Cinenova is a
non-profit organisation
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
based in
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, dedicated to distributing films and videos made by women.
Formed in 1991 from the merger of two feminist distributors,
Circles
A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. Equivalently, it is the curve traced out by a point that moves in a plane so that its distance from a given point is const ...
and Cinema of Women, Cinenova
provides the means to discover and watch experimental films, narrative feature films, artists film and
video, documentary and educational videos.
[Women's Pictures: Feminism and Cinema by ]Annette Kuhn
Annette Frieda Kuhn, FBA is a British author, cultural historian, educator, researcher, editor and feminist. She is known for her work in screen studies, visual culture, film history and cultural memory. She is Professor and Research Fellow in ...
(1994)
Through national and international distribution, Cinenova acts as an agency for artists, educators,
curators and their audiences. Cinenova is a source of very specific knowledge, a network and cultural
community that engages directly with Women's Film and video work, and with the question of how to
make this knowledge more publicly accessible. Cinenova offers an extensive archive and expert advice
relating to film and video directed by women, with a practice informed by its history as a key resource
in the
UK independent film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...
and video distribution sector.
See also
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Women's Cinema
Women's cinema primarily describes cinematic works directed (and optionally produced too) by women filmmakers. The works themselves do not have to be stories specifically about women and the target audience can be varied.
It is also a variety of ...
References
External links
LuxCinenova Website
Film organisations in the United Kingdom
Cultural organisations based in London
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