It’s happened to all of us. We have a fantastic project, a top-notch creative team and a well-researched and presented application, but we still get knocked back for funding. Often,…
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 28, 2013) – Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards and Los Angeles Film Festival, brought its 9th annual Film…
Coming home is never easy. Especially not if you’re a gay, struggling comedy writer whose mother is slowly succumbing to cancer. That’s the situation writer-director Chris Kelly found himself in…
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Logline When one incident triggers a storm, we realize we are more connected…
Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers and media artists. Donate today and help bring Devotee to life. Logline 1979 – James Do,…
Film Independent is currently in the middle of a Matching Campaign to raise support for the next 30 years of filmmaker support. All donations make before or on September 15 will be doubled—dollar-for-dollar…
By So Yun Um / LA Film Fest Guest Blogger Who are the indie film world’s influencers? Indiewire has created their own industry list hoping to answer just that, highlighting…
Arts Circle, Film Lover and Secret (shhh…) Members, you and a guest are invited to join us for a theatrical screening of La Cocina, followed by an in-person conversation with…
Logline The story takes us into the colorful pop-culture world of these four 13-year old friends, back in the days when video games were still a novelty. Mimaw and her…
So! You have a great idea for a film. Even better: the pieces are coming together for the film to actually be produced. While you’re thinking about things like funding,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alia Quart Khan, Film Independent Tel: 310.432.1287 or aqkhan@filmIndependent.org Contact: Gina Lang, Ginsberg/Libby Tel: 323.645.6800 or gina.lang@ginsberglibby.com FILM INDEPENDENT ANNOUNCES WEST COAST PREMIERE OF LAURA…
Film Independent announced today that 38 filmmakers and 15 projects were selected for the 20th Fast Track Film Finance Market taking place online November 14–17, 2022. The program is an intensive, four-day…