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

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 ...

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The Film Independent Spirit Awards is the premier awards event for the independent film and television community. Each year, the Spirit Awards brings together top talent from throughout the world of ...

Film Independent Members are filmmakers, film industry professionals and film lovers that share a passion for artist-driven visual storytelling. We proudly serve our community with an array of events, ...

Ever since the debut of Project Involve back in 1993, Film Independent Artist Development has been on the forefront of educating, championing and furthering the careers of filmmakers. Filmmaker Labs ...

This year at the Directors Close-Up, we’re celebrating the immensely talented nominees of the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Below you’ll find the official schedule for DCU 2025 but, before you ...

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 ...

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 ...

Well, we did it. We survived till 25 (almost). What 2025 will bring is still up for debate, but we really did have a year in 2024. Film Independent celebrated its 40 th year this year, and introduced ...