Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization dedicated to fostering independence and inclusivity in visual storytelling, announced this morning that Lily Gladstone will serve as the honorary chair at the…
https://www.filmindependent.org/press-releases/lily-gladstone-announced-as-honorary-chair-for-2024-film-independent-spirit-awards/
Film Independent and Loyola Marymount University Partner on the LMU School of Film and Television Screenwriting Fellowship, including a $10,000 Grant LOS ANGELES (September 5, 2013) — Film Independent, the…
https://www.filmindependent.org/press-releases/film-independent-selects-10-fellows-for-2013-screenwriting-lab/
Awards season fever quickly ticked up a few (thousand) degrees earlier this week, thanks to the release of that other show’s nominee list—a list predictably greeted with universal online approval…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/ready-to-vote-for-the-2020-film-independent-spirit-awards/
Let’s say you want to get on TV. Admittedly, there are probably a thousand or so more direct ways of doing this than getting yourself nominated for a 2017 Film…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/2017-film-independent-spirit-awards-now-accepting-submissions/
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards, announced that the winners of the 2024 Emerging Filmmaker Awards – three filmmakers who will each receive a $25,000…
https://www.filmindependent.org/press-releases/film-independent-announces-2024-spirit-awards-emerging-filmmaker-grants-to-be-awarded-at-nominee-brunch-event/
With subarctic glaciers retreating faster than maritime fighter pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell on a top-secret bombing mission against an unspecified enemy combatant, this July provides plenty of weather-based excuses to…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/dont-miss-indies-what-to-watch-in-july-22/
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, announced today the six filmmakers and projects selected for its 2024 Documentary Story Lab. The…
https://www.filmindependent.org/press-releases/film-independent-selects-six-filmmakers-for-the-2024-documentary-story-lab/
Now that everyone’s favorite awards show has (triumphantly) lurched across the finish line a deep, mollifying sigh may be released to commemorate the successful termination of yet another raucous awards…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/here-are-the-winners-of-the-35th-film-independent-spirit-awards/
Nominees for the 2024 Emerging Filmmaker Awards, along with Spirit Awards nominees in all categories, were announced on December 5, 2023. The winners – each receiving a $25,000 unrestricted cash…
https://www.filmindependent.org/spirit-awards/grants/
According to scientific experts, no living human’s DVR backlog is complete without an overstuffed folder (or twelve) of curiosity-sparking docuseries programming. Whether wanderlust-stoking travelogues, hunger-igniting food shows or entertaining, well-researched…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/here-are-the-participants-of-our-first-ever-docuseries-intensive/
Each month in Know the Score, writer and composer Aaron Gilmartin will step out of the scoring stage and explore, in detail, some important aspect of movie music. After all, film is…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/know-the-score-tips-for-creating-a-quality-lightning-fast-demo/
Film Independent, the nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering independence and inclusivity in visual storytelling, announced this morning that beloved actress and comedian Aidy Bryant will bring her…
https://www.filmindependent.org/press-releases/renowned-comedian-and-actress-aidy-bryant-to-host-2024-film-independent-spirit-awards/