Monday, Feb. 12, 2024

Surrender, a new, dramatic, fiction film written and directed by Jess Dang, and starring Andrea Bang from the hit CBC series Kim’s Convenience and Keiko Agena from Gilmore Girls, has just begun principal photography in Los An

Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2021

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts org that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, has announced its panelists for the 20th annual Directors Close-Up (DCU).

Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020

op honors were handed out today at the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony to The Farewell, Uncut GemsThe LighthouseMarriage StoryJudy, Booksmart and See You YesterdayGive Me LibertyAmerican Factory and Parasite

Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019

Film Independent announced today that Aubrey Plaza will return to host the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The Spirit Awards are the primary fundraiser for Film Independent’s year-round programs, which cultivate the careers of emerging filmmakers and promote diversity in the industry.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019

Film Independent handed out honors today at the 34th Spirit Awards ceremony to If Beale Street Could Talk, Can You Ever Forgive Me?Suspiria, Eighth GradeFirst ReformedSorry To Bother YouThe Wife and You Were Never Really Here.

Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2018

Film Independent announced the 15 projects and 28 filmmakers selected for the 16th annual Fast Track film finance market. Held during the LA Film Festival, Fast Track helps producer-director teams advance their projects through meetings with top industry executives – financiers, agents, managers,

Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018

Film Independent announced today that the call for entries for the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Awards is now open. The Regular Deadline is Tuesday, September 18, 2018, the Final Deadline is Tuesday, October 9, 2018 and the extended Film Independent Member Deadline is Friday, October 12, 2018.

Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2018

Today the LA Film Festival, produced by Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that also produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, unveiled the official U.S. Fiction, Documentary, World Fiction, LA Muse and Nightfall sections.

Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018

Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the LA Film Festival, announced the names of the nine filmmakers and six projects selected for its 2018 Documentary Lab.

Saturday, Mar. 3, 2018

Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the LA Film Festival, handed out honors to Call Me by Your Name, Get Out, I, Tonya, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Big Sick, Ingrid Goes West 

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