by Kevin Nikkel
Founded in 1935 as the Winnipeg Cine Club, the Winnipeg Amateur Movie Makers was active for over 80 years. Documentary filmmaker Kevin Nikkel produced Adventures with the Movie Club in 2014 and provides a brief history of the club in this article.
by Azardokht Ghasemi
From 1969 to 1979 Cinemaye Azad (or Free Cinema) was at the centre of amateur filmmaking in Iran, organizing festivals, competitions and networks of filmmakers that spanned the globe.
by M. Mert Orsler
During the 1960s and 70s two arms of amateur cinema emerged in Turkey. These activities included non-commercial short films made by a few enthusiasts, as well as a more radically politicized configuration of amateurism that shaped the collective efforts of filmmaking. Despite the differences, these two categories historically overlap with each other.
by Berenice Cancino
During the 1970s a diverse group of artists in Mexico produced Super8 films to create countercultural content that portrayed political views and common anxieties of the time while also trying to create a truly independent Mexican cinema
by Lucas Anderson
After 1934, experimental filmmaking fell out of favour with the amateur film community. Still, some amateur filmmakers continued to produce innovative experimental films in these years, and this type of filmmaking eventually regained a respected standing within amateur cinema.
by Sheena Manabat
The Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) is a non-profit organization committed to the discovery, preservation, study and exhibition of Texas’ film heritage.
by Lucas Anderson
Amateur filmmakers produced many inventive and award-winning animated films. These films showcase a variety of animation techniques and span numerous film genres.
by Lucas Anderson
Early amateur cinema was closely linked to experimental filmmaking. Through formal experimentation, early amateur filmmakers endeavoured to enhance the artistic potential of cinema as an art form.
by Dennis J. Duffy
In late 1930s and 1940s Vancouver, Dorothy Fowler and Oscar Burritt were enthusiastic film buffs and amateur filmmakers. Inspired by the international and experimental cinema they saw through Vancouver’s progressive film society, they produced a few obscure but delightful treasures of Canadian independent filmmaking. Their work and their enthusiasm inspired other local cineastes.
by Sheena Manabat
Northeast Historic Film is a regional archive in the United States dedicated to preserving, collecting and exhibiting northern New England’s (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts) film heritage.
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