Links
Online film resources
ABC Iview: Catch-up with ABC television programs.
SBS On Demand: SBS programs and movies.
BOFA: This is a free film festival for which viewing runs from May 1 through to May 17. If you subscribe then access codes will be sent for all films. This is free, to subscribe please click on the link.
Beamafilm: Free films that are available to all members of a Tasmanian Library. Log on to the library and then search for Beamafilm.
ACMI - Virtual Cinematheque: While the Melbourne Cinémathèque is closed they are virtual screenings where they point you to free screenings that they recommend.
MUBI: Contains a wide range of carefully curated films. It requires a subscription but there is a 7 day free trial available.
YouTube: There are many films and documentaries about films available here.
Open Culture: Contains a wide range of free cultural and entertainment media. The films are usually in the public domain and often of low resolution making them somewhat blurry.
Internet Archive: Contains a wide range of free cultural and entertainment media. The films are usually in the public domain and often of low resolution making them somewhat blurry.
Tubi: Free films that sometimes contain advertisements. The artistic and visual quality of the films is variable.
Japanese Film Festival ONLINE: Links to Japanese films that are available online.
Early Chinese Silent & Sound Films: These films can be hard to find anywhere else.
Scinema - Australia's Science Channel: Free documentaries to do with science.
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam: Documentaries available online - many of which are free to view.
Metropolitan Opera: Nightly screenings of operas from the New York Metropolitan Opera.
Film Societies in Australia
Tasmanian Federation of Film Societies: TFOFS is the State Federation of Tasmanian Film Societies. It is the first place to contact for information about Tasmanian film societies.
Australian Council of Film Societies: ACOFS is the parent body of the State Federations of Film Societies. The site has a lot of information about forming and running film societies.
Australian sites relevant to Film Societies
Australian Screen: Looks at the Australian film and television industry, has online film clips.
Searchable Database of the National Film & Sound Archive: The Hobart Film Society borrows many of its films and videos from the National Film & Sound Archive. A searchable database of their non-theatrical lending collection is provided at this site.
National Film and Sound Archive: The principal Government agency that we deal with.
Australian Centre for the Moving Image: Australian site with extensive links to film, radio, television and new media web pages.
Searchable Database of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image: We are also able to borrow some of the films listed here.
Australia's Cultural Network: An online gateway to Australian cultural organisations.
The Classification Website: All films shown in Australia must be classified and so this site may provide a record of what films are available in Australia and who distributes them.
Search engines for film information
Internet Movie Database (IMDb): Search for information about films and people in the film industry.
Rotten Tomatoes: Search for information about films and people in the film industry.
Movie Review Query Engine: Search for movie reviews by title.
Metacritic: Search for movie reviews by title.
Yahoo Movie Database: Has an advanced search facility.
All Movie Guide: Search by film, person or keyword.
BFI Screen online: The British Film Institute's guide to British film and T.V. history
cinephilia.com.au: Australian web site containing reviews
Urban Cinephile: Australian web site containing reviews
Hobart Film Society Information
For documents relating to the HFS go to our Documents page.
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