Keith Gordon, Karyn Kusama, and Jeremy Podeswa to Serve as Lab Mentors LOS ANGELES (February 8, 2010) – Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the…
‘Tis the season for generosity, humankindness, and curling up with a good flick – the last of which, according to Film Independent’s mission, ideally will serve all the rest. A…
Spooky season is thickly up on us, and this month’s batch of indie film releases highlights a range of spine-tingling titles – from psychological to supernatural to dystopian, with some…
It all started with a text from a friend that simply said ‘Congrats.’ “I was like, congrats for what?” recalled Ante Cheng. That’s how Cheng found out about his Emmy…
Songs From the Hole, which premieres today on Netflix, is rooted in music. It’s the story of James ‘JJ’88’ Jacobs, a Long Beach musician who, at age 15, took…
Read Part 2 of our interview here. We here at Film Independent are excited about the new film Nickel Boys, and not just because it’s one of the most buzzed…
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in June ahead of it’s North American premiere at the TribecaFestival. Film Independent Presents a theatrical screening of Arzé (Lebanon’s Official Submission to…
Editor’s Note: After its stunning World Premiere at the Beijing International Film Festival in April, Film Independent connected Lebanese filmmakers and Global Media Makers Fellows Mira Shaib and Zeina Badran…
In the 1990s and 2000s, May (and specifically Memorial Day) typically marked the beginning of Summer Movie Season. Multiplexes nationwide were packed to the emergency exits with big names, big…
As many creators have already discovered, Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program supports an inclusive variety of projects, narrative and nonfiction, feature-length and short, plus the occasional new media project, special…
Each year Film Independent’s Fast Track selects up to ten fiction and five nonfiction feature projects to participate in an intensive film finance market taking place over four days in…
The 2023 edition of the Directors Close-Up series concluded March 1 with the much-anticipated annual panel “The Spirit of Independence” featuring a selection of Film Independent Spirit Award nominees for…