The 2026 Film Independent Spirit Award nominees were announced on December 3, 2025, celebrating creative independence, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Alex Coco, Sean Baker, Samantha Quan, Mikey Madison pose with the Best Feature Awards and ...

AuthentiCity Theater presents a compelling play that explores the life and legacy of John Cassavetes, a pioneering figure in American independent film. Written and directed by John D. Babcock III, the ...

The celebration of independent film has been held in a tent alongside the Santa Monica pier since 1993. By Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards Film Independent’s Spirit Awards, the industry’s ...

The 97th Academy Awards, held March 2, proved to be a celebration of independent films with big wins for “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Flow,” “A Real Pain,” “The Substance” and “Conclave.” Even “Anora” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Have you ever heard the saying, “Content is King”? Well, it just ain’t so, at least for independent films, since distributors lord ...

The annual ceremony is swapping its classic Santa Monica beach setting for its February 15, 2026 show. Deadline cited at the time that the cycling portion of the Olympic Games could be stationed at ...

Big film festivals are headed to the area. The Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival in Waverly, April 4 through 6, and the Pottsville Film Festival, at the end of May, are competitive events that ...

“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” says veteran distribution and marketing executive Ira Deutchman. In the business of independent film “before it even had a name,” Deutchman ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The 17th annual Tallahassee Film Festival kicks off Friday at the Challenger Learning Center, with hundreds expected to attend throughout the weekend. This year’s event will ...

In 2017, for the 25th anniversary of Filmmaker, we commissioned a radical redesign and also initiated a new upfront section: Reflections. For four issues, we published pieces looking back at the ...