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This Month’s Good Reads (June 2020)
Life is busy – you’re keeping up on world-changing events while simultaneously healing the whiplash you've gotten from following the release date shifts of Christopher Nolan's Tenet and studying the unions' suggested Safe Way Forward. It can be tough to stay...
Virtual Panel: WORKING THROUGH, PART 2 – Indie Filmmaking in the Age of COVID-19
Panel Details Description: As production restrictions are being lifted and safety precaution plans are being formulated, there is still much uncertainty about how the entertainment industry will function in a post-coronavirus world. SAGindie's Michael Sládek brought...
Filmmaker Interview: CHANNING GODFREY PEOPLES, writer/director of MISS JUNETEENTH
CHANNING GODFREY PEOPLES may have a background as a theater performer (she got her undergrad degree in theatre from Baylor University), but she has since decided to point the spotlight at others as a writer/director. Soon after earning her MFA from USC's School of...
AAFCA’s Financial Fluency for Entertainment Professionals
SAGindie was proud to lend support to The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) to present the informative panel Financial Fluency for Entertainment Professionals, featuring money experts and film/TV industry leaders. The panel took place on June 4, 2020,...
This Month’s Good Reads (May 2020)
Life is busy and overwhelming - you already know that. That's why every month we curate some essential film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice you may have missed to help educate and/or distract you. So take some time to catch up with this month's good...
Virtual Panel: WORKING THROUGH – Indie Filmmaking in the Age of COVID-19
Panel Details Description: Indie film productions are facing unprecedented pressures between the coronavirus pandemic and collapsing economy, diminishing film festivals and distribution pipelines, plus changes to tax incentives and union agreements. What are the...
This Month’s Good Reads (April 2020)
Life is busy - you're checking the news, washing your hands, contemplating the decision of whether to risk life or death in order to get your hair done. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That's why...
Movies & Music Profile: Composer CARLA PATULLO
CARLA PATULLO is a composer, songwriter, singer, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Patullo has toured globally with her band White Widow and as the musical director for comedian/musician Sandra Bernhard's 2011 album tour, I Love Being Me, Don't You. Patullo's music...
COVID-19 Resources for Filmmakers & Actors
As people around the world are coping with the coronavirus pandemic, companies, nonprofits, and other government and non-government organizations are stepping up to help those in need. For filmmakers, actors, and other creatives in the U.S. uncertain about how to...
SAGindie and Stowe Story Labs Present the SAGindie Fellowship
[Updated 4/9/20] SAGindie is excited for our continuing partnership with the Stowe Story Labs in offering a unique opportunity to a filmmaker of color, the fourth annual SAGindie Fellowship! The SAGindie Fellowship covers fees to send a creative...
This Month’s Good Reads (March 2020)
Life is busy - you're working (at home), eating (at home), watching movies (at home), dealing with a global pandemic (at home), and staying at home (at home). It can be tough to stay up-to-date on the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That's...
Filmmaker Interview: BENJAMIN KASULKE, director of BANANA SPLIT
As an accomplished cinematographer, BENJAMIN KASULKE has lensed award-winners and festival and arthouse hits for mainstays of indie filmmaking. His resume includes Mike Birbiglia's The New One and Thank God for Jokes, Lynn Shelton's Your Sister's Sister and Humpday,...
This Month’s Good Reads (February 2020)
Life is busy - you're working, eating, making movies, watching movies, forgetting there's an extra day on a month's calendar. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That's why we've curated some essential...
Filmmaker Interview: ANDREW HECKLER, writer/director of BURDEN
It's no secret that it takes patience and determination to get an independent movie made, but actor-turned-filmmaker ANDREW HECKLER could teach us all a thing or two about staying the course. The idea for what would become his film directorial debut first came to him...
Filmmaker Interview: RASHAAD ERNESTO GREEN, director/producer/co-writer of PREMATURE
New York-based filmmaker RASHAAD ERNESTO GREEN has made quite a name for himself as an emerging voice of independent film. He first gained attention with a series of short films, 2008's Premature (which won an HBO Short Film Award), followed by the Sundance-selected...
IFP’s Independent Filmmaker Labs
IFP's INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER LABS are a year-long mentorship program for first-time filmmakers in post-production on a low-budget feature film. The Labs support new filmmakers through the completion, marketing, and distribution of their debut film, giving them the...
2020 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Nominees & Winners
It's time to show some spirit for the year's best indie filmmaking. The 2020 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS have been announced, which honored the best movies, moviemakers, and performances of the year. The ceremony - hosted by Aubrey Plaza - took place on...
NOTICE: Low Budget Contract Changes (effective 2/1/20)
UPDATED 3/10/20: Samples of the new contracts have been added to the SAGindie Resources and Become a Signatory pages, and updated rates through 6/30/20 have been added below. Notice to independent producers: SAG-AFTRA has announced two new agreements for low budget...