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SAGindie’s SUNDANCE 2020 Movie Picks
It's time once again to journey to the mountaintop for the Sundance Film Festival! Sundance 2020 kicks off January 23, and SAGindie will be there hosting and attending events, watching movies, and shivering. If you want to track our exploits, you can do so on Twitter,...
FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP 2020
SAGindie is once again sponsoring Film Independent's annual DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP series, taking place January 15 - February 12, 2020 in Los Angeles. Every year, DCU brings together the creative folks behind some of the past year's most memorable movies to share...
SAGindie and Stowe Story Labs Partner for SAGindie Fellowship
[Originally posted 11/5/19, Updated 1/10/20] 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...
This Year’s Good Reads (2019)
For the past few years on the indieBlog, we've shared a weekly rundown of good reads to help filmmakers, actors, and cinephiles stay up-to-date on the state of the film industry. With 2019 (and the 2010s in general) wrapping up, we decided to look back and pick some...
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2019
With the end of 2019 approaching, we not only close out another year of movies... we close out another decade of movies - a decade of streaming and VOD, constant worries about the theatrical experience, and franchise domination. Join the SAGindie staff on their...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of December 9)
As the year winds down, we continue one of our many hallowed traditions of providing a weekly recap of film industry-related news, interviews, criticism, and commentary that we hope you'll use to further your directing/producing/acting/movie-watching careers and...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of December 2)
We're back from a long Thanksgiving holiday weekend and we're ready to read! Luckily, there was plenty of material on the internet to quench our thirst for film industry news, opinion, and analysis. This Week's Good Reads (Week of December 2, 2019) A Massive...
2019 IFP GOTHAM AWARDS – Nominees & Winners
[UPDATED 12/3/19] 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 was the IFP's GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS! SAGindie was...
SAGindie’s December ’19 Movie Picks
Well, we made it to the final stretch of 2019. And as we were each preceding month, SAGindie's staff are most concerned about which upcoming movies to see. Help us say sayonara to the year with some movie-watching. What's on your must-see list this month? —— Eliza's...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of November 18)
Wow, what a news-filled week we just had ourselves. So much happened that we felt it was necessary to comb through the internet for some of the most worthwhile reads touching on filmmaking and the entertainment industry. We've done this special thing (that we also do...
2020 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Nominees
[UPDATED 1/5/20] It's time to show some spirit for the year's best indie filmmaking. The 2020 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS nominations have been announced, which will honor the best movies, moviemakers, and performances of the year. The ceremony -...
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...
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...
This 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...
This 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...
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...
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...
This 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...