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WEBSep 10, 2024 · Join Film Independent, a non-profit arts organization that champions the independent filmmaker. Explore screenings, events, workshops, and more.
Grants & Awards - Film Independent
WEBFilm Independent awards over $845,000 in cash and production services to filmmakers each year. Film Independent Grants & Awards allow filmmakers to advance their current projects and help recognize professional accomplishments in independent film. With questions and for more information about Film Independent Grants & Awards, please …
Project Involve - Film Independent
WEBProject Involve Fellows develop and produce six original short films, from pitch through First Look Screening. Real, valuable filmmaking experience is at the heart of our program. Film Independent provides script consultation, individualized mentorship, equipment, casting and post-production services to facilitate the development of Fellows ...
The Fi Hall of Fame: A Brief History of Film Music
WEBJul 5, 2024 · Orson Welles (L) and Bernard Herrman (standing at right) during a 1940s radio broadcast. This is a unique period in the history of film scoring. Exploding with creativity, music written for the movies consistently matches the artistry of the films themselves. Composers during this period primarily come from backgrounds in concert music, and ...
Directors Close-Up - Film Independent
WEBJanuary 17 – March 1, 2024. The annual Directors Close-Up – our signature program celebrating the art and craft of directing – returns, featuring conversations focused on directors, writers and creators nominated at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards.. The highly anticipated series kicks off in January with eight online sessions, and concludes …
Laura Dunn - Film Independent
WEBLaura Dunn started making documentaries in response to her undergraduate experience at Yale University. Through a chronicle of labor strikes on campus, The Subtext of a Yale Education (1999) examines the corporatization of higher education. She then returned to her birthplace to make Green (2000), a sobering look at environmental racism along ...
A Guide to Independent Film Distribution in the 21st Century
WEBAug 8, 2017 · By contrast, Monterey Media is in its 33rd year as an independent distributor. They distribute 12 to 15 films per year. Mansfield uses their relatively small release schedule as a selling point when making deals with filmmakers. “You’re not one of 48 or 60 films every year. You’re one of 12,” he says.
Sloan Distribution Grant - Film Independent
WEBSloan Distribution Grant. The Sloan Distribution Grant is a $50,000 grant awarded by Film Independent to a film that is entering its distribution phase. Eligible films must depict themes, stories and characters grounded in real science, technology or economics. Applicants must be the producer of a narrative fiction feature film.
Death of Nintendo - Film Independent
WEBDeath of Nintendo. 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 friends Paolo, Kachi and Gilligan go on a journey of self-discovery together as they play games and wrestle with new dilemmas – puppy love, circumcision and other ...
Meet the Casting Directors - Film Independent
WEBWith Casting Directors Rich Delia(Black Adam, King Richard), Mike Page(The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Paulie Go! ) and others to be announced. Moderated by casting director Sunny Boling(Vice President of Membership & Governance, Casting Society of America). The evening will conclude with a reception, giving Members a chance to meet and chat ...