Producer’s Etiquette
There are dozens of classes and seminars that profess to teach what a producer does, but very few that teach the manner in which one should do it. How do…
There are dozens of classes and seminars that profess to teach what a producer does, but very few that teach the manner in which one should do it. How do…
In our excitement for the upcoming Film Independent Spirit Awards, we’ve reached out to all of the filmmakers nominated for Best First Feature and asked them all kinds of things about…
One movie told in three distinct chapters using a trio of young performers joining forces to portray a single character, linked not by their physical resemblance but by a shared…
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Actor and filmmaker Theo Rossi is probably best known for playing “Juice” on the hit TV show Sons of Anarchy. But beyond his work on the long-running FX series, the…
Caitrin Rogers knows a little something about managing high maintenance subjects. She was one of the producers of 20 Feet From Stardom, which shines a spotlight on the untold true story…
Los Angeles Film Festival Alum Mark Landsman hosted a Live Case Study of the making of his breakout documentary feature Thunder Soul with our members. Here are some of the…
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,…
Twice a month in Consumed, our Film Independent Fellows take a break from creating to talk about their reading, watching, listening and sometimes even eating habits to find out what informs their…
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Logline On her way to visit her sick father, an adrift young woman,…
“I fall in love with my main character…and that’s how it all begins,” director Kimberly Peirce said at the Coffee Talks: Directors panel discussion at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival,…