SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2019 Recap
2019 was another stellar year for SAGindie at Sundance. Our annual sojourn in Park City, Utah, saw the continuation of a few traditions: movie-watching, […]
FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP 2019
[UPDATED 3/22/19] DCU returned big time for 2019 (and SAGindie returned as a sponsor). Film Independent’s annual DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP kicked off in Los Angeles
SAGindie’s SUNDANCE 2019 Movie Picks
Sundance 2019 will soon be upon us! Next week, the SAGindie staff will once again pack up our bulkiest clothes and head to Park
Filmmaker Interview: JASON NOTO, writer/director of BEYOND THE NIGHT
In any career field, there’s something to be said about the old-fashioned way of working up through the ranks. Get in at the entry
Free Production Legal Services for Indie Filmmakers
We at SAGindie are always on the lookout for resources that help low-budget filmmakers, and this is one we couldn’t wait to share. Professional-level
A Very Indie Christmas Too!
Countdowns of Christmas movies are a big thing this time of year (multiple cable networks do them and barely even overlap!), and we never
Filmmaker Interview: KENDALL GOLDBERG, director of WHEN JEFF TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD
Despite being less than two years out of film school, KENDALL GOLDBERG has already achieved quite a lot. While studying film production at Chapman University,
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of November 26)
As we prepare to kick off the month of December, let’s take a look back and reflect on the final week of November –
9 More Big-Budget Directors Who Returned to Low-Budget Filmmaking
[UPDATED 3/7/19] We’ve written before about filmmakers who stepped away from blockbusters to scale things back budget-wise. Even the most legendary Hollywood directors have
An Indie Horror Primer
UPDATED 10/26/18; originally published 10/20/14 It wouldn’t be October without a few good scary movies to get you through the California drought autumn. And
Filmmaker Interview: MÉLANIE LAURENT, director of GALVESTON
American movie audiences likely first became aware of French actress MÉLANIE LAURENT in 2009 when she stole scenes in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds as
Good Reads of the LIVING DEAD
Updated 4/30/24 Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of the Living Dead! Yes, the ultimate zombie movie premiered on October 1, 1968. Not in Hollywood or