Meeting people is easy. No, this isn’t just the name of (very good!) 1998 documentary starring the band Radiohead. It’s what we here at Film Independent hope that you’ll say…
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January 17 – March 1, 2024 The annual Directors Close-Up – our signature program celebrating the art and craft of directing – returns, featuring conversations focused on directors, writers and…
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Along with our new virtual screening room, Film Independent Presents continues to recommend great stuff to watch, with weekly streaming video playlists curated by Film Independent Senior Programmer Jenn Wilson. *** For this week’s Film…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/film-independent-presents-eight-great-films-from-up-and-coming-asian-american-filmmakers/
For posh Hollywood insiders like all of us here today, the first few months of every year are invariably spent deliriously awash in an avalanche of awards screeners. Be they…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/fiscal-spotlight-three-projects-from-film-independent-fellows-to-look-out-for-in-2024/
One of the things that makes the Film Independent Spirit Awards so special is that it gives us a chance to discover and shine a light on exciting new talent. There’s no…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/spirit-award-spotlight-anja-marquardt-on-writing-shes-lost-control/
Editor’s Note: the following post originally ran in June of this year, it is being re-posted here with minor edits. Special thanks to author Jesse Gutierrez. *** Italian Neorealism has…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/four-modern-indie-directors-indebted-to-italian-neorealism/
The Guest When: January 6 Where: DVD/VOD Director: Adam Wingard Starring: Dan Stevens, Sheila Kelly Why We’re Excited: In 2011, DIY slasher moviemaker Adam Wingard took his career to the…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/what-to-watch-in-january/
Each month in Indie-pendent Study, Su Fang Tham explores films that have inspired her to dive into specific areas of interest, prompting her to research and learn about the subjects being…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/indie-pendent-study-poetry-politics-neruda/
Like skydiving or audibly passing gas in front of a future spouse, you never forget your first time directing a feature film. After all, nothing can quite prepare a freshman…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/directors-close-up-first-time-feature-filmmakers-discuss-their-directorial-debuts/
Nominated in five categories at the 39th Film Independent Spirit Awards, the darkly humorous and ominously cringey psychological drama May December is filmmaker Todd Haynes’ tenth (!) Spirit Award nomination….
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/filmmaker-todd-haynes-on-the-mirror-image-madness-of-may-december/
Alright, alright, alright. The McConassaince is in full force, people. When 2014’s Film Independent Spirit Award winner for Best Male Lead took the stage to pick up his golden bird…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/the-most-memorable-moments-from-the-spirit-awards/
Ask any ecologist: the key to any sort of healthy, thriving ecosystem is biodiversity. The same is true of independent film. Together, writers, producers, directors, editors, cinematographers, executives and festival…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/meet-the-30-new-voices-of-film-independents-project-involve/