Here are some of the highlights from the year that was 2024.

As we celebrate our 40th year, we continue to support filmmakers in our Artist Development Programs. Project Involve, the OG ...

A great casting director should be one of the first partners you hire when you set out in pre-production on your feature. The ...

With the Film Independent Spirit Awards just announcing our nominees, we thought it was a good time to focus our Member Lens ...

You are invited to join us for a celebration and screening of the 2024 Project Involve short films. Film Independent is proud to present these six shorts, which are the culmination of the most recent ...

LOS ANGELES (December 4, 2024) – Film Independent, the nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering independence and inclusivity in visual storytelling, announced this morning the award nominations ...

The light, the lives, and the textures of contemporary, working-class Mumbai are explored and celebrated by writer/director Payal Kapadia, who won the Grand Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Ensemble Cast: Melissa DuPrey, Jaylee Hamidi, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Arkie Kandola, Elle Lorraine, Michelle McLeod, Chris “CP” Powell, Conrad Ricamora, Natasha Rothwell, Jocko Sims How to Die Alone ...

Help independent filmmakers tell their stories. Make a donation to Chip and a Chair today. Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent filmmakers ...

John Cassavetes Award given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000; award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded. In a strict boarding school nestled in ...

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 ...

Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin), ...