| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAMCT | Associazione Assistenti Montatori Cinematografici e Televisivi | In Italian | → Associations → Telecommunications → Italia |
| AAR | Archives Audiovisuelles de la Recherche (www.archivesaudiovisuelles.fr/fr/) | In French | → Libraries → Records management → Research policy → France |
| ACE | Association des Cinémathèques Européennes (www.acefilm.de) | In French | → Associations |
| ACE | American Cinema Editors (www.ace-filmeditors.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations → United States |
| ACEC | Associazione Cattolica Esercenti Cinema (www.acec.it) | In Italian | → Associations → Roman catholic church → Italia |
| ACF | Audio Ciné Films (www.acf-film.com) | In French | |
| ACPCA | Arbitrage et Conciliation Pour le Cinéma et l'Audiovisuel | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| ADC | Attori Doppiatori Cinematografici | In Italian | |
| ADEF | Association Des Exportateurs de Films (www.adef.fr) | In French | → Associations → Trade → France |
| ADR | Automatic Dialogue Replacement | In English | → Computer-based techniques |
| ADRC | Agence pour le Développement Régional du Cinéma | In French | → Public administration, government |
| AFCA | Association Française du Cinéma d'Animation (www.afca.asso.fr) | In French | → Associations → France |
| AFCAE | Association Française des Cinémas d'Art et Essai (www.art-et-essai.org) | In French | → Associations → France |
| AFCI | Association of Film Commissioners International (www.afci.org) | In English | → Associations |
| AFI | American Film Institute (www.afi.com) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → United States |
| AFIC | Associazione Festival Italiani di Cinema (www.aficfestival.it) | In Italian | → Associations → Italia |
| AFM | American Film Market (www.ifta-online.org/afm/) | In English | → Trade → United States |
| AFPF | Association Française des Producteurs de Films et des programmes audiovisuels (www.afpf.net) | In French | → Associations → France |
| AIACE | Associazione Italiana Amici del Cinema d'Essai | In Italian | → Associations → Italia |
| AIC | Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica (www.aicine.com) | In Italian | → Associations → Italia |
| AICA | Associazione per Iniziative Cinematografiche e Audiovisive | In Italian | → Associations |
| AIDAA | Association Internationale des Auteurs de l'Audiovisuel | In French | → Associations |
| AIDAC | Associazione Dialoghisti Adattatori Cine-televisivi (www.aidac.it) | In Italian | → Associations → Telecommunications → Italia |
| AIDB | Animation Industry Database | In English | |
| AIP | Audiovisual Industry Promotion | In English | |
| AITC | Associazione Italiana Telecineoperatori (www.aitc.it) | In Italian | → Associations → Italia |
| ALPA | Association de Lutte Contre la Piraterie Audiovisuelle (www.alpa.asso.fr) | In French | → Associations → Artistic property |
| AMC | Associazione Montaggio Cinematografico e Televisivo | In Italian | → Associations → Telecommunications |
| AMID | Animation Magazine Industry Directory (www.animationmagazine.net/amid/) | In English | |
| AMPAS | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | In English | → Academies |
| ANAC | Associazione Nazionale Autori Cinematografici (www.anac-autori.it) | In Italian | → Associations → Italia |
| ANCCI | Associazione Nazionale Circoli Cinematografici Italiani (www.ancci.it) | In Italian | → Associations → Italia |
| ANEC | Associazione Nazionale Esercenti Cinema | In Italian | → Associations → Italia |
| ANEM | Associazione Nazionale Esercenti Multiplex | In Italian | → Associations → Italia |
| ANICA | Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche e Affini | In Italian | → Associations → Italia |
| ANVI | Associazione Nazionale Videoteche Italiane | In Italian | → Associations → Libraries → Italia |
| APC | Association de Producteurs de Cinéma (www.producteurscinema.fr) | In French | → Associations → France |
| APD | Association des Directeurs de Production | In French | → Associations |
| APE | Associazione Italiana Produttori Esecutivi (www.ape-italy.com) | In Italian | → Associations → Italia |
| API | Association des Producteurs Indépendants | In French | → Associations → France |
| APT | Associazione Produttori Televisivi (www.apt.it) | In Italian | → Associations → Telecommunications → Italia |
| APV | Association of Professional Videomakers | In English | → Associations |
| APV | Atelier Presse Vidéo | In French | → Newspapers, journalism |
| ARP | Auteurs, Réalisateurs, Producteurs (www.larp.fr) | In French | → Organizations and associations → France |
| ASC | American Society of Cinematographers (www.theasc.com) | In English | → Associations → United States |
| ASC | Associazione italiana Scenografi, Costumisti e arredatori | In Italian | → Associations → Italia |
| ASIFA | Associazione Italiana Film d'Animazione (www.asifaitalia.org) | In Italian | → Associations → Italia |
| ASIFA | Association Internationale du Film d'Animation (http://asifa.net) | In French | → Associations |
| ASLAP | AS Long As Possible | In English | → Graphic arts |
| ATIC | Associazione Tecnica Italiana per la Cinematografia e la Televisione | In Italian | → Associations → Telecommunications → Italia |
| AV | Audiovisual | In English | → Graphical processing → Image processing |
| AVI | Associazione Videoteche Mediateche Italiane (www.avi-videoteche.it) | In Italian | → Associations → Libraries → Italia |
| BAFTA | British Academy of Film and Television Arts (www.bafta.org) | In English | → Academies → Telecommunications → Software → United Kingdom |
| BLIC | Bureau de Liaison de l'Industrie Cinématographique | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| BLOC | Bureau de Liaison des Organisations du Cinéma | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| BNCM | Bureau de Normalisation du Cinéma et de la Vidéo | In French | → Standardization |
| BSC | British Society of Cinematographers (http://https://bscine.com) | In English | → Organizations and associations → United Kingdom |
| CAMRa | Context-Aware Movie Recommendation | In English | → Computer-based techniques → Artificial intelligence |
| CAPA | Chabalier & Associates Press Agency (www.capatv.com) | In English | → Newspapers, journalism |
| CAPA | Canadian Animation Producers Association | In English | → Associations → Canada |
| CARL | Cerveau Analytique de Recherche et de Liaison | In French | → Computer hardware → Artificial intelligence |
| CCM | Centre Cinématographique Marocain (www.ccm.ma) | In French | → Morocco |
| CD | Compact Disc = KD | Kompakta Disko | In Esperanto |
In English | → Music |
| CICA | Centre International du Cinéma d'Animation | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| CICAE | Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et d'Essai (www.cicae.org) | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| CIFEJ | Centre International du Film pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse | In French | → Education |
| CINIT | Cineforum Italiano (www.cinit.it) | In Italian | → Italia |
| CITM | Centre de la Imatge i Tecnologia Multimèdia (www.citm.upc.edu) | In Spanish | → Image processing |
| CNC | Centre National de la Cinématographie (www.cnc.fr) | In French | → France |
| COSIP | Commission du compte de soutien à l'industrie des programmes | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| COSIP | Compte de Soutien à l'Industrie des Programmes | In French | → Theatre |
| CPNEF/AV | Commission Paritaire Nationale de l'Emploi et de la Formation dans l'Audiovisuel | In French | → Labour, labour economics → Telecommunications |
| CSA | Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel | In French | → Organizations and associations → Telecommunications |
| CSA | Casting Society of America (www.castingsociety.com) | In English | → Organizations and associations → United States |
| CSC | Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (www.csc-cinematografia.it) | In Italian | → Italia |
| CSC | Centro Studi Cinematografici (www.cscinema.org) | In Italian | |
| CST | Commission Supérieure Technique de l'image et du son | In French | → Music |
| DACP | De l'Autre Côté du Périph' (www.dacp.fr) | In French | → France |
| DCI | Digital Cinema Initiative | In English | |
| DDP | Disc Description Protocol | In English | → Telecommunications |
| DFFF | Davis Feminist Film Festival | In English | → Feminism |
| DGA | Directors Guild of America (www.dga.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations → United States |
| DIF | Deutsches Filminstitut (www.deutsches-filminstitut.de) | In German | → Organizations and associations → Germany |
| DIRE | Distributeurs Indépendants Réunis Européens (www.distributeurs-independants.org) | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| DTS | Digital Theatre System (www.dtsonline.com) | In English | |
| DVD | Digital Versatile Disc | In English | → Computer hardware → Telecommunications |
| ECFA | European Children's Film Association (www.ecfaweb.org) | In English | → Associations |
| ECFF | European Coordination of Film Festivals | In English | → Organizations and associations |
| ECPA | Établissement Cinématographique et Photographique des Armées | In French | → Public administration, government → Photography |
| EDIMA | European Digital Media Association (www.europeandigitalmediaassociation.org) | In English | → Associations → Newspapers, journalism → Europe |
| EFA | European Film Academy (www.europeanfilmacademy.org) | In English | → Academies |
| EFP | European Film Promotion (www.efp-online.com) | In English | |
| EMC | Électro-Mécanique du Cinéma | In French | → Electrical engineering |
| EMCA | École des Métiers du Cinéma d'Animation (www.angouleme-emca.fr) | In French | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Drawing and applied arts → France |
| ENSLL | École Nationale Supérieure Louis Lumière | In French | → Higher education, universities → Engineering, technology |
| ESIST | European association for Studies in Screen Translation (www.esist.org) | In English | → Associations → Translation → Linguistics → Europe |
| F3C-CFDT | Fédération Communication, Conseil, Culture - Confédération Française Démocratique du |
In French | → Organizations and associations → Labour, labour economics → 659 → France |
| FAC | Comitato Nazionale per la Diffusione del Film d'Arte e di Cultura | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Italia |
| FAPAV | Federazione Anti-Pirateria Audiovisiva (www.fapav.it) | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Computer-based techniques → Italia |
| FASAP | Fédération des Syndicats des Spectacles, de la Presse et de l'Audiovisuel | In French | → Organizations and associations → Labour, labour economics → Newspapers, journalism |
| FEDIC | Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub (www.cortoweb.it/fedic/) | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Italia |
| FEITIS | Fédération Européenne des Industries Techniques de l'Image et du Son | In French | → Organizations and associations → Telecommunications |
| FEMIS | Fondation Européenne des Métiers de l'Image et du Son | In French | → Music |
| FESPACO | Festival Panafricain de Cinéma de Ouagadougou | In French | → Africa |
| FFCV | Fédération Française de Cinéma et Vidéo | In French | → Organizations and associations → France |
| FIAF | Fédération Internationale des Archives du Film (www.fiafnet.org) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Libraries |
| FIAIS | Federazione Internazionale degli Archivi delle Immagini e dei Suoni | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Libraries |
| FIAPF | Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films (www.fiapf.org) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Associations |
| FICAM | Fédération des Industries du Cinéma, de l'Audiovisuel et du Multimédia (www.ficam.fr) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Software → France |
| FICC | Federazione Italiana dei Circoli del Cinema (www.ficc.it) | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Italia |
| FICE | Federazione Italiana Cinema d'Essai (www.fice.it) | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Italia |
| FID | Festival International du Documentaire | In French | |
| FIMM | Fédération des Industries et Métiers du Multimédia | In French | → Organizations and associations → Computer science |
| FIMO | Festival International du Making Of | In French | |
| FIPA | Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels | In French | |
| FIPRESCI | Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique | In French | → Organizations and associations → Newspapers, journalism |
| FKTG | Fernseh- und Kinotechnische Gesellschaft (www.fktg.de) | In German | → Organizations and associations → Telecommunications |
| FNCF | Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français (www.fncf.org) | In French | → Organizations and associations → France |
| FNDF | Fédération Nationale des Distributeurs de Films | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| FREMP | Fédération Régionale des Entreprises du Multimédia en Midi-Pyrénées (www.fremp.org) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Computer science |
| FSAC | Film Studies Association of Canada (www.filmstudies.ca) | In English | → Associations → Canada |
| FTI | Film and Television Institute | In English | → Telecommunications |
| GEDEM | Groupement des Éditeurs et Diffuseurs d'Éducatif Multimédia (www.gedem.org) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Computer science → Education |
| GNCR | Groupement National des Cinémas de Recherche (www.cinemas-de-recherche.com) | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| HAL | Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer | In English | → Computer hardware → Artificial intelligence |
| HFC | Historians Film Committee | In English | → Organizations and associations → History |
| HFPA | Hollywood Foreign Press Association (www.goldenglobes.org) | In English | → Associations → Newspapers, journalism |
| IATSE | International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators | In English | → Organizations and associations → Theatre |
| ICAN | Institut de Création et d'Animation Numériques | In French | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Graphic arts → Graphical processing |
| ICG | International Cinematographers Guild (www.cameraguild.com) | In English | → Organizations and associations |
| ICS | Institut de Cinématographie Scientifique (www.ics.cnrs-bellevue.fr) | In French | → Research institutes → France |
| IDATE | Institut de l'Audiovisuel et des Télécommunications en Europe | In French | → Telecommunications |
| IFCIC | Institut pour le Financement du Cinéma et des Industries Culturelles | In French | |
| IFF | Ischia Film Festival (www.ischiafilmfestival.it) | In English | → Italia |
| IMAIE | Istituto per i diritti degli Artisti Interpreti Esecutori (www.imaie.it) | In Italian | → Italia |
| IMDb | Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) | In English | → Libraries |
| IMVN | Image, Multimédia et Vie Numérique | In French | → Computer science |
| IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards | In English | → Italia |
| JFW | Jüdische Filmwoche | In German | → Judaism |
| KD | Kompakta Disko = CD (look above) |
In Esperanto | → Music |
| LD | Lumdisko | In Esperanto | → Music |
| LUCE | L'Unione Cinematografica Educativa | In Italian | → Organizations and associations |
| MEL | Maya Embedded Language | In English | → Graphical processing → Image processing |
| MGM | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | In many languages | |
| MIFED | Mercato Internazionale del Film e del Documentario | In Italian | |
| MPAA | Motion Picture Association of America (www.mpaa.org) | In English | → Associations → United States |
| MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group | In English | → Graphical processing → Image processing |
| NARAFI | Nationaal Radio- en Filmtechnisch Instituut | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Telecommunications |
| NCM | National Cartoon Museum (www.cartoon.org) | In English | → Museums → Graphic industries, printing, publishing |
| NETPAC | Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema | In English | → Organizations and associations |
| NUCT | Nuova Università del Cinema e della Televisione (www.nuct.com) | In Italian | → Higher education, universities → Telecommunications |
| NURBS | Non-Uniform Rational B-splines | In English | → Graphical processing → Image processing |
| OAV | Original Animated Video | In English | |
| PG | Parental Guidance | In English | → Telecommunications |
| PGA | Producer's Guild of America (www.producersguild.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations → United States |
| PVR | Personal Video Recording | In English | |
| QFT | Queens Film Theatre | In English | → Theatre |
| RCP | Rémunération pour Copie Privée | In French | → Software |
| RIAM | Recherche et Innovations en Audiovisuel et Multimédia | In French | → Computer-based techniques |
| RNPP | Recettes Nettes Part Producteur | In French | |
| SACT | Scrittori Associati di Cinema e Televisione Italiani (www.sact.it) | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Telecommunications → Italia |
| SAG | Screen Actors Guild (www.sag.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations |
| SAI | Sindacato Attori Italiano | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Italia |
| SCA | Symposium on Computer Animation | In English | → Congresses → Computer science |
| SCAM | Société Civile des Auteurs Multimédia (www.scam.fr) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Computer science → France |
| SCARE | Syndicat des Cinémas d'Art, de Répertoire et d'Essai | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| SDDS | Sony Dynamic Digital Sound | In English | → Music |
| SEDPA | Syndicat des Entreprises de Distribution de Programmes Audiovisuels | In French | → Organizations and associations → Telecommunications |
| SESAME | Système d'Exploration de Séquences Audiovisuelles et Multimédias Enrichi par l'Expérience | In French | → Computer-based techniques |
| SEVN | Syndicat de l'Édition Vidéo Numérique | In French | → Organizations and associations → Computer-based techniques |
| SEVN | Syndicat de l'Édition Vidéo Numérique (www.sevn.fr) | In French | → Organizations and associations → France |
| SFAI | Syndicat Français des Artistes Interprètes | In French | → Organizations and associations → France |
| SFTC | Syndicat Français des Théâtres Cinématographiques | In French | → Organizations and associations → Theatre → France |
| SGTIF | Syndicat Général des Travailleurs de l'Industrie du Film (http://sgtif.fnsac-cgt.com) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Labour, labour economics |
| SMIL | Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language | In English | → Programming languages → Computer-based techniques |
| SMPTE | Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers | In French | |
| SMPTE | Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (www.smpte.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Telecommunications |
| SNC | Scuola Nazionale di Cinema (www.csc-cinematografia.it) | In Italian | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges |
| SNCAMTC | Syndicat National des Cadres, Agents de Maîtrise et Techniciens de la Cinématographie | In French | → Organizations and associations → Labour, labour economics |
| SNCCI | Sindacato Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani (www.sncci.it) | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Italia |
| SNGCI | Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani (www.cinegiornalisti.it) | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Newspapers, journalism → Italia |
| SNTPCT | Syndicat National des Techniciens et Travailleurs de la Production Cinématographique et de la Télévision (www.sntpct.fr) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Labour, labour economics → Telecommunications → France |
| SOFICA | Société pour le Financement de l'Industrie Cinématographique et Audiovisuelle | In French | |
| SPECT | Syndicat des Producteurs et Créateurs d'Émissions de Télévision | In French | → Organizations and associations → Telecommunications |
| SPFA | Syndicat des Producteurs de Films d'Animation (www.animation-france.fr) | In French | → Organizations and associations → France |
| SPI | Syndicat des Producteurs Indépendants (www.lespi.org) | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| SRCTA | Syndicat des Réalisateurs et Créateurs du Cinéma, de la Télévision et de l'Audiovisuel (www.srcta.fr) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Telecommunications → France |
| SRF | Société des Réalisateurs de Films (www.la-srf.fr) | In French | → Organizations and associations → France |
| TLFF | Times London Film Festival | In English | → United Kingdom |
| UCCA | Unione Circoli Cinematografici Arci (www.ucca.it) | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Italia |
| UCMF | Union des Compositeurs de Musiques de Films (www.ucmf.fr) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Music → France |
| UFFEJ | Union Française du Film pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse (www.uffej.net) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Education → France |
| UIC | Unione Italiana Casting (www.unioneitalianacasting.it) | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Italia |
| UICC | Unione Italiana Circoli del Cinema (www.uicc.it) | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Italia |
| UNAC | Unione Nazionale Autori e Cinetecnici | In Italian | → Organizations and associations |
| UNASP | Unione Nazionale Arti e Spettacolo | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Arts |
| UNEFA | Unione Esportatori Film e Audivisivi | In Italian | → Organizations and associations |
| UNEVI | Union de l'Édition Vidéo Indépendante | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| UNIC | Union Internationale des Cinémas | In French | → Organizations and associations |
| UNITEC | Unione Nazionale Industrie Tecniche Cinematografiche Audiovisive | In Italian | → Organizations and associations |