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Variety: WGA files for new arbitration (11/20/08)
Congloms accused of not paying residuals In a move echoing the bitter disputes surrounding the 100-day WGA strike, the ...
indieWIRE: Basil Tsiokos: The Challenging State of Film Fests Today (11/20/08)
At the end of October, after 12 years with the organization, I officially stepped down from my position as the Artistic Director of NewFest: The New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Fil...
LA Times: SAG goes to bat for pre-1974 residuals (11/20/08)
Alice would have dug the Web, we're sure The Screen Actors Guild has added one more gripe to its list of beefs with the major Hollywood studios. Having picked apart the studios' proposals on home v...

FIND inside the 2008 Screenwriting Expo, Part II (11/20/08)
Day Two My day started with my meeting with the production company that greenlighted my script. I’d tell you the name of the company, except although they were participating in the pitch festival...
The Unspoken Rules of Hollywood by Carolyn Cohagan (11/19/08)
Hollywood can be a bizarre, confusing place for those filmmakers who decide (or are allowed) to make the leap to studio films, so on behalf of those intrepid souls, I attended a seminar called “Th...
FIND takes you inside the 2008 Screenwriter Expo (11/18/08)
If you are a screenwriter or aspire to be one, the Screenwriter Expo is the “must attend” event of the year. It’s the largest event of its kind with 200 educational seminars to choose from. ...

Preview Screening: Nothing Like The Holidays (11/20/08)
It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother’s safe ret...
Member Orientation (12/02/08)
Did you know that Film Independent presents a free Membership Orientation on the first Tuesday of almost every month? We cover the organization’s events, policies, and resources. It’s also a grea...
Tech Talk: Kodak Film Stock Showcase (12/02/08)
Lorette Bayle of Kodak will showcase Kodak's film stocks including their new Vision3 stocks released this year. Please join us for this presentation at the Kodak headquarters at 6700 Santa Monica Blvd...