Film Festivals & Events

We sponsor and attend film festivals, conferences, and industry events all over the country (with the occasional trek overseas) to support and educate independent filmmakers, promote SAG-AFTRA low-budget projects, and host special events. Scroll down to see if we’ll be heading to your town soon. Don’t be afraid to say hi (…or buy us a drink)!

Schedule and attendance subject to change.

 

JANUARY 2023

Sundance Film Festival
Park City, UT
Jan 19 – 29
Read more on our indieBlog »

Film Independent Project Involve First Look
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 30

 

FEBRUARY 2023

Film Independent Directors Close-Up
Beverly Hills, CA
Feb 1 – March 1
Read more on our indieBlog »

Pan African Film & Arts Festival
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 9 – 20
Sponsored Event, Feb 19: A Conversation with John Jennings – Roots of Visual Afrofuturism in Multimedia »

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles – Film/TV Production & Development with Jelani Johnson at MACRO
Feb 17

 

MARCH 2023

Film Independent Spirit Awards
Santa Monica, CA
March 4
Read more on our indieBlog »

SXSW Film & TV Festival
Austin, TX
March 10 – 18
Sponsored Event, March 12: Workshop – SAG-AFTRA Low Budget Contracts Made Easy »
Sponsored Booth, March 12-15: Creative Industries Expo Booth #839 »
Sponsored Event, March 13: Film & TV Industry Happy Hour presented by SAGindie, DGA & BMI »

Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland, OH
March 22 – April 1
Sponsored Screening, March 31: SUSIE SEARCHES »

Phoenix Film Festival
Phoenix, AZ
March 23 – April 2
Sponsored Programming: Filmmaker Panels »

Sun Valley Film Festival
Sun Valley, ID
March 29 – April 2
Sponsored Event, March 30: Apres »

The Overlook Film Festival
New Orleans, LA
March 30 – April 2
Sponsored Event, April 1: Closing Night Halloween Party »

 

APRIL 2023

NAB Show
Las Vegas, NV
April 15 – 19
Sponsored Event, April 16: Women in Animation »
Sponsored Event, April 17: Fireside Chat with CEO Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences »

Atlanta Film Festival
Atlanta, GA
April 20 – 30
Sponsored Event, April 25: Creative Conference: Sex, Guns, and Kids – How Not to Get Shut Down »

SAGindie Low Budget Contract Workshop
April 21

Dallas International Film Festival
Dallas, TX
April 28 – May 5

 

MAY 2023

Film Independent: SAG-AFTRA Agreements Explained
May 2

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
May 4 – 13
Sponsored Event, May 12: Filmmaker Friday »

Cannes Film Festival
Cannes, France
May 16 – 27
Sponsored Program: The American Pavilion »

 

JUNE 2023

Tribeca Festival
New York, NY
June 7 – 18

Palm Springs ShortFest
Palm Springs, CA
June 20 – 26

Dances With Films
Los Angeles, CA
June 22 – July 2