The hits keep on coming. 2025 has been a difficult year so far, and now the independent film community mourns the loss of one ...

Since its World Premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, winning a special jury prize for craft, Nocturnes has gone on to several ...

Countless ink has been spilled and millions of feet have been shot about living in Los Angeles, and how it feels like you're always on the precipice of ...

It's officially Spirit Award season here at Film Independent. We had our annual Awards Brunch last weekend, and we're getting ...

On Saturday, the Spirit Awards returned to the beach. Casa Del Mar Hotel Santa Monica hosted our annual Spirit Awards Nominees Brunch to celebrate all the 2025 nominees and their films. The ultimate ...

You can find Part One of our Incomplete History of Film Independent here. *** In filmmaker Alexander Payne’s acclaimed 2004 wine snob dramedy Sideways–a ...

LOS ANGELES (January 4, 2025) – Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization dedicated to fostering independence and inclusivity in visual storytelling, currently celebrating its 40th anniversary ...

Filmmaker Pro Members are driven to achieve their goals. They are innovative and industrious, and committed to sharing unique and impactful stories with the world. At $250/year, a Filmmaker Pro ...

We continue to look back at all of our favorite blog posts from each month this year. In Part 1, we already took a look at a few of the highlights of what the organization has been up to, as well as ...