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SAGindie's online forum for independent cinema, film festivals, industry news, and general tomfoolery.This Week’s Good Reads (Week of July 9)
This weekend will find us celebrating Outfest LA (come hang with us Saturday at the SAGindie/SAG-AFTRA Schmoozefest!), but whether you're at a film festival, a party, an outing, or just staying in for the weekend, you should read these articles and essays we've...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of July 2)
While we celebrated Independence Day this week on arguably the worst day of the week to have a holiday (who has holidays on Wednesdays?!), we nevertheless kept an eye on the blogs and news websites to curate some must-reads for filmmakers and actors and-- ugghhh, it's...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of June 25)
As you celebrate the dawn of a new July this weekend, look back with fondness on the previous week's worth of filmmaking-related articles. Read them at your leisure! This Week's Good Reads (Week of June 25, 2018) 7 Deadly Sins of Self Distribution (via Elliot Grove...
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SAGindie’s July ’18 Movie Picks
SAGindie's employees are back for another round of movie-picking with the July release calendar. Who picked what movie? Who do you disagree with? What insight can you glean about each staffer's personality and psyche based on their selections? Scroll down to find out...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of June 18)
We are officially into summer now - and much of the country is in the heat wave to prove it - which means more time in the air conditioning reading film-related articles from the past week. This Week's Good Reads (Week of June 18, 2018) 10 Filmmakers to Watch in...
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SAGindie and Stowe Story Labs Partner for SAGindie Fellowship
See photos from the 2017 Stowe Story Labs! SAGindie is excited to announce our partnership with the Stowe Story Labs for a second year of empowering filmmakers of color! The SAGindie Fellowship will send a creative producer, director, or screenwriter from a diverse...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of June 11)
Tell your dad Happy Father's Day this weekend, and - if he's finally forgiven you for going to film school instead of studying to be an engineer - tell him about all the film industry things you learned this week from SAGindie's Good Reads! This Week's Good Reads...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of June 4)
Seeing that today is National Best Friends Day, we at SAGindie are doing the friendly thing and providing you with a curated list of film industry reads from the past week. Although to be honest, it's the same thing we'd do even if it wasn't National Best Friends Day....
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Filmmaker Interview: CHRISTINA CHOE, writer/director of NANCY
The psychological drama film NANCY premiered in competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for its writer/director, CHRISTINA CHOE. With a screenplay touching on themes of truth, lies, and identity, it was inspired...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of May 28)
Happy June! As the first official day of summer gets nearer and nearer, we will still expect you to utilize your brain and eyeballs with some light reading as if it were a school day. Here are some film-related highlights from this week to keep you educated and...
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SAGindie’s June ’18 Movie Picks
The SAGindie staff is ready to start summer the only way we know how: By planning our movie-viewing schedules! Plot your own viewing habits for the month of June by checking out the June movie release calendar, and let us know what films you're most excited to see...
read moreNFMLA On Location – CALL FOR ENTRIES
Attention Filmmakers! Create and enter a short film for the 2018 NewFilmmakers Los Angeles On Location: The Los Angeles Video Project that answers the question "What is your L.A.?" This competition is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase your filmmaking...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of May 21)
We wish everybody a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend. And while we're wishing, we also wish you would read more. It's good for you. Take some time this holiday weekend and read these highlights from the week in film/entertainment industry journalism. This Week's...
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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2018 Recap
Filmmakers took over the French Riviera once again for the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where SAGindie returned as a sponsor of the festival's American Pavilion. This year's SAGindie Roundtables - where industry professionals mentor film students from all over the U.S....
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of May 14)
While many people will be absorbed in the Royal Wedding this weekend, we - like the high-minded people that we are - will be fully immersed in the week's worth of entertainment industry news and advice. We've collected some of those stories below if you'd like to join...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of May 7)
We know it's easy to get distracted by a full week's worth of film industry writing, but don't get too distracted this Mother's Day weekend. At least remember to call Mom up and tell her about how much you've been reading lately. She'll be very proud. This Week's...
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Industry Interview: MARK DUPLASS and JAY DUPLASS, authors of LIKE BROTHERS
As much as filmmakers like Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith defined the concept of “indie film” in the 1990s, the next generation of independent filmmaking could arguably be distilled into one word: Duplass. Louisiana-born brothers JAY DUPLASS and...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of April 30)
As you spend this Cinco de Mayo Weekend watching Mexican films but not French films (because Mexico beat the French in the Battle of Puebla - history!), you can also catch up on the week's entertainment industry news, advice, think pieces, and features. This Week's...
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