How To Drum Up Equity Financing for Your Films
LA based independent filmmaker and producer Stu Pollard recently shared some of his insights and expertise on equity financing with a packed house of filmmakers at the Film Independent offices….
LA based independent filmmaker and producer Stu Pollard recently shared some of his insights and expertise on equity financing with a packed house of filmmakers at the Film Independent offices….
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization celebrating 40 years of the Spirit Awards, announced a new initiative as part of its Film Independent Presents screening program: Always Remember, a…
Elvis Mitchell introduced Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele at the Los Angeles Film Festival last night as “the two black men who won the Peabody Award not for tragedy, but…
Just in terms of sheer day-to-day activity, October is undoubtedly the sportsiest month on the calendar. Football is well underway. Both basketball and hockey have just begun. And even stodgy…
On December 7 Film Independent at LACMA screened Lars and the Real Girl director Craig Gillespie’s highly anticipated new dark-comedy I, Tonya for a packed crowd at LACMA’s Bing Theater….
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article originally ran in May of this year as part of our coverage of the 2019 Film Independent Forum. It is being republished here with minor…
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Donate today and help bring Ashland to life. Logline Ashland is a feature length…
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. *** The subject…
HIDDEN FIGURES When: January 6 Where You Can Watch: Theaters Director: Theodore Melfi Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe Why We’re Excited: Judging from the caliber of storytelling,…
With the feature film version of Alexi Pappas and Jeremy Teicher’s Olympic Dreams having recently premiered to acclaim at SXSW, we’re taking the opportunity to re-post this interview with the filmmakers about…
This week, thousands of disenfranchised Americans will gather in a major US city to celebrate an esoteric set of beliefs rooted in fantasy and propelled into national prominence by ruthless…
Filmmakers are image-oriented people (and we don’t just mean in terms of fashion, prestige or reputation, though there’s certainly that as well.) For a filmmaker—whatever their background—experiences are captured and…