Alumni Spotlight
The Weekly FIND: Sundance Edition Starring FIND Members & Alumni
Film Independent Member & Fellow Films at Sundance: Are you headed to Sundance this weekend? In between parties and panels, be sure to check out some of the movies from Film Independent members and fellows that will be showing on Park City screens. And if -- continue reading →
ALUMNI NEWS: 2012 LA Film Fest Edition
With dates for next year’s LA Film Fest locked (save-the-date: June 13-23, 2013), and film submissions for next year now open (early-bird deadline: Dec. 7), we thought it time to check in on some Festival alumni from this year. Who’s making news? Who’s gotten distribution? -- continue reading →
COMMUNITY NEWS: DVDs, Emmys & TIFF, Oh My!
You can tell the Fall film season is in full swing: Telluride’s secrets have been revealed, Venice’s Golden Lion has been awarded and Toronto is still going strong with six more days. And if that didn’t tip you off, the soon to be released slate -- continue reading →
ALUMNI NEWS: Post-Production, Creative Producing & Sigur Rós
Filmmakers receive support and guidance in various forms while participating in our Artist Development Labs. Our biggest hope when our Fellows have completed their labs with us is that they continue to make progress with their projects, and that they continue to create. In turn, -- continue reading →
FILM INDEPENDENT FELLOWS AND FUTURESTATES
The season of ITVS series Futurestates has started with an episode, Laura Keller. We love this series and we are very excited that Film Independent is representing strongly once again! Laura Keller was: Written and directed by Film Independent Fellow Mo Perkins Produced by Fellow -- continue reading →
FELLOWS ON THE AWARDS STAGE AND ON THE SCREEN
Our Film Independent Fellows are taking the world by storm with their films, particularly in the documentary field, and we want to celebrate their accomplishments. Here’s what happening with the Fellows: Fast Track and Film Independent/HBO Documentary Films Grant winners Kelly Duane de la Vega -- continue reading →
FILM INDEPENDENT FELLOWS MAKING MOVES, GOING PLACES
Our Film Independent Fellows work is getting recognized across the industry by studios, festivals and journalists. Here’s the latest on what the Fellows have been up to: 2012 Spirit Award nominee and Fellow Robbie Pickering (Natural Selection) has been tapped by Sony Pictures to direct -- continue reading →
FELLOWS NEWS: MAKING THEIR MARK
Screenwriters Lab Fellow Jimmy Mendiola also directs and recently directed a music video for the band Girl in a Coma. That video, for the song “Smart,” was featured on RollingStone.com. Directors Lab fellow Don Handfield‘s film Touchback has been acquired by Anchor Bay for a -- continue reading →
NOMINATIONS AND WINS IN THE INDIE FILM WORLD FOR OUR FELLOWS
The independent filmmaking community consists of some great and supportive organizations around the country and we are happy to see many of our Film Independent Fellows being honored by them. Here’s a look at some of the successes our Fellows have been having: The -- continue reading →
FELLOWS GATHERING ATTENTION AND ACCOLADES
A number of Film Independent Fellows have been receiving all sorts of attention from other film organizations, festivals and and the television industry. Let’s have a look: Documentary Lab fellows Laura Nix and Julia Meltzer have had their film, The Light in Her Eyes, -- continue reading →
