From the Archives: Getting Hollywood to Take You Seriously as a Screenwriter
The below article originally ran in July of last year. We’re re-posting it here with minor edits. Special thank you to author Meri Hilalian and subject Lee Jessup. *** Do…
The below article originally ran in July of last year. We’re re-posting it here with minor edits. Special thank you to author Meri Hilalian and subject Lee Jessup. *** Do…
Each year, the Film Independent Spirit Awards give the Someone to Watch Award to an emerging filmmaker of singular vision. In this column, film critic David Bax revisits some of the grant’s…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Alia Quart Khan, Film Independent Tel: 310 432 1287 or aqkhan@filmindependent.org Ryan Collins, Ginsberg/Libby Tel: 323 645 6800 or ryan.collins@ginsberglibby.com FILM INDEPENDENT SELECTS SIX PARTICIPANTS…
Producers! Need a hand? A plan? A (gentle-but-firm) shove in the right direction? The application deadline for Film Independent’s next Producing Lab is Monday, June 29. We asked Summer Shelton, one…
Kicking off Film Independent’s annual Coffee Talks series at the 2017 LA Film Festival on Sunday, writer-director Andrew Ahn (a John Cassavetes Award winner at this year’s Film Independent Spirit…
For over a decade, Film Independent and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation together have encouraged filmmakers to create more realistic and accurate stories about science and technology to challenge existing stereotypes…
We’ve all watched that one show and thought, “Wow, I love the actors in this!” But not many of us think about the people actually responsible for populating our favorite…
Film Independent announced today the Spirit Awards Arrivals presented by American Airlines, hosted by Catt Sadler, to stream live on Twitter at 3:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm PT. The Spirit Awards ceremony will also…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Alia Quart Khan, Film Independent Tel: 310.432.1287 or aqkhan@filmindependent.org Gina Pence, Ginsberg/Libby Tel: 323.645.6800 or gina.pence@ginsberglibby.com 2016 LA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DIVERSITY SPEAKS & GLOBAL…
Make no mistake: it’s heating up out there. Chances are you’ll need time this month to escape the scorching early-summer sun and replenish your sanity and senses—a bag of popcorn…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following blog originally ran on filmindependent.org in 2015 and remains one of our most-read articles. We’re republishing it here, with minor edits to the original text. Special thanks…
“Music is changing pretty fast, and that’s great, that’s exciting.” Drew Sardy on the evolution of music and composition at this year’s Coffee Talks: Composers, sponsored by BMI. By Wendy…