2025 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Nominees & Winners
Awards season keeps on rolling, as Film Independent held their 40th FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS on February 22, 2025, in Santa Monica, CA. The […]
2025 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Recap
SAGindie returned as a longtime sponsor of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, which took place from January 23 – February 2, 2025. While much
FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP 2025 Recap
Updated 2/10/25 The annual gathering of the year’s best and brightest in independent film, FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP, returned this year with a virtual
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2024
The film industry was in a (pardon the sports parlance) rebuilding year in 2024, still nursing some wounds in a post-pandemic, post-dual-strike environment. But
THE GOTHAM AWARDS 2024 – Winners
The Gotham Film & Media Institute’s 34TH ANNUAL GOTHAM AWARDS were back for another year of honoring the best filmmaking and acting of the
INDIEWIRE FUTURE OF FILMMAKING SUMMIT ’24 Highlights
Updated: 11/19/24 SAGindie was excited to come aboard a meeting of filmmaking minds for the inaugural INDIEWIRE FUTURE OF FILMMAKING SUMMIT. Held at Nya
Filmmaker Interview: TYLER TAORMINA, writer/director/producer of CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER’S POINT
Just in time for the holiday season, acclaimed writer/director/producer TYLER TAORMINA is adding his unique spin to the Christmas movie canon with his latest
FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM 2024 Highlights
Film folk converged once again upon the DGA’s West Hollywood headquarters for the 2024 Film Independent Forum, taking place September 27 – 28. SAGindie
This Month’s Good Reads (September 2024)
Life is busy — there’s so much news in international affairs and baby hippo activities. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Film Music Connect Shorts Competition 2024
SAGindie and Helix Collective are accepting short film and composer reel applications for the 2024-25 Film Music Connect Shorts Competition. Three filmmakers and three
Filmmaker Interview: NADINE CROCKER, writer/director/star of CONTINUE
It’s not uncommon for storytellers to dig into their personal lives for inspiration. It can be even more meaningful, however, when the past events
This Month’s Good Reads (August 2024)
Life is busy — you’re spending minutes upon minutes training to become the next star Olympic breakdancer. It can be tough to stay up-to-date