Women in Film and Video — Membership Benefits

Member Benefits

The Wire, a bi-monthly electronic newsletter packed with industry-related information and job leads
Health coverage for freelancers through the National Association of Socially Responsible Organizations (www.nasro-co-op.com)
Opportunities for screenings of one's work
Numerous networking opportunities
A listing in the printed membership directory and on the website
Discounts on media-related services and products (see below)
... and more

Discounts on Products and Services for WIFV/NE Members

NEW! Blink Music

Blink Music in Cambridge offers a 20% discount to all first-time WIFV/NE customers along with a 10% discount on subsequent bookings on any music production projects. They also offer engineering courses and piano/voice coaching, and they are happy to design personalized discounted package for WIFV/NE members. www.blinkmusic.com

Showbiz Software
10% discount
Showbiz Software Stores is a discount retailer of the top production, software, books and supplies. Software like Movie Magic's EP Budgeting, Final Draft and much more. Books and Directories on all aspects of Film and TV Production and many supplies including P.O.'s and Petty Cash envelopes. www.showbizsoftware.com

Focal Press
Focal Press has been a leading publisher of Media Technology books for over 60 years. We provide essential resources for professionals and students in many areas including: film and digital video production, photography, digital imaging, graphics, animation and new media, broadcast and media distribution technologies, music recording and production, mass communications, and theatre technology. www.focalpress.com

Calli Productions
15% discount in jobs up to $1500.00 . 20% discount in jobs over $1500.00
Video editing studio located in Brookline, MA close to
Coolidge Corner and Brookline Village. We specialize in bulk video
transfers, DVD authoring and video post-production. We offer video and audio
production services and video equipment rentals. www.calliproductions.com

NEW! Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
15% on services
Licensed acupuncturist Patty Adelsberger offers a discount on her
acupuncture and herbal medicine services to WIFV members. Chinese
medicine offers effective, drug-free treatment for chronic and acute
conditions. For more information about how Chinese medicine can
address your health problems call for a free consult, 617.331.6324.
Her private practice is located in Davis Square, Somerville.
www.qipathways.com

BuyIndies.com
30% commission (discounted rate)
BuyIndies.com offers an online catalog of more than 50,000 independent, educational and hard-to find films and videos to browse, search and buy from 800+ different niche distributors and filmmakers. www.buyindies.com

Cinelab
10% off orders under $100; 15% off orders over $100
8mm, 16mm, super-16mm and 35mm processing as well as telecine film-video transferring. Workprinting is available for 16mm color, and B/W negative and reversal. (When ordering, please note that you are a WIFV/NE member.) www.cinelab.com

Coolidge Corner Theater
$3 off regular admission to all Monday night screenings
The stately Coolidge Corner Theater, located in Brookline, Mass., screens independent and foreign films as well as classic revivals. www.coolidge.org

Future Media Concepts
20% off all individual and master classes
40% off featured classes
A premier digital training center, providing authorized training for professionals in the web development, desktop publishing, multimedia, editing, animation, compositing, and sound design industry. www.fmctraining.com

Images Cinema
50% discount (with a WIFV/NE membership card)
A historic cinema located in beautiful Berkshires village of Williamstown, Mass., specializing in art, foreign, and classic film, Images Cinema is a one-screen moviehouse that offers regular after-film discussions and other special events. www.imagescinema.org

Imagine News magazine
$5 off subscription rate for 10 issues mailed to home or office
25% off advertising rates for WIFV/NE members
A newspaper that cover the New England film, TV, video, and new media industries.
www.imaginenews.com

NewEnglandFilm.com
15% discount on web hosting, design and advertising
NewEnglandFilm.com is the premier online resource and magazine for local film and video professionals, reaching more than 38,000 unique people each month. www.newenglandfilm.com

Mark Hunt Backdrops
40% discount on any backdrop purchase
Mark Hunt Backdrops has been the premier supplier of backdrops for the New England-area film industry for 15 years, with the largest inventory in the Northeast. www.markhuntbackdrops.com

Plate of Peas
20% discount for rentals
Plate of Peas offers offline and online editing suites equipped with an Avid Symphony running on a Powermac G4 with twin external 146 gigabyte drives, which can hold two hours of uncompressed video. Special effects capability is enhanced by Illusion and Sapphire plug-ins, offering a wide array of effects and transitions. www.plateofpeas.com

Video Transfer
15% discount on services
Video Transfer offers full-service audio/videotape duplication, CD/DVD creation, and authoring and replication from virtually any format. www.vtiboston.com

Vox Television
20% discount to all first-time WIFV/NE customers
Vox is a full-service production company serving broadcast, educational, and corporate clients. Vox produces original programs and offers professional crew and broadcast equipment for location production. Vox also provides Avid editing systems and editors, available in-house or at your location.
(617) 923-9191.

Companies and organizations interested in becoming discount providers to WIFV/NE members, please write to