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Filmmaker Interview: JOANNA ARNOW, writer/director/star of THE FEELING THAT THE TIME FOR DOING SOMETHING HAS PASSED
JOANNA ARNOW has shared her unique comedic voice through both the page and the screen. As a fiction writer and comic artist, Arnow's work has appeared in Glimmer Train Press and Popula. She's acted in films including Chained for Life and F***ed in the Head, and as a...
This Month’s Good Reads (March 2024)
Life is busy -- States of Unions, Oppenheimer Oscars, indie AI backlash, sun and snow fighting it out. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may have missed...
Filmmaker Interview: RYAN MARTIN BROWN, writer/director of FREE TIME
As a co-founder of the Florida/Brooklyn-based filmmaker collective 5th Floor Pictures, RYAN MARTIN BROWN has worn practically every hat one could wear in film production. On-screen he has acted in films including Lynne Ramsay's You Were Never Really Here and Justin...
2024 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL Recap
Howdy, ya'll. SAGindie returned from the 2024 South By Southwest Festival and boy did we have ourselves a time. SXSW '24 ran from March 8 - 15, in Austin, Texas, and saw the return of high-profile films, hidden gem indies, lots of parties (including the SAGindie Happy...
This Month’s Good Reads (February 2024)
Life is busy, years are leaping. Even with an extra day in the month, it can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the 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...
2024 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Nominees & Winners
Are you feeling the spirit? Today was indie film's special day, the 2024 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS, hosted by Aidy Bryant. SAGindie joined the festivities at the Santa Monica Pier, alongside our table mates, actors Gavin Casalegno (The Summer I Turned Pretty),...
Filmmaker Interview: ESTHER POVITSKY, writer/producer/star of DRUGSTORE JUNE
ESTHER POVITSKY has forged an extremely prolific career in comedy, with standup success (her Adam Sandler-produced Comedy Central special Hot for My Name premiered in 2020), multiple podcasts (My Pleasure and Trash Tuesday among them), her own TV series (Freeform's...
This Month’s Good Reads (January 2024)
Life is busy - it's a new year, and while your old acquaintances were being forgot you may have also forgotten some entertainment news in the process. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve...
2024 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL Recap
SAGindie celebrated 40 years of the Sundance Film Festival, which took place January 18 - 28, in Park City, Utah, and it was a busy week. We sponsored The Latinx House Opening House Brunch, plus our own 27th Annual Actors Only Brunch and Filmmakers Luncheon. Special...
FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP 2024
Film Independent DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP is back! SAGindie returns as a sponsor of the annual series featuring filmmaker and actor talks, all leading up to the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards. DCU 2024 is a hybrid virtual and in-person event, running from January 17 -...
NOTICE: Theatrical Contract Changes (2023)
Following the 118-day SAG-AFTRA strike and a ratification vote, the new 2023 Theatrical/TV Agreement is finally in effect and new rate sheets have been released. We've highlighted some of the notable contract changes below, but for a fuller examination of everything...
SAGindie’s SUNDANCE 2024 Movie Picks
A new dawning of the Sundance Film Festival is upon us! SAGindie's staff will return to Park City, Utah, for the 2024 edition (the 40th anniversary), taking place January 18 - 28. In between the brunches, parties, Q&A's, and networking, there will also be movies!...
This Month’s Good Reads (December 2023)
Life is busy - another year comes to an end, yet the news rolls on. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the 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...
SAGindie’s Favorite Films of 2023
A volatile year for the entertainment industry (and... the world) is coming to a close. Two labor strikes, franchise fatigue, Barbenheimer, and too many (increasingly expensive) streaming services to keep track of. Yet despite shifting release calendars spurned by a...
This Month’s Good Reads (November 2023)
Life is busy - the SAG-AFTRA strike has ended(!) and for that we are all thankful. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the other film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may have missed over the past...
THE GOTHAM AWARDS 2023 – Winners
Awards Season 2K23 kicked off tonight with the 33rd Annual GOTHAM AWARDS. Presented by our friends at the film education nonprofit The Gotham Film & Media Institute, the Gotham Awards honored the best films of the year at Cipriani Wall Street in New York (and...
Filmmaker Interview: BILLY LUTHER, writer/director of FRYBREAD FACE AND ME
When documentarian BILLY LUTHER wanted to move from unscripted to narrative filmmaking, he took inspiration from his coming-of-age as a Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo child. Tied to those formative years was the distinct lack of Native American representation in film...
This Month’s Good Reads (October 2023)
Life is busy - you're spending your time being scared (because of Halloween... and also, well, because of the world). 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...