Fiscal Sponsorship
What is Fiscal Sponsorship? Fiscal sponsorship is an arrangement between an existing 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and an individual or entity lacking the legal status needed to receive grants from foundations,…
What is Fiscal Sponsorship? Fiscal sponsorship is an arrangement between an existing 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and an individual or entity lacking the legal status needed to receive grants from foundations,…
Each month in The Doc Life, Film Independent blogger Anthony Ferranti dives deep into the how’s and why’s of nonfiction filmmaking, featuring advice and hard-won insight from top veteran and emerging…
At Film Independent, the first Friday of each month is #FiscalSpotlight—a special monthly round up of projects (at all stages of production) working their way through our Fiscal Sponsorship pipeline. Enjoy! ***…
Through a series of meetings and workshops, the Documentary Story Lab and Documentary Producing Lab advance the careers of nonfiction filmmakers by introducing them to film professionals who provide advice…
Note: The following post was written by Shaia Araghi and Lauren Wertheimer of the UCI Intellectual Property, Arts and Technology Clinic regarding an important legal motion impacting members of the…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article originally ran in June of 2018 and is being republished here. Applications to Project Involve 202o are now open. To read our more recent interview with filmmaker…
Last week, we dropped our epic list of 2021 Film Independent Spirit Award nominees, so you probably already have plenty of catching up to do. But hey, maybe not. This…
Each month in Indie-pendent Study, writer Su Fang Tham explores films that have inspired her to dive into specific areas of interest, prompting her to research and learn about the subjects…
It was a moment for the rock-and-roll record books: Robby Krieger, on guitar, and John Densmore, on the tabla, performed together for the first time in over a decade at…
Each month in The Doc Life, Film Independent blogger Anthony Ferranti dives deep into the how’s and why’s of nonfiction filmmaking, featuring advice and hard-won insight from top veteran and emerging…
Recently LA Film Festival Director of Programming Roya Rastegar was invited by NBC News to pen an OpEd about the controversial release of Nate Parker’s new historical drama Birth of a Nation….
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Donate today and help bring NECESSITY: a documentary in two parts to life. Logline…