Amazon Studio’s ongoing experiment in populist programming goes into full swing again tomorrow night when the pilot of Hand of God debuts on the streaming service. We’re excited to see how it…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/what-will-be-the-next-hot-show-amazon-gives-power-to-the-people-to-decide/
By now we’re all more than familiar with the concept of Black Friday. It may be perplexing to some, but many folks’ idea of “fun” is to stay up late…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/film-independent-means-us/
You’re invited to join us for the latest installment of our quarterly Member meet-up series. This is your opportunity to network and connect with fellow filmmakers in a casual setting,…
https://www.filmindependent.org/events/first-rounds-a-member-meet-up-jan-2024/
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Logline From unknown migrants to international pop-stars – we will explore how…
https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/fiscal-sponsorship/phoenix/
As a casting director I get sent lots and lots of scripts. Producers, writers and directors are hoping to get me involved to help them get talent attached to raise…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/it-all-comes-down-to-the-script-how-a-little-indie-film-won-over-a-big-budget-casting-director/
We’re just a few weeks into the 2015 MLB season, but last night at Film Independent at LACMA, the Live Read series went into extra innings. Film Independent announced months…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/top-five-plays-from-last-nights-major-league-live-read/
INTERIOR. Film Independent offices, Los Angeles. Day. The Pico Boulevard HQ of everybody’s favorite arts nonprofit. The room is abuzz. Staffers huddle around the glow of desktop computers, looking at…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/fade-meet-2017-film-independent-screenwriting-lab-fellows/
Outside of a fantastic surge in global sour bread production, perhaps the most inspiring byproduct of lockdown has been seeing how adroitly independent businesses have reinvented themselves in response to…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/forum-day-one-recap-distribution-plans-doc-funding-and-social-justice/
Used well, pop and rock needle drops can become iconic. Often, the songs become inextricable from the films in which they appear. Just imagine the ear-slicing scene from Reservoir Dogs…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/legal-ease-navigating-the-ins-and-outs-of-music-licensing/
The official calendar may say otherwise but for all intents and purposes, summer is here once again. And with temps on the rise, the time is right for film fans…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/dont-miss-indies-what-to-watch-in-june-2018/
Whenever strongly urged to “wear your flannel” by the host of an event—and the event is not the Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward, WI—an educated guess might lead you to…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/james-ponsoldt-initiates-flannel-movement-for-star-studded-singles-live-read/
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, announced today that the 37th annual awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 6, 2022 in…
https://www.filmindependent.org/press-releases/37th-annual-film-independent-spirit-awards-moves-to-march-6th-in-2022/