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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 May 13)
Look, you're busy, we're busy. You can read, we can read. Let's cut to the chase and just read some film industry news and articles from this past week, okay? This Week's Good Reads (Week of May 13, 2019) Roll Call: Meet 5 Gen Z Actors Defining Young Hollywood...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of May 6)
This week's cultural news saw lots of talk of CGI hedgehogs, medieval Starbucks cups, and purposefully campy gala outfits. But there was plenty of reading material for those focused more on the filmmaking side of the news cycle. Please enjoy this week's good reads!...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of April 29)
We all live busy lives and it can be tough to hunker down and skim the internet for must-read articles about filmmaking and the movie industry. Luckily, we've done the work to narrow down some of the week's good reads. So please peruse at your leisure. This...
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TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2019 Winners
[UPDATED: 5/6/19] It was another terrific Tribeca, where SAGindie returned as a sponsor of the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, taking place April 24 - May 5, in New York City. We once again hosted our annual Tribeca Cast Party with SAG-AFTRA, where...
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Panel (Full Video): SHE SHOOTS, SHE SCORES – DIRECTOR-COMPOSER COLLABORATION
SAGindie Movies & Music and SAG-AFTRA Foundation's The Business program came together in New York to present She Shoots, She Scores: Director-Composer Collaboration, taking place April 30, 2019. If you were unable to join us, SAG-AFTRA Foundation was kind...
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SAGindie’s May ’19 Movie Picks
May movies! We've got your May movies here! What ones are you excited to see? Not sure? Check out the SAGindie staff picks for some ideas. Well, mainly one idea. Note: This post is not sponsored by the makers of Ma, we swear. —— Darrien's Picks: So, so, so many movies...
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FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM 2019 Highlights
The FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM made a triumphant return last weekend (albeit further west than in years past - due to a venue change to Loyola Marymount University's campus), and SAGindie likewise triumphantly returned as a sponsor. This year's weekend of filmmaker talks,...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of April 22)
Let's be honest, there's going to be a lot of superhero talk this weekend, what with the final Avengers film getting released and National Superhero Day taking place on Sunday. But believe us, there's lots of other stuff going on in the film world! We've collected...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of April 15)
Whether this weekend is spent on Passover, Easter, or 4/20 festivities - or if you're just spending it as a plain ol' weekend - the thing we can all celebrate together in nondenominational unity is... links to film industry-related news articles. Praise be these good...
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Filmmaker Interview: NIA DaCOSTA, writer/director of LITTLE WOODS
If you're not yet familiar with the work of writer/director NIA DaCOSTA, chances are you will be soon. The NYU Film School alum broke out with her very first feature film at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. That feature, the Western-tinged rural drama LITTLE WOODS,...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of April 8)
Maybe you'll spend this weekend madly finishing your taxes. Or madly buying vinyl on Record Store Day. Or madly catching up on Game of Thrones. But regardless of whether you're favoring financial prudence, vintage music, or dragon queens, you can still take a little...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of April 1)
We refrained from posting any fake links or jokey announcements for April Fool's Day, so we're not going to start now with any April 5 tomfoolery. You can trust us that the links below are legit good reads from the past week of film industry news and writings. No...
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SAGindie’s April ’19 Movie Picks
April is that special month where a new slate of movie releases come to theaters and streaming services! (JK, it's all months where that happens. We're just in April now so it's top of mind.) To celebrate the dawning of this new month, the SAGindie staff have picked...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of March 25)
We're approaching the end of the month, which may mean you're feeling all nostalgic about all the memorable things that happened in March 2019. Well, if you're in the mood to look back, look back on the past week's worth of film industry news and writings. Time moves...
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Good Reads: A So Very HEATHERS Edition
Happy 30th Anniversary, Heathers! You don't look a day over 17. The cult teen comedy about three queen bees and the frenemy who ends their reign began life as a 200-page original screenplay by video store clerk Daniel Waters. Waters' dream director was Stanley...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of March 18)
Yes, it's officially spring, but that doesn't mean you need to spend your entire weekend outdoors frolicking in whatever blooming flowers you might be able to find (ya know, unless it's still snowing where you live). Feel free to stay inside and read up on some film...
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Industry Interview: NIC NOVICKI, founder/director of EASTERSEALS DISABILITY FILM CHALLENGE
Diversity has steadily become one of the most talked-about issues in the entertainment industry. Through film festival panels, op-eds, case studies, interviews, and social media outcry, we've seen widening demand for increased racial and gender diversity both behind...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of March 11)
In between all the Guinness-drinking, potato-eating, and leprechaun-catching we'll be getting into this St. Patrick's Day Weekend, we also will take the time to read up on the week's best filmmaking-related internet reads. Keep yourself busy with a wee bit o' readin'...
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