Itâs late October, and while the rest of the world is busy cobbling together last-minute Halloween costumes and reviewing schematics for optimal pumpkin-carving opportunities, here at Film Independent weâve been…
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âAnima: to give a soul to something that didnât have it. In stop-motion this is more true than any other form of animation.â This, according to iconoclastic filmmaker Guillermos Del…
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Each month in The Doc Life, Film Independent blogger Anthony Ferranti dives deep into the howâs and whyâs of nonfiction filmmaking, featuring advice and hard-won insight from top veteran and emerging…
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is well known for his work as an actor in television (most notably, the award-winning comedy series 3rd Rock from the Sun) and film (500 Days Of Summer, 50/50, The…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/spirit-awards-spotlight-joseph-gordon-levitt-talks-about-ignoring-everyone-and-writing-for-yourself/
Writer/director Jill Soloway is up for a Film Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay for Afternoon Delight, the story of Rachel, a stay-at-home mom who becomes obsessed with saving a…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/spirit-awards-spotlight-memo-to-christopher-guest-jill-soloway-is-trying-to-get-your-attention/
Screenwriter Michael Starrbury discovered his love of cinema after sneaking into a movie theater as a young boy to see the classic Prince film Purple Rain. When Apollonia purified herself in…
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Through a series of meetings and workshops, the Documentary Story Lab and Documentary Producing Lab advance the careers of nonfiction filmmakers by introducing them to film professionals who provide advice…
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Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Donate today and help bring Everything Goes Dark to life. Logline A…
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In our regular feature Old v. New, Kimberly Marcela Duron compares a newer independent release with an older classic to see what similarities they share, how they diverge and hear what the…
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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…
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As the second week of the 2021 Film Independent Directors Close-Up series wound down to its jovial conclusion on Wednesday, panelist Sir Steve McQueenâacclaimed director of 12 Years a Slave,…
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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…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/how-to-make-it-as-a-screenwriter-part-2-are-you-a-real-writer/