Film
Associations

All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) is the only association in Bollywood's affiliated with Government of Maharashtra. Being the official representative of the cinema workers, artists and film fraternity AICWA is working for the rights of the people related to the Indian film industry.

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Indian film makers association Empowering your talent and adopting new trends is the new era of promotional strategies in the field of film industry where your art is recognized and to become proud of the nation.

The National Film Development Corporation of India based in Mumbai is the central agency established in 1975, to encourage high quality Indian cinema. It functions in areas of film financing, production and distribution and under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

The Film Federation of India (FFI) is an apex body of the Indian film producers (around 18,000), distributors (around 20,000), exhibitors (around 12,000) and studio owners, headquartered in Mumbai. The FFI selects the Indian official entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film each year.

Bengal Film and Television Chamber of Commerce (B.F.T.C.C.) has been incorporated under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 as a nonprofit organization with the objective to Promote, Develop, Encourage, Create, Provide, Manage and Maintain the Nature, Condition, Infrastructure, Peaceful and Healthy Atmosphere for its Members and Associates with the Bengal Film and Television Industry in present and future.

FILM MAKERS COMBINE is a Private Limited Company, incorporated under the Companies Act as a Company Limited by Guarantee. It is classified as Non-govt company and is registered at RoC-Mumbai.

IATSE was founded in 1893 when representatives of stagehands working in eleven cities met in New York and pledged to support each other's efforts to establish fair wages and working conditions for their members.

The Costume Designers Guild, Local 892 is a union of professional costume designers, assistant costume designers, and illustrators working in film, television, commercials and other media. Founded in 1953, the CDG comprises over 1,200 members as of 2023.

The International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600) represents approximately 8,400 members who work throughout the United States, Canada and the rest of the world in film and television as Directors of Photography, Camera Operators, Camera Assistants (1st AC, 2nd AC), Digital Imaging Technicians, Still Photographers, and all members of camera crews.

The American Society of Cinematographers, founded in Hollywood in 1919, is a cultural, educational, and professional organization that is neither a labor union nor a guild.

The Producers Guild of America is a 501 trade association representing television producers, film producers and new media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership includes over 8,000 members of the producing establishment worldwide. Its co-presidents are Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher.

Established in the year 1958 it was named as CINE ARTISTES’ ASSOCIATION. Later, in 1997, with the advent of Television and private channels, the name was changed to CINTAA (Cine & TV Artistes’ Association). 

This Organisation Deals With All The Segments Of The Film Industry. All The People Related To This Field Are Registered With Us. This Is The First Indian Organisation Which Includes The Entire Film Industry Under One Cover. 

1937 was the year that saw the fulfillment of a beautiful dream for the Indian Film Industry. This was the year when IMPPA was born. The Indian Motion Picture Producers Association, popularly know as IMPPA, is the first and the only internationally recognized oldest association of the Indian Film production sector. It is the original mother organization and all other associations which exist now are the offshoots of IMPPA.

The Directorate of Film Festivals in India was an organisation that initiated and presented the International Film Festival of India, the National Film Awards and the Indian Panorama.

We are a not-for-profit, established in partnership with Prasar Bharati, the national public broadcaster.
We work to empower independent filmmakers, democratising access to the media and encouraging the freedom of expression.

​Cinema Owners And Exhibitors Association Of India is a Private incorporated on 25 November 1946. It is classified as Non-govt company and is registered at Registrar of Companies, Mumbai.

The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada is a 501 labor union representing professional instrumental musicians in the United States and Canada. The AFM, which has its headquarters in New York City, is led by president Tino Gagliardi.

Before the founding of the union on January 18, 1952, under the name "The Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Guild, IATSE Local 839", known as "Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Guild" for short, the push to unionize the animation industry in the United States came from the Screen Cartoonist's Guild.

The Art Directors Guild is a labor union and local of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees representing 3,278 motion picture and television professionals in the United States and Canada.

The Writers Guild of America is the joint efforts of two different American labor unions representing writers in film, television, radio, and online media: The Writers Guild of America, East, headquartered in New York City and affiliated with the AFL–CIO The Writers Guild of America West, headquartered in Los Angeles.

The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadcasters, and digital streaming services.

Producers Guild of India (GUILD) is the premier film, television and digital content producers’ body representing the pre-eminent producers of audio-visual content in India, with a significant collective contribution to the country’s economy and workforce.

The Central Board of Film Certification is a statutory film-certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952." 

Kerala State Film Development Corporation, is an organization founded by the Government of Kerala, India for promoting the film market in the state. It was founded in 1975, a period when the production of Malayalam films were centered in Madras. 

Federation of Film Societies of India is the umbrella body of film-screening societies in India. FFSI is currently a member of the International Federation of Film Society that has its Central Office in Paris. The international organisation is an associate member of UNESCO.

On 1 November 2017, Women in Cinema Collective Foundation was registered as a society in Kerala following the sexual assault case involving a prominent film actress in the Malayalam Cinema.

The Body was incorporated on October 15th 1963 as “Indian Film Exporters Association” by Mr. Lim Billimoria and few other Indian Film Exporters to promote & facilitate the commerce of Indian Films abroad.

The Directors Guild of America is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad.

The Motion Picture Editors Guild is the guild that represents freelance and staff motion picture and television editors and other post-production professionals and story analysts throughout the United States.

The AMPTP, the entertainment industry's official collective bargaining representative, negotiates 58 industry-wide collective bargaining agreements on behalf of hundreds of motion picture and television producers.

Since 1937, the Association of Talent Agents (ATA) has been the official trade association of talent agencies across the U.S., responsible for legislative advocacy and negotiating agency franchise agreements and regulations with the major entertainment guilds, including SAG-AFTRA, WGA, DGA, and AEA.

The Locations Managers Guild International is a professional organization of location managers, location scouts, assistant location managers, and affiliated business members, such as film commissions, location services, vendors, and filming venues.