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
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
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
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Nudity Clauses, But Were Too Shy To Ask
Updated 1/15/26 The below article was originally published 4/3/14, prior to the implementation of SAG-AFTRA’s Standards and Protocols for the use of Intimacy Coordinators.
FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP 2020
[UPDATED 4/7/20] SAGindie is once again sponsoring Film Independent’s annual DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP series, taking place January 15 – February 12, 2020 in Los Angeles.
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of December 2)
We’re back from a long Thanksgiving holiday weekend and we’re ready to read! Luckily, there was plenty of material on the internet to quench
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of November 18)
Wow, what a news-filled week we just had ourselves. So much happened that we felt it was necessary to comb through the internet for
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of November 11)
Another week, another collection of film industry news, essays, opinions, profiles, and other sorts of reading material we consider “good.” This Week’s Good
Filmmaking & Acting Resources for Veterans
Filmmakers and actors as varied as Mel Brooks, Bea Arthur, Roger Corman, James Earl Jones, Clint Eastwood, Melvin Van Peebles, and Adam Driver all
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of October 21)
Well, this week in between all the auteur filmmakers talking smack about Marvel movies and then Marvel fans talking smack about auteur filmmakers, there
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of October 14)
What better time than a nice October weekend to peruse the latest in film industry news, opinion, and analysis? (For the record, there are
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of September 30)
Welcome to October, the month that will bring you scares, sweets, nutmeg-clove flavorings, and film industry news articles, interviews, and think pieces. We’ve collected