We've compiled an extensive list of organizations that have helped us as a festival, and can help you with your own events or projects. If you have suggestions, please let us know of them by sending an email to guide@sfjff.org.

Academy of Motion Pictures Center for Motion Picture Study
333 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Tel: 310.247.3020 Reference
Fax: 310.247.3035
Web Address: www.oscars.org/cmps/mhl
This reference library and film information service can help you find the distributor of a particular film, track down an actor or director you want to invite to your screening or answer virtually any film-related question.

American Indian Film Festival
333 Valencia St. Suite 322
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415.554.0525
Fax: 415.554.0542
Email: indianfilm@aifisf.com
Web Address: www.aifisf.com
Resource for American Indian cinema.

Arab Film Distributor (AFD)
2417 10th Ave. Suite E
Seattle, WA 98102
Tel: 206.322.0882
Fax: 206.322.4586
Email: info@arabfilm.com
Web Address: www.arabfilm.com
Resource and distributor for Arab cinema.

Association Independent Video/Film
304 Hudson Street 6th Floor North
New York, NY 10013
Tel: 212.807.1400
Fax: 212.463.8519
Email: info@aivf.org
Web Address: www.aivf.org
Provides information, assistance and services for independent filmmakers. Publishes monthly magazine, The Independent which has information about new and upcoming independent projects.

Black Filmmaker's Hall of Fame
405 14th Street Suite 515
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: 510.465.0804
Fax: 510.839.9858
Email: bfhfinc@aol.com
Web Address: www.blackfilmmakershall.org
Resource, Festival and Awards for African-American cinema

Boston Film/Video Foundation
1126 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02215
Tel: 617/536-1540
Fax: 617/536.3576
Email: info@bfvf.org
Web Address: www.bfvf.org
Provides classes, research, funding, equipment and classes for local independent filmmakers.

Bureau of Jewish Education
639 14th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118-3599
Tel: 415/751-6983
Fax: 415/668.1816
Email: info@bjesf.org
Web Address: www.bjesf.org
Maintains video lending library and offers consultations on issues pertaining to Jewish education.

Cine Accion
346 Ninth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415/553-8135
Fax: 415/553.8137
Email: cineaccion@aol.com
Web Address: www.cineaccion.com
Resource for Latino cinema

Consulates
If you are looking for a particular film from a specific country, try contacting the cultural attache at your local consulate.

Ergo Media
668 American Legion Dr.,
Box 2037
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Tel: 201/692-0404
Fax:201/692.0663
Email: ergo@jewishvideo.com
Web Address: www.jewishvideo.com
Primary distribution service for Jewish video in the U.S.

Facets Multimedia
1517 W. Fullerton
Chicago, IL 60614
Tel: 773/281-9075
Fax: 773/929.5437
Email: sales@facets.org
Web Address: www.facets.org
Multimedia center which manages large video rentals and sales business, including independent and foreign Jewish subject video.

Film Arts Foundation
145 Ninth St. Suite 101
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415.552.8760
Fax: 415.552.0882
Email: info@filmarts.org
Web Address: www.filmarts.org
Membership organization offering classes, grants, and support for independent filmmakers. Publishes Release Print.

Frameline Distribution
145 Ninth St. Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415.703.8650
Fax: 415.861.1404
Email: distribution@frameline.org
Web Address: www.frameline.org
Resource, Festival, and Distributor for lesbian, gay and transgender film and video.

French Film Office
745 5th Ave. #1512
New York, NY 10151
Tel: 212.832.8860
Fax: 212.755.0629
Resource for French cinema.

Goethe House
1014 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10028
Tel: 212.439.8700
Fax: 212.439.8705
Email: norbietorbi@altfranfurt.com
Resource for German cinema.

Goethe Institute
530 Bush Street, 2nd floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: 415/263-8760 x 876
Fax: 415.263.8765
Email: library@goethe.org
Web Address: www.goethe.de/uk/saf
Resource for German cinema; producers of "Berlin and Beyond" film festival .

Holocaust Center of Northern California
601 14th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
Tel: 415/751-6040
Fax: 415/751-6735
Email: library@holocaust-sf.org
Web Address: www.jewishgen.org/sfbajgs/yizkor.html
Resource for educational video tapes about the Holocaust.

Independent Feature Project
104 West 29th ST. 12th Fl. .
New York, NY 10001-5310
Tel: 212/ 465-8200 Fax: 212/465-8525
Email: ifpny@ifo.org
Web Address: www.ifp.org
Membership organization providing services for independent filmmakers, including an annual market for potential distributors.

Independent Project West
1964 Westwood Blvd, Suite 205
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: 310.475.4379
Fax: 310.441.5676
Email: dearifpwest@earthlink.net
Web Address: www.ifp.org
West Coast chapter of IFP.

Jerusalem Cinematheque
11 Hebron Road POB 8561
Jerusalem, 91083 Israel
Tel: 972.2.672.4131
Fax: 972.2..673.3076
Email: festival@jer-cin.org.il
Web Address: www.jer-cin.org.il

Judah L. Magnes Museum
2911 Russell Street
Berkeley, CA 94705
Tel: 510/549-6950
Fax: 510/849-3650
Email: magnes-pr@eb.jfed.org
Web Address: www.jfed.org/magnes/compets.htm
Sponsors annual Jewish Video Competition and houses extensive Jewish video archive.

Lehrhaus Judaica
2736 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
Tel: 510.845.6420
Fax: 510.845.6446
Email: info@lehrhaus.org
Web Address: www.lehrhaus.org
Offers annual course on films shown at the Jewish Film Festival.

Libraries
Film Resources at Your Local Library:
1) Limbacher Guide to 16mm Films Available for Rental - An alphabetical listing of 16mm films and their distributors.
2) Index of Films Reviewed in Variety (and bound volumes of Variety reviews) - an alphabetical reference lists the year and week of a review and where to find it.
3) McGill's Cinema Annual - An alphabetical catalog featuring descriptive reviews of American and foreign films.
4) Index and bound volumes of New York Times Film Reviews.
5) Variety Year in Review Film Guide - For country-by-country film listings and international distributor information.
6) The Dewey 900 section and the PN 1990 section is where you will find other miscellaneous film books.

Medial Network
121 Fulton St. 5th floor
New York, NY 10038
National organization supporting alternative film and video producers. Programs and services include: publications, information assistance, conferences and fiscal sponsorships.

Media Network
Oakland, CA 94611
Tel: 510/465-6885
National organization supporting alternative film and video producers. Programs and services include: publications, information assistance, conferences and fiscal sponsorships.

National Alliance of Media Arts Centers
145 Ninth St. Suite 250
San Francisco, CA 94103
Email: namac@namac.org
Web Address: www.namac.org
Provides legislative and support resources for artists and Media Arts Centers.

National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA)
145 9th St. Suite 350
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415/863-0814
Fax: 415/863.7428
Email: distribution@naatanet.org.
Web Address: www.naatanet.org
Resource for Asian and Asian-American cinema; Distributors, producers and funders of film and video; producers of Festival.

National Center for Jewish Film
Brandeis Univ, Lown Bldg Rm 102
Waltham, MA 02454
Tel: 781/899-7044
Fax: 781/736.2070
Email: ncjf@brandeis.edu
Web Address: www.jewishfilm.org
Primary archive and distributor of Yiddish language and other Jewish subject films.

National Foundation for Jewish Culture
330 Seventh Ave. 21st Floor
New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212/629-0500
Fax: 212.629.0508
Email: nfjc@jewishculture.org
Web Address: www.jewishculture.org
Provides support for Jewish art and artists.

National Latino Communications Center
501 South Bixel, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: (323) 663-8294
Fax: (323) 663-5606
Email: nlcc-em@pacbell.net
Web Address: www.nlcc.com
Resource for Latino cinema.

National Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002-3375
Tel: 800.535.3595
Fax: 413.256.4900
Email: yiddish@bikher.org
Web Address: www.yiddishbookcenter.org

Pacific Film Archive
2621 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94720
Tel: 510/642.1412
Fax: 510/642.4889
Email:
Web Address: www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/
An extensive archive and resource center which includes nightly exhibitions, a study center, theatre, and a library of over 7,500 films.

Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
Humanities Building
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Tel: 972.2.588.2513
Fax: 972.2.581.2061
Email: msjfa@mscc.huji.ac.il
Web Address: www.sites.huji.ac.il/jfa

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research