FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP 2025 Recap
Updated 2/4/25 The annual gathering of the year’s best and brightest in independent film, FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP, returns this year with a virtual
2025 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Nominees
Updated 1/6/25 Awards season keeps on rolling, as Film Independent announced their nominees for the 40th FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS. The beachside ceremony honoring
2024 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Nominees & Winners
Are you feeling the spirit? Today was indie film’s special day, the 2024 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS, hosted by Aidy Bryant. SAGindie joined the
Filmmaker Interview: LIZ CARDENAS, producer of ACIDMAN
As a producer, LIZ CARDENAS has a specialty in using a project’s ingrained constraints to its advantage, from the minimalist isolation of David Lowery’s
2023 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Winners
It’s that time of year again! Movies and shows were made, movies and shows were released, movies and shows were watched, and now movies
2022 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Winners
What a day at the beach! Yes, Film Independent once again brought the people back together in Santa Monica for an in-person SPIRIT AWARDS!
2021 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Winners & Nominees
The SPIRIT AWARDS did it again! (Handed out awards.) And SAGindie was there! (From our homes.) Melissa Villaseñor hosted the virtual show – which
Filmmaker Interview: BENJAMIN KASULKE, director of BANANA SPLIT
As an accomplished cinematographer, BENJAMIN KASULKE has lensed award-winners and festival and arthouse hits for mainstays of indie filmmaking. His resume includes Mike Birbiglia’s
2020 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Nominees & Winners
It’s time to show some spirit for the year’s best indie filmmaking. The 2020 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS have been announced, which honored the best
2019 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Winners
[UPDATED 2/25/19] We’ve got spirit, yes we do. Independent Spirit. Like in, the awards. For indie films. You get what we mean. Anyway, the
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of February 18)
Happy Spirit Awards Weekend! (And also that other awards show that’s happening in Hollywood on Sunday.) SAGindie will be in attendance at the 2019
2018 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Winners
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney returned as hosts of the 2018 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS on March 3, in Santa Monica (and broadcast live