Music Video and commercial director Mathew Cullen has accomplished a lot in the last 20-odd years. At 18, he took a sample reel from an LA-based ad agency—the now-defunct Pittard…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/how-first-time-feature-director-mathew-cullen-almost-landed-disneys-maleficent/
The great thing about the year 2019 is that ambitious filmmaking is no longer a virtue solely confined to awards season. Between streaming premieres, prestige projects in platform-release and even…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/dont-miss-indies-what-to-watch-in-june-2019/
Welcome to Fiscal Spotlight, a special monthly round up of projects—at all stages of production—working their way through Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship pipeline. *** Though not formalized into its current form until…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/fiscal-spotlight-three-tales-of-black-america-at-a-turning-point/
Filmmakers. Designers. Collaborators. Spouses. Gareth Smith and Jenny Lee have made a name for themselves with their memorable title design work on Jason Reitman’s films (Thank You For Smoking, Juno,…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/ask-a-pro-title-design-with-gareth-smith-and-jenny-lee/
Film Independent today announced Jacqueline Lyanga as the organization’s new Artistic Director. In this role she will oversee re-envisioning and expanding the organization’s year-round…
https://www.filmindependent.org/press-releases/film-independent-announces-jacqueline-lyanga-as-artistic-director/
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Logline A seemingly pious Hasidic man living a secret double life misplaces his…
https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/fiscal-sponsorship/black-hat/
Jonathan King at Participant asked if I’d read a script by a young writer he liked named Justin Simien. It definitely showed promise so I called Justin and we talked briefly….
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/how-dear-white-people-went-from-script-to-sundance/
As avid film fans and creators, we sometimes take for granted the fact that not every person out there understands just what a film director is or does. Often, the…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/dont-dick-directing-lab-fellow-pamela-ribons-set-communication-tips/
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Donate today and help bring Ricky to life. Logline A young ex-convict struggling with…
https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/fiscal-sponsorship/ricky/
Welcome to Fiscal Spotlight, a special monthly round up of projects—at all stages of production—working their way through Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship pipeline. *** The next two months are chockablock…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/fiscal-spotlight-three-first-person-journeys-into-the-heart-of-inherited-trauma/
“I think you need some aliens or some monsters or terrorists or Legos.” A week after opening Film Independent’s 2014 Directors Close-Up series with Alfonso Cuaron, moderator John August returned…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/on-inspriation-procrastination-and-stories-without-aliens-writers-talk-writing-at-the-directors-close-up/
Myrna the Monster, a short film starring an adorably awkward and reflective alien (think E.T. but with a valley girl accent) tells Myrna’s American assimilation story and search for her home away from…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/meet-myrna-the-monster-puppet-star-cult-heroine/