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THE 2022 GOTHAM AWARDS – Nominees & Winners
Gotham! It's more than Batman's hometown. It's also a filmmaker nonprofit and an awards show! And now that lovely filmmaker nonprofit have presented said awards show. The 32nd Annual GOTHAM AWARDS took place November 28, 2022, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City...
FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM 2022 Highlights
SAGindie returned as a Premier Sponsor of the much-anticipated FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM, which took place October 24 - 27, 2022. This year's forum was a hybrid of in-person and virtual educational events, featuring screenings, networking, Q&A panels, and case...
Filmmaker Interview: MALI ELFMAN, writer/director of NEXT EXIT
Filmmaker MALI ELFMAN has made movies in all genres but has found a particular niche in horror. Her newest film - her first as a feature director - melds horror, sci-fi, and romantic comedy elements into the stylings of a road trip movie. In the near-future world of...
This Month’s Good Reads (October 2022)
Life is busy – scarily... spookily... oooookily busy. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may have missed over the past month. So take some time to...
Filmmaker Interview: MICHAEL TENNANT and BRITT RENTSCHLER of PRETTY PROBLEMS
Longtime friends MICHAEL TENNANT and BRITT RENTSCHLER met in an acting class, a logical place to find a potential creative collaborator. But for many actors, auditioning and waiting to be cast in someone else's project can become a tiresome experience. Thus, Tennant...
This Month’s Good Reads (September 2022)
Life is busy – and often worrisome, darling. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may have missed over the past month. So take some time to catch up...
Helix Collective Workshop – Film Music Connect
Ever wondered how a filmmaker works with a composer? We've got answers! To kick off another year of Film Music Connect, a program from SAGindie and Helix Collective that matches indie filmmakers with professional composers, we are providing a FREE introductory...
This Month’s Good Reads (August 2022)
Life is busy – actor/critic beef, actor/actor-director beef, fan/actor's-extended-family beef. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may have missed...
Filmmaker Interview: OWEN KLINE, writer/director of FUNNY PAGES
The coming-of-age comedy FUNNY PAGES may be from a first-time feature screenwriter/director, though anyone with a fondness for independent film knows that OWEN KLINE is anything but a newbie to cinema. As an actor, Kline made a splash at age 13 as the youngest son of...
This Month’s Good Reads (July 2022)
Life is busy – a new COVID variant (hi, BA.5!), record-breaking heat all over the world, a new dash of pox, and a Beyoncé album. 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...
Filmmaker Interview: MAX WALKER-SILVERMAN, writer/director/producer of A LOVE SONG
For his first feature film, MAX WALKER-SILVERMAN has written, produced, directed, and edited an intimate character study exploring rural America, aging, and the path not taken. A LOVE SONG centers on reunited old flames reconnecting in the American West, and taking...
This Month’s Good Reads (June 2022)
Life is busy – and distressing - and with Roe v. Wade overturned, coup-related Congressional hearings, and the now seemingly-constant heat waves, it's difficult to stay up-to-date on (perhaps less urgent) film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why...
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2022 – Recap
After a canceled 2020 festival and a re-scheduled summer edition in 2021, the Festival de Cannes returned for a full-fledged spring 2022 soirée (May 17-28, in Cannes, France) just like old times! With it, SAGindie returned as a sponsor of The American Pavilion, where...
This Month’s Good Reads (May 2022)
Life is busy – and increasingly... unstable? Exhausting? Hellish? Choose your own adjective! Maybe you need a distraction? 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...
Panel: DIRECTING WITH TRUST: WORKING WITH ACTORS – The Gotham Expanding Communities (Full Video)
It takes time to hone and develop a director’s relationship with actors. It requires a sense of trust, an ability to make decisions quickly, and improvise when necessary. On May 3, 2022, The Gotham’s Expanding Communities program - in partnership with SAGindie and...
Filmmaker Interview: CAREY WILLIAMS, director of EMERGENCY
Like many film school grads, CAREY WILLIAMS went from school (in his case, Florida State University) to Los Angeles to make his way, PA'ing on feature films and directing music videos until receiving industry recognition for his short films. His 2012 short Cherry...
This Month’s Good Reads (April 2022)
Life is busy – you're attending/avoiding Coachella, dumping/buying Netflix stock, celebrating/forgetting Ramadan/Passover/Easter, and wondering how Twitter could get any better/worse. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on the latest film industry news, profiles,...
Virtual Panel: WORKING THROUGH, PART 5 – A Conversation with Filmmakers Charles Burnett, Alex Cox, & Debra Granik
Panel Details Description: The fifth installment of SAGindie’s "Working Through" panel series features revered, beloved, and award-winning auteurs Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, To Sleep With Anger, My Brother’s Wedding, The Glass Shield), Alex Cox (Repo Man, Sid...