German Studies Resources 

The Internet Archive - search on keywords such as country name, historical events, known titles of older films, etc.

National Archives Video Section on Google - search for footage on historical events

Midas - a site to watch in the future: lots of information on European collaborations for online film content; right now the Links section is worth browsing

Filmarchives-online.eu - look for the index of available films

Wochenschau-Archiv.de  - news 

Deutsches Historisches Museum  - look for video content uner the Multimedia tab

ARD Mediathek - news and more

ZDF Mediathek - news and more

Deutsches Filminstitut - information about films, festivals and more