3b.3 - Film Studies - Latin American & Iberian Studies

Film Studies

Film & Television Literature Index
Finds reviews of films and articles on theory, preservation and restoration, writing, production, cinematography, and technical aspects of both film and television in the US and internationally.
Film Literature Index
The Film Literature Index (FLI) annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. The periodicals range from the scholarly to the popular. More than 2,000 subject headings provide detailed analysis of the articles.
MLA International Bibliography.
Classified listing and subject index of scholarly books and articles on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics which has been compiled by the Modern Language Association of America since 1926
Factiva
Factiva products provide access to more than 32,000 sources (such as newspapers, journals, magazines, television and radio transcripts, photos, etc.) from nearly every country worldwide in 28 languages, including more than 600 continuously updated newswires.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Streaming, DVD and Video Collection at UVA

The library has over 50,000 videos on DVD, VHS, and LaserDisc and more than 25,000 streaming videos online. The collection is about 65% feature films and 35% documentaries. UVA provide access to more that 4,000 movies and documentaries produced in the Americas and Europe relevant to the Spanish, Portuguese and other geographically related communities.

Search for DVD or videos in VIRGO (library's online catalog) limiting by format, language, or any other parameter. Here you will have some examples:

.DVD collection in Spanish

VHS collection in Spanish

Streaming in Spanish

DVD collection in Portuguese

VHS collection in Portuguese

Streaming in Portuguese

DVD in Catalan, Basque and Galician, languages

VHS in Catalan, Basque and Galician, languages

Streaming in Catalan, Basque and Galician, languages

DVD in Indigenous languages

VHS in Indigenous languages

Streaming in Indigenous languages

You can obtain more information about UVA streaming services and collections by visiting the Video and Media Resources LibGuide or by contacting the UVA Video Collections Librarian Leigh Rockey

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Video Streaming Databases

Digitalia Film Library
Digitalia, a multilingual, multinational streaming video film library, includes award winning films from Spain, Latin America and Europe, and classic films from North America.
Filmakers Library Online
Filmakers Library Online provides award-winning documentaries with relevance across the curriculum—race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more. It presents points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions world-wide. This release now provides 1,018 titles, equaling approximately 803 hours.
Films on Demand
A streaming video platform that makes it easy to incorporate educational video content into academic curriculum.
Kanopy Streaming
Kanopy provides access to 7,000 feature films, documentaries, short films, and more. It includes films from The Criterion Collection, California Newsreel, DEFA German Film, Media Education Foundation, Roland Collection, First Run Features, Green Planet Films, Stenhouse, Medcom, Michael Blackwood, Kino Lorber and thousands of other educational filmmakers.
Academic Video Online
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Academic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers over 70,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. More than 18,000* titles are exclusive to Alexander Street, all with a predictable annual cost.
Platino Educa
Platino Educa is a Spanish Language film streaming platform with over 300 films from Spain and Latin America. The films are classified by subject and cover a broad range of themes, including art, history, environmental science, literature, and social justice. The films were specifically selected for teaching and some come paired with preselected scene clips and educational guides. Films have Spanish and English subtitles

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