If you caught last week’s “August 2019” edition of Don’t-Miss Indies, you may have noticed that Socrates—Alexandre Moratto’s upcoming feature debut, shot on location in Brazil with the assistance of…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/socrates-filmmaker-on-the-making-of-his-award-winning-debut/
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Logline A quarterfinalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, this drama feature with a…
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The Overnighters is part of this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival Summer Showcase and we couldn’t be happier. The award-winning documentary from filmmaker Jesse Moss starts off by exploring how…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/making-the-overnighters-an-interview-with-jesse-moss/
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program supports a huge variety of projects. While many are based here in the US, the program is truly an international affair. This month we look at three films that…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/fiscal-spotlight-latin-america-under-the-lens/
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 RICARDO DE MONTREUIL’S LOWRIDERS TO OPEN 2016 LA FILM FESTIVAL…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article originally ran in June of last year and is being republished here. To see a complete list of upcoming Film Independent Member events, click here. ***…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/lets-get-immersive-filmmakers-guide-tackling-vr360/
Our ongoing Member Lens feature spotlights current Film Independent Members to see how they got started, where they are now and what being part of Film Independent means to them….
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/member-lens-thembi-banks-from-center-stage-to-directors-chair/
In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve been doing a lot of stuff online lately. So much so, that you can perhaps be forgiven for not being able to keep up with…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/recap-catch-up-with-novembers-film-independent-presents-qa-lineup/
Independent film matters. Everything we do at Film Independent is compelled by that simple premise and three underlying beliefs: We believe that artist-driven storytelling is critically important to our culture….
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/its-giving-tuesday-heres-how-your-gift-can-keep-independent-film-alive-and-thriving/
Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to join us for a theatrical screening of Kneecap, followed by an in-person conversation with writer/director Rich Peppiatt and actors Móglaí…
https://www.filmindependent.org/events/members-only-screening-kneecap/
When you see baby-faced Damien Chazelle sitting among the nominees at the Oscars and Spirit Awards in a few weeks and wonder how such a young filmmaker with just two…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/how-whiplash-director-damien-chazelle-escaped-six-years-of-no/
Dramatic Feature Director: Jay and Mark Duplass Producers: John E. Bryant, Jay Duplass, and Mark Duplass Budget: $60,000 (in the can); approximately $200,000 (delivered) Financing: Filmmakers Production: Austin, Texas, 3…
https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/case-study-baghead-2/