We’ve all heard the old saying, “When life gives you COVID, make lemonade.” At least we’re pretty sure that’s how it goes. And nowhere were the limitations of our ongoing…
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Session One of the 2023 Film Independent Directors Close-Up kicked off a jam-packed month of events–seven online and three in-person, see the full schedule here–last Wednesday, February 1 with the…
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You’re invited to join us for a theatrical screening of Sing Sing, followed by an in-person conversation with writer/director Greg Kwedar, and stars Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin, moderated by…
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The occasional Squid Games aside, it appears increasingly that the content type most likely to animate water cooler conversation on a mass scale are serialized, nonfiction narratives. Whether true crime…
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With the ease of accessing full seasons of TV on streaming platforms today and the boom of ambitious original programming across a cornucopia of new outlets, it shouldn’t come as…
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The 2017 Film Independent Forum happened last weekend, and hopefully you were there with us in person to enjoy all the fun. But if not, we got you. We’re continuing…
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The Film Independent Forum is specifically designed to inspire and empower filmmakers by providing them the tools and connections needed to get their projects made and seen. In addition to…
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Nebraska is up for six Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature, Best Director (for Alexander Payne) and Best Male Lead (for Bruce Dern). Here, screenwriter Bob Nelson tells us…
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For 30 years, Project Involve has been nurturing the careers and creative voices of emerging filmmakers hailing from underrepresent communities, as well as producing a wide array award-winning short films. Applications…
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Work-in-progress screenings at the Cannes Film Festival are nothing new. But still, it’s not every day (or year) that a movie that isn’t even finished yet takes home not one…
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From the sweeping vistas of The Searchers to the towering Transformers of Age of Extinction, the mesas and monuments of Utah’s southern half have been a regular presence in film…
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PRODUCERS AT THE TABLE November 29 – December 3, 2021 From wherever you are in the world, we invite you to hear from the best producers working in independent film today….
https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/producers-at-the-table/