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Proj3ct Involv3

Project Involve is back for its 33rd year (!!) with a cohort full of incredibly talented individuals who are on the rise in entertainment.

Meet the Fellows

Directors Close-Up

The annual DCU returns, featuring 2026 Spirit Awards nominees in conversation – and yep, it's 100% free and open to all!

Going 'Dancing

An impressive group of filmmakers and projects directly supported by Film Independent Artist Development are headed to Sundance...

The 2026 List

Events

Tue

Feb

Programs

The Lowdown on Fiscal Sponsorship

Time 5:30 pm PT

Location Online

Tickets FREE and open to the general public

While financing often comes through equity investment, what if there were a way to access charitable funds in the form of grants from institutions, government... Read More

Sun

Feb

Programs

Project Involve Short Films at Slamdance

Time 7:30 pm PT

Location Directors Guild of America

Tickets $21 General Admission

Film Independent and Slamdance are proud to present a screening of the five short films created in the recently completed 2025 edition of Project Involve,... Read More

Tue

Feb

Programs

NanoWave: The Microbudget Film (r)evolution, Part 1

Time 7:30 pm PT

Location Film Independent HQ

Tickets FREE for Members

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

Blog

Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program supports so many great films, we can’t help but brag every now and then. That’s what our Fiscal Sponsorship Update columns are all about—highlighting the awesome work in the program. This month, we’re talking some unexpected journeys, whether t...

Proj3ct Involv3

Directors Close-Up

Going 'Dancing

Events

The Lowdown on Fiscal Sponsorship

Project Involve Short Films at Slamdance

NanoWave: The Microbudget Film (r)evolution, Part 1

Blog

Fiscal Sponsorship Update: A Long Strange Trip

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