The Episodic Directing Intensive is a three-day program that prepares its participants for a career in episodic directing through conversations with veteran directors, showrunners and executives to ...

Help independent filmmakers tell their stories. Make a donation to The River Between Us today. Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent ...

Help independent filmmakers tell their stories. Make a donation to A Soft Place to Land today. Film Independent’s Fiscal Sponsorship program opens the door to nonprofit funding for independent ...

LOS ANGELES (November 25, 2014) – Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the Los Angeles Film Festival and Film Independent at LACMA, ...

LOS ANGELES (April 14, 2026) – Juan Devis, former Chief Creative Officer at the Public Media Group of Southern California (PBS SoCal | KCET), has been named President of Film Independent, the ...

The summer is heating up, and this month’s invitation to cool off at the movie theater comes with a complete menu of indie ...

We’re excited to announce the return of the Future Filmmakers Showcase, presented in partnership with Inner-City Arts. The event, which will take place in The Rosenthal Theater on the Inner-City Arts ...

Film Independent’s Artist Development programs are all about uplifting new generations of artists. One of the magical things we’ve found over the 30-plus ...

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