âMusic is changing pretty fast, and thatâs great, thatâs exciting.â Drew Sardy on the evolution of music and composition at this yearâs Coffee Talks: Composers, sponsored by BMI. By Wendy…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/la-film-fest-2013-the-art-of-music-composition-tips-to-get-started/
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Donate today and help bring Trip to Jerusalem to life. Logline 1941…
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(header image: Political Animals â see: Documentary Competition) Look, it doesnât take a MacArthur-level genius to see that the world could use some good news right about now. A reason to celebrate…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/see-whats-playing-at-the-2016-la-film-festival-competition-lineup-announced/
Every aspiring television writer dreams of running their own show one day. But hereâs a little secret: established TV writers do too. During a panel discussion entitled Television: The Writers…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/how-television-writers-sustain-their-voices-while-executing-the-showrunners-vision/
Filmmaker Andrew Haighâs third feature Lean on Pete is about many things: isolation, survival, poverty and homeless youth. Itâs certainly much more than just a story about a boy and…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/not-horsing-around-andrew-haigh-early-look-lean-pete/
âI hope you are not sleepy,â said Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan as he took a seat on stage at the Bing Theater Tuesday night. He and Film Independent Curator…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/notes-on-cinematography-a-conversation-with-nuri-bilge-ceylan/
After making eight previous short films, writer and director JT Mollner opted to make for his feature debut a modern day Western under classic conditions. Crediting his late grandfather with…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/shooting-the-old-west-outlaws-and-angels-filmmaker-jt-mollner-and-star-francesca-eastwood/
Wherever you are right now, the weather is probably terrible. And in any normal year, with just three weeks to go until the Film Independent Spirit Awards, chances are youâd…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/dont-miss-indies-what-to-watch-in-february-2019/
For Hollywood, January and February are typically known as âthe dump months.â With summer blockbuster season not yet ramped up and the window to release award contenders closed, these gloomy…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/horse-races-and-ice-cream-in-praise-of-awards-season/
In filmmaking, the close-up serves a variety of purposes. It can emphasize key emotional moments as they play out across a characterâs face, or act as a visual shorthand to…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/directors-close-up-is-coming-lets-revisit-five-of-our-favorite-panels/
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 11TH ANNUAL FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM ANNOUNCES OPENING NIGHT FILM TRUMBO…
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When news emerged yesterday afternoon that John Singleton had passed away following a massive stroke last week, audiences and filmmakers from around the world braced themselves to mourn one of…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/in-memoriam-remembering-filmmaker-john-singleton/