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 ...

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 ...

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of our dear President, Josh Welsh, who died peacefully at home on December ...

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 ...

With the Film Independent Spirit Awards just announcing our nominees, we thought it was a good time to focus our Member Lens series on a Member who is a past winner as well. In 2010, Debra Granik’s ...