Forum Flashback

As we enter the final stretch of 2025, we're taking a look back to the Forum and its panels all about pitching, financing and more...

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Meet the Producers

Some focus on fiction, others on docs, but all share the same title: 2025 Film Independent Producing Lab Fellow.

The New Class

From Rio With Love

Film Independent Fellow Lorena Lourenço shares experiences and inspirations from her time in the Episodic Directing Intensive.

Spectacular Stuff

Events

Tue
Nov
18

Programs

IndieLink 2025: Editors

Time 7:30 pm PT
Location Film Independent HQ
Tickets FREE for Members; $15 for non-Members
How can you find the right editor for your next project? Come to IndieLink to watch reels from a variety of talented editors, and chat... Read More
Tue
Dec
02

Programs

Spotlight Your Story: Applying to Our Artist Development Programs

Time 5:30 pm PT
Location Online
Tickets FREE and open to the general public
With so many stories to tell – and so many storytellers – how do you stand out and access the resources needed to bring your film... Read More
Tue
Dec
16

Programs

Tech Talk: Maximizing the Reach and Impact of Your Film with...

Time 5:30 pm PT
Location Online
Tickets FREE for Members; $15 for non-Members
With the rapid development of AI technology, many questions have emerged regarding the implications of its use within creative industries. How does this new paradigm... Read More

Blog

Programs Wed 11.12.2025

INTERVIEW: ‘Natchez’ Director Suzannah Herbert on the Modern South & Her Documentary Story Lab Journey

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Applications for the Film Independent Documentary Story Lab are now open. The deadline for non-Members is December 15th, while Film Independent Members have until January 5th.   Director Suzannah Herbert grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. The public schools she went to there never taught her the...

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Programs Thu 11.6.2025

Money Matters Part II: Talking Financing at This Year’s Forum

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Programs Wed 10.29.2025

Money Matters: Talking Financing at This Year’s Forum, Part...

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Programs Mon 10.20.2025

FiSpo Spotlight: Couples Turning the Page

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Programs Tue 9.30.2025

Here are the Fiction & Documentary Producing Lab Fellows...

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Programs Tue 9.23.2025

Talking Docs at the Forum: A Primer for 2025’s Documentary...

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Programs Thu 9.18.2025

From Rio With Love: Episodic Directing Intensive Fellow Lorena...

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