Services
ACOFS itself provides publicity, education and information, but its main role is to keep the film society movement to the forefront when government policy and self-interest pushes the many non-commercial, fragmented Australian film bodies to the fore. The state federations on the other hand have a more hands on approach, and provide insurance policies, preview feature and short films, provide film and DVD technical advice, run film weekends and generally help the smaller societies to stay afloat year after year.
ACOFS can provide a state-by-state listing of film societies around Australia. Existing groups or individuals interested in starting a film society can request information and advice from the State Federations of Film Societies or ACOFS (the parent body). They provide information, advice and services that are not available to the individual.
Among the benefits available through ACOFS and the Federations are:
- A film insurance scheme to protect against loss or damage of film
- Film distribution arrangements to reduce the cost of film hire and freight
- A DVD screening rights agreement with the major DVD distributors in Australia to cover the screening rights for DVDs screened by member film societies.
Publications
- ACOFS Film Screening Handbook, a comprehensive 96 page guide to forming and running a film society. It also contains valuable information for groups or organisations screening films non-commercially, including where to obtain films and DVDS and the technical aspects of good presentation. This is now out of print but is available on the ACOFS website as a series of downloadable pdf files. The ACOFS handbook is supplemented by more detailed information supplied by the State Federations, the most comprehensive being that supplied by the Federation of Victorian Film Societies on their website.
ACOFS is a member of the International Federation of Film Societies.
Read more about this topic: Australian Council Of Film Societies
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