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Filmmaker Interview: ANNABELLE ATTANASIO, writer/director of MICKEY AND THE BEAR
Although she’s a new talent behind the camera, ANNABELLE ATTANASIO has more or less lived her entire life in the entertainment industry. The daughter of a director/producer mother and writer/producer father, Annabelle followed in the family footsteps – though at...
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2019 NEW WAVE ACTORS CONVERSATION Recap
SAGindie partnered once again with SAG-AFTRA and Easterseales Southern California to honor a group of emerging actors for Film Independent's 2019 THE NEW WAVE. The New Wave Actors Conversation took place on October 21, 2019, at MOCA (the Museum of Contemporary Art) in...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of November 11)
Another week, another collection of film industry news, essays, opinions, profiles, and other sorts of reading material we consider "good." This Week's Good Reads (Week of November 11, 2019)Lined Lips and Spiked Bats: Amy Holden Jones and the Women of The...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of November 4)
This week saw that people were still mad at Martin Scorsese's Marvel hate, mad about James Dean's CGI resurrection, and mad about another potential presidential nominee throwing his billionaire hat in the ring. But for some non-maddening, film-centric news you can...
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Filmmaking & Acting Resources for Veterans
Filmmakers and actors as varied as Clint Eastwood, Oliver Stone, Bea Arthur, James Earl Jones, Mel Brooks, and Adam Driver all served in the U.S. Military before they found further success in the entertainment industry. For veterans looking to follow in those esteemed...
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Filmmaker Interview: PHILLIP YOUMANS, writer/director/producer of BURNING CANE
It's not uncommon for filmmakers to start making movies as teenagers, taking the trusty (depending on the era) 8mm camera/VHS camcorder/mini-DV/iPhone and shooting scenes with friends. It's much less common, however, to complete an award-winning SAG-AFTRA signatory...
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SAGindie and Stowe Story Labs Partner for SAGindie Fellowship
SAGindie is excited to announce our continuing partnership with the Stowe Story Labs in offering a unique opportunity to a filmmaker of color. Submissions are now being accepted for the fourth annual SAGindie Fellowship! The SAGindie Fellowship covers fees to send a...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of October 28)
We all survived Halloween 2019 (hopefully?), but let's see if you're not too afraid to check out these scarily good film industry reads from the past week. You're in for a treat! This Week's Good Reads (Week of October 28, 2019) The Oscars Finally Find Their...
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SAGindie’s November ’19 Movie Picks
The year is winding down (crazy, right?!) and November is bringing us a ton of new movie releases to send it off right. The SAGindie staff did our best to narrow down the movies we are most excited to see this November. What's on your must-see list? —— Darrien's...
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Filmmaker Interview: LOGAN MARSHALL-GREEN, writer/director of ADOPT A HIGHWAY
As the son of two drama teachers, LOGAN MARSHALL-GREEN was perhaps fated to become an actor. After receiving his M.F.A. from NYU's Tisch Graduate Acting program, Marshall-Green soon became a recognizable presence on stage, TV, and film screens. Off-Broadway, he...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of October 21)
Well, this week in between all the auteur filmmakers talking smack about Marvel movies and then Marvel fans talking smack about auteur filmmakers, there was actually other film industry news happening. In case you missed it, we've compiled a few stories below. ...
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2019 IFP GOTHAM AWARDS – Nominees
It's that time of year once again to start honoring the best and brightest films, filmmakers, and performers of the past 12 months. And first up in this year's awards season is the IFP's GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS! SAGindie will be there to celebrate the best of...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of October 14)
What better time than a nice October weekend to peruse the latest in film industry news, opinion, and analysis? (For the record, there are equally great times to do this every Friday that we post these, but right now is as good a time as any to start reading!) ...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of October 7)
Like clockwork, we are back again with our weekly listing of film industry-related news, articles, interviews, essays, and more. Read them and get educated. This Week's Good Reads (Week of October 7, 2019) The Power of Diahann Carroll (via Odie Henderson for...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of September 30)
Welcome to October, the month that will bring you scares, sweets, nutmeg-clove flavorings, and film industry news articles, interviews, and think pieces. We've collected of few of those below for your October enjoyment. This Week's Good Reads (Week of September...
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SAGindie’s October ’19 Movie Picks
It's October, baby! And October means October movies. (Kind of self-explanatory there.) Therefore, the SAGindie staff is continuing the tradition of checking out the calendar of new releases and telling you which ones we are adding to our must-see lists. Agree or...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of September 23)
This eventful week kicked off with the first official day of fall! (And also a Presidential impeachment inquiry...) But back to the autumnness of it all! Now that your calendar has given you the official OK to wearing sweaters and voicing your love of gourds, you can...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of September 16)
This week saw another successful IFP Week in New York, where SAGindie was a happily returning sponsor. Attendees were able to learn about all the film world's hottest topics: technolgy, politics, true crime, tax incentives, and biopics (that last one was moderated by...
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