January 31 at 11:05am

It Could Be Getting So Much Better All The Time #1: Google For Film

Oh, if only we in the States had government funding for the arts!  I would settle for government funding for the infrastructure for the arts.  The UK has it and here’s a good idea that they funded that we could use here:

 A Google-esque application for film.  Check it out.
UK film buffs will be able to access a bespoke online search tool from today that will give cinema and TV listings, DVD, Blu-ray and download options for 34,000 films.

The £1m FindAnyFilm project has been developed by the UK Film Council over the past seven months and claims to be the first service of its kind to combine listings for multiple formats and links to retails sites and legal download services. It also includes more than 5,000 film trailers and an alerts service to notify users when titles are released in new formats.

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  • Jane Kosek
    I'd like to see changes in how we work with other countries on film production and financing. I'm not sure if treaties are the answer (I just don't know enough about the downsides of treaties to suggest that as a change) but it would be nice to be able to combine resources more efficiently and have all of the countries benefit from a project, and not have producer credits be on the chopping block because your project is well-suited for funding from another country. For instance, I have a couple of projects that are perfect for Canadian and European financing. In both cases, I need to settle for an Executive Producer credit because the funding there requires the Producer to be a citizen of that country. I don't see why the credits can't be shared if development and money is coming from the States as well. A better system for international coproductions would be great.
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