screenonline | British film and television history |
| ScreenSite | ScreenSite facilitates the teaching and research of film/TV/new media and is designed principally for educators and students |
| Women in Cinema: a reference guide | Includes essays, bibliographies and links to WWW resources |