In our new Member Lens series, we’re spotlighting a cross-section of current Film Independent Members to see how they got where they are now, what they hope to do next and what…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/member-lens-julie-anderson-friesen-brings-her-love-of-art-house-cinema-back-home/
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Logline Invisible Children of LA is a documentary exploring the daily lives of…
https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/fiscal-sponsorship/invisible-children-la/
Maidentrip When: Now Playing Where: Netflix Director: Jillian Schlesinger Starring: Laura Dekker Why We’re Excited: This fascinating and adventurous documentary introduces audiences to the determination of Laura Dekker, a 14-year…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/dont-miss-indies-what-to-watch-for-in-september/
Awards season is upon us. This weekend saw the release of awards hopefuls like Bridge of Spies, The Assassin and Room. Next weekend Steve Jobs and Suffragette hit theaters. As…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/play-film-independents-awards-season-bingo/
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following blog originally ran in 2016. We’ve republishing it here, with minor edits to the original text. Enjoy! *** Let’s say you made your movie, took it to…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/deliverables-demystified-getting-legal-paperwork-order/
Sooner or later, we were going to have to face it. The first Sunday evening without a brand new Breaking Bad is count-the-hours close and all we can do is…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/breaking-sad-if-you-loved-the-tv-show-youll-want-to-check-out-these-indie-films/
The Implied Conversation is a new regular feature column about the intersection of movies and philosophy. Like all art, film gives us an opportunity to remove ourselves from immediate circumstances…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/implied-conversation-beauty-nature-consumption-neon-demon/
For those of us diligently punching the clock from home these days, the start of a new workweek can feel a little disorienting: time rolling along, undifferentiated, from Friday-afternoon Zoom-cocktails,…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/forum-day-four-fiforum20-goes-global-by-staying-at-home/
Except for a brief two-year sojourn in suburban Virginia, I pretty much lived in Park City, Utah my entire life until leaving for college at age 18. Even then I…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/growing-up-sundance-a-locals-top-5-festival-moments/
Last year, Film Independent and the U.S. Department of State partnered together to launch Global Media Makers, an innovative mentoring initiative connecting visual storytellers from around the world with leading U.S….
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/global-media-makers-update-halim-sabbagh-los-angeles-lebanon-iphone-shooting/
There’s still plenty of warm weather left to endure this Summer, with yet another year of record-setting temperatures creeping East from Seattle to Suffolk County. But don’t let climate anxiety…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/dont-miss-indies-what-to-watch-in-august-2021/
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Donate today and help bring Wild About ’88: The Rise of Arizona Basketball…
https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/fiscal-sponsorship/wild-about-88-the-rise-of-arizona-basketball/