High There! Five of Our Favorite Marijuana-Themed Indie Features
Of all the unofficial holidays derived from an apocryphal bit police code, 4/20 is by far the most enduring. And just as “420” has gradually become entrenched as stoner shorthand…
Of all the unofficial holidays derived from an apocryphal bit police code, 4/20 is by far the most enduring. And just as “420” has gradually become entrenched as stoner shorthand…
“We are not there to be the sex police. We actually want it to look really good and we’re very highly trained in how to do that” –Rebecca Johannsen, on…
For several years now, Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program has supported a wide variety of projects: shorts, features, both narrative and nonfiction. Not to mention the occasional new media project, special…
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Phew! We’ve somehow made it through yet another awards season (relatively) unscathed. And don’t worry, clips from this year’s Aubrey Plaza hosted Film Independent Spirit Awards are available for you…
Welcome to #FiscalSpotlight, a special monthly round up of projects—at all stages of production—working their way through Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship pipeline. *** What’s on your 2019 to-do list? Sure, there are the…
When the nominees of the 95th Academy Awards were announced on January 24, we took a beat to consider the list and then thought to ourselves, “Hmm… seems familiar.” Never…
Santa may be making his list and checking it twice, but the primary task at hand for film fans is to cram as much awards-season and end-of-year catching up into…
Before becoming an independent producer and story consultant, filmmaker Rona Edwards spent several years working in creative development for production shingles headed by the likes of John Larroquette (the Emmy-winning…
When I first heard that SXSW was premiering a documentary about marijuana legalization in Denver, Colorado, I knew I was in for a treat. What I hadn’t expected was a…
EDITOR’S NOTE: the below interview with Jessica Kingdon took place prior to the announcement of the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominees and extension of our Doc Lab deadlines. Apply…
How do independent content creators get money to make their projects? Unfortunately there are precious few case studies of filmmakers randomly stumbling upon duffel bags full of loose $100 bills…