FILM INDEPENDENT SELECTS 10 FELLOWS FOR 2011 SCREENWRITERS LAB – Corey Mandell, Jacob Forman, Jeff Stockwell, Karyn Kusama, Mary Sweeney, Maryam Keshavarz, Meg LeFauve and Mike White to Mentor Writers…
https://www.filmindependent.org/press-releases/film-independent-selects-10-fellows-for-2011-screenwriters-lab/
If you’re an aspiring filmmaker in this very-futuristic-sounding year of 2019, then you’ve probably gotten used to hearing platitudes like “it’s never been easier to make movies” and “films are…
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If you by chance find yourself at the top of the Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier this sunny Friday morning (who doesn’t love a brunch time Ferris Wheel?)…
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Being nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award is a big deal—even for the most battle-hardened red carpet vet (we’re looking at you, Cate Blanchett). After all, no matter who…
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Somehow, we’ve just about made it through 2022. And while it’s not like everything will suddenly change on at midnight on December 31, all signs point to 2023 trending in…
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Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, announced today, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, that the first Global Media Makers (GMM)…
https://www.filmindependent.org/press-releases/film-independent-announces-first-global-media-makers-residency-in-latin-america/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Alia Quart Khan, Film Independent Tel: 310.432.1287 or aqkhan@filmindependent.org John Smith, Focus Features Tel: 818.777.6556 or john.smith@focusfeatures.com FILM INDEPENDENT AND LAIKA ANNOUNCE SECOND YEAR OF…
https://www.filmindependent.org/press-releases/film-independent-and-laika-announce-second-year-of-laika-animation-fellowship-for-project-involve/
If the Leaning Tower of Awards Screeners teetering precariously on the southernmost edge of your Ikea coffee table wasn’t indication enough, the fact that voting is now open for the…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/video-voting-for-the-2019-spirit-award-winners-in-open-see-whos-nominated/
The Changemaker Awards are back! Now in their second year, the Changemaker Awards spotlight outstanding Film Independent Fellows whose contributions have significantly impacted the entertainment industry and their communities. This…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/presenting-the-2024-film-independent-changemakers/
What were you planning for lunch today? To unceremoniously scarf down a peas-and-carrots Hot Pocket while maniacally refreshing the news? Chug down some flavor-neutral Soylent while cleaning out old episodes…
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Chronic, America Honey, Moonlight, Jackie and Manchester by the Sea are this year’s five films nominated for Best Feature at the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Each film uniquely encompasses loss…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/your-spirit-awards-cheat-sheet-get-to-know-the-five-films-nominated-for-best-feature-2017/
In Mountains–director Monica Sorelle’s feature debut–the Afro-Caribbean working class communities of Miami are under threat from the encroaching forces of neighborhood gentrification, reluctantly aided in part by conflicted blue collar…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/mountains-producing-lab-fellow-robert-colom-brings-miami-to-the-main-stage/