FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Melanie Bates, Film Independent Tel: 323 556 9338 or mbates@filmindependent.org Ryan Collins, Ginsberg/Libby Tel: 323 645 6800 or ryan.collins@ginsberglibby.com GEMMA CHAN AND MOLLY SHANNON…
Short Film Showcase Coming This Saturday, August 24 If you’re anything like me, when you were in high school, you took every opportunity to pick up a camera for a…
Most people agree that once Labor Day passes it’s Sayonara, summer! It’s never fun to say “goodbye” to vacations, swimming pools or the beach and “hello” to textbooks, pop quizzes…
Just hours after a drenching rain storm, comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney returned as co-hosts of the 33rd annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, held (as always!) in a temporary…
The past couple months of entertainment news have not been the cheeriest, to say the least. But as the necessary work of righting longstanding injustices continues, the importance of elevating…
As Daniel Plainview once said, I’m finished. That’s right—the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been given out and the tent is coming down, as the ambient hum of semi-inebriated…
With regular programming temporarily suspended due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, Film Independent Presents is moving online, with weekly SVOD playlists curated by Film Independent Artistic Director Jacqueline Lyanga and…
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization dedicated to fostering independence and inclusivity in visual storytelling, announced this morning the presenters at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards…
Ahhh.. seems just like yesterday that Film Independent President Josh Welsh was on stage at the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards (looking sharp AF in a peach tie and crisp…
This Saturday, Film Independent celebrated thirty years of the Independent Spirit Awards with a star-studded ceremony hosted by Fred Armisen and Kristen Bell in the big tent on the beach…
With weeks of torrential rain finally lifting over Southern California to deliver a clear blue sky, it was a beautiful day in Santa Monica to celebrate, in all their glory, independent films…
For the perpetually impecunious (see: poor) indie filmmaker, a well-executed short or feature project can often be your best passport to the larger world. Left to our own scant devices,…
