EDITOR’S NOTE: The below interview originally ran in October of last year. We’re re-posting it here with minor edits to the original text. To learn more about Valley of Exile please check…
So here we are, with just one week to go until Opening Night of the 2018 LA Film Festival. And you probably think you’re ready. You have your Festival schedule…
What better way to get to know this year’s unique crew of Festival filmmakers than to pick their brains with a poll? We quizzed our filmmakers in the LA Film Fest’s Zeitgeist section, which…
IFC’s brilliant anthology comedy series Documentary Now! is finally back after a lengthy hiatus, with Season Three currently airing Wednesday nights. To celebrate the return of one of our favorite shows,…
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….
One of the best things about being invited into the Film Independent family through our artist development programs is having the chance to learn from the cream of the crop. Some of the most successful directors, producers…
Editor’s Note: the below interview with filmmaker Noah Hutton first ran last year in conjunction with the release of Lapsis, a 2021 Film Independent Spirit Award Best First Screenplay nominee….
Warren Zevon’s song about “Lawyers, Guns and Money,” isn’t about pre-production, but it might as well have been. In addition to crewing, casting and catering, if you’re the producer, you…
As you’ve undoubtedly already heard, Film Independent Presents kicked off its latest series of big-name events at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, November 9–when a…
Anyone who has seen Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), which has gotten six Spirit Award nominations and nine Oscar nominations, among countless other awards-season recognitions,…
Making a movie is hard work. The hours are long. The resources are scant. Actors can be difficult and crewmembers can be cranky. Frankly, a film shoot can be a…
Our Member Lens feature spotlights current Film Independent Members to see how they got started, where they are now and what being part of Film Independent means to them. To…