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Filmmaker Interview: ALYSIA REINER, producer/star of EGG
ALYSIA REINER has become an on-screen fixture of some of the buzziest TV series of the past few years, including FX's Better Things, ABC's How to Get Away With Murder, HBO's The Deuce, and her SAG Award-winning role as Natalie "Fig" Figueroa, the assistant warden...
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SAGindie’s SUNDANCE 2019 Movie Picks
Sundance 2019 will soon be upon us! Next week, the SAGindie staff will once again pack up our bulkiest clothes and head to Park City, Utah, for maximum film-going and minimal oxygen. You can follow our travels during the fest on Twitter and Instagram, but we know...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of January 7)
Happy New Year! 2019 got off to an accolades-filled start, with nominations rolling out this week for the PGA Awards (producers!), DGA Awards (directors!), WGA Awards (writers!), ACE Awards (editors!), ASC Awards (cinematographers!), CSA Awards (casting directors!),...
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Filmmaker Interview: JASON NOTO, writer/director of BEYOND THE NIGHT
In any career field, there's something to be said about the old-fashioned way of working up through the ranks. Get in at the entry level and gain experience in different aspects of the business before making your way to a leadership position. In terms of film...
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Free Production Legal Services for Indie Filmmakers
We at SAGindie are always on the lookout for resources that help low-budget filmmakers, and this is one we couldn't wait to share. Professional-level filmmaking requires a lot of legal paperwork and contracts, and it's always a good idea to have an entertainment...
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This Year’s Good Reads (2018)
Every Friday here on the indieBlog, we do our best to provide a weekly rundown of good reads in hopes of keeping filmmakers, actors, and film fans knowledgeable and entertained by the happenings of the industry. But since it would no doubt require a lot of time - and...
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SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2018
[UPDATED 12/21/18] Looking back on 2018, we can't help but think of the rollercoaster of emotions, the litany of scandals, the abundance of both gains and losses... Yes, we're talking about MoviePass. Whether that app defined the moviegoing experience...
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SAGindie’s Favorite Movie Music of 2018
2018 saw the launch of the SAGindie Movies & Music program, dedicated to bridging the divide between filmmakers and music professionals. Finally, the SAGindie staff could learn to appreciate two aspects of the arts: Movies and Music! So with end-of-year nostalgia...
read moreSAGindie on Final Draft’s WRITE ON Podcast
SAGindie is always ready to spread the word about our work and how filmmakers can utilize SAG-AFTRA's low-budget agreements. So we were more than happy to accept an invitation from Final Draft to appear on their podcast, Write On. SAGindie Executive Director Darrien...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of December 10)
As we prepare to wind things down for the year on the ol' SAGindie website (stay tuned next week for some best-of-2018 lists!) we're giving one last go of filmmaker-friendly news, articles, advice, and interviews from the past week. The knowledge you gain from these...
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A Very Indie Christmas Too!
Countdowns of Christmas movies are a big thing this time of year (multiple cable networks do them and barely even overlap!), and we never want to miss out on the hot trends. So as we've done before on this blog, we thought we'd highlight some Christmas-set films of...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of December 3)
It was a rainy week in Los Angeles, and a rocky week for potential Oscar hosts, but the City of Angeles has persevered! In fact, things kept chugging along in the indie film world - so much so that there's a slew of articles about the goings-on in film and TV that you...
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Filmmaker Interview: BRIDEY ELLIOTT, writer/director/star of CLARA’S GHOST
BRIDEY ELLIOTT comes from what is usually referred to as a "showbiz family," with branches of her family tree working in the entertainment industry dating back to the 1940s. There was radio hosting and early TV acting for her late grandfather Bob Elliott (Bob and...
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Filmmaker Interview: KENDALL GOLDBERG, director of WHEN JEFF TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD
Despite being less than two years out of film school, KENDALL GOLDBERG has already achieved quite a lot. While studying film production at Chapman University, Goldberg was selected as a Marion Knott Scholar and was awarded the Women of Chapman Endowed Filmmaker Grant,...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of November 26)
As we prepare to kick off the month of December, let's take a look back and reflect on the final week of November - specifically in terms of its film, entertainment, and acting news. From the 2018 Gotham Award-winners to the 2019 Sundance slate announcement, there was...
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SAGindie’s December ’18 Movie Picks
Well, well, well and ho, ho, ho; we've made it to December! That means on top of all the end-of-year hoopla and planning and travel and whatnot, we also have to cram in whatever new movie releases the month has in store. In order to help you trim the fat, the SAGindie...
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2018 IFP GOTHAM AWARDS – Winners
'Tis the season! Awards season kicked off - as it does for us every year - with the IFP GOTHAM AWARDS, taking place November 26, 2018, in New York City. SAGindie was there to celebrate with the nominees and winners (you can see the full list below), and you can catch...
read moreThis Week’s Good Reads (Week of November 19)
Since this is the week for being thankful, we're going to just cut to the chase with one Good Read on the topic of... being thankful. This Week's Good Reads (Week of November 19, 2018) How To Be Thankful In A Thankless Job (via Rebecca Green for Dear Producer) Indie...
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