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Time 12:00 am – 11:59 pm PT
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Always Remember is a free film series designed to raise Holocaust awareness through cinema. Returning after a successful inaugural year, the series is expanding with... Read More
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14

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Over the course of NanoWave: The Microbudget Film (r)evolution, we’ll dive into ultra-microbudget filmmaking and the filmmakers who are producing independent films with budgets under... Read More

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Film Independent Tue 4.14.2026

Film Independent Names Veteran Media Exec Juan Devis President

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Juan Devis, former Chief Creative Officer at the Public Media Group of Southern California (PBS SoCal | KCET), has been named President of Film Independent. Devis, an accomplished media executive, creative strategist and proven fundraiser, will lead the organization into its next chapter. The appoin...

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