FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP 2025 Recap
Updated 2/10/25 The annual gathering of the year’s best and brightest in independent film, FILM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS CLOSE-UP, returned this year with a virtual
INDIEWIRE FUTURE OF FILMMAKING SUMMIT ’24 Highlights
Updated: 11/19/24 SAGindie was excited to come aboard a meeting of filmmaking minds for the inaugural INDIEWIRE FUTURE OF FILMMAKING SUMMIT. Held at Nya
FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM 2024 Highlights
Film folk converged once again upon the DGA’s West Hollywood headquarters for the 2024 Film Independent Forum, taking place September 27 – 28. SAGindie
Webinar: BUILDING A WINNING FILM FESTIVAL STRATEGY – HUSSLUP (Full Video)
So you made a film and want to screen it at festivals. How should you approach the application process? What festivals should you target?
Remembering Roger Corman, the Godfather of Indie Film
The independent film world has lost one of its all-time icons: Producer, director, distributor, and mentor, ROGER CORMAN. With over 400 produced films to
FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM 2023 Highlights
The FiForum was back at the DGA for its 2023 edition, and SAGindie was back as a Premier Sponsor. Film Independent’s annual forum took
VARIETY GOTHAM WEEK 2023 Highlights
SAGindie returned as a Gold Sponsor of Variety Gotham Week 2023, taking place October 2 – 5, in New York City. The event featured
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
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,
Panel Series: MAKING SHORT FILMS – SAG-AFTRA Foundation | The Business (Full Videos)
Each Wednesday from March 16 – 30, 2022, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation presented a three-part virtual panel, Making Short Films, as a part of their
RIP to a Baadasssss
The film industry is mourning the loss of a cinematic rule-breaker who epitomized the indie spirit, MELVIN VAN PEEBLES, who passed away on September
Filmmaker Interview: RASHAAD ERNESTO GREEN, director/producer/co-writer of PREMATURE
New York-based filmmaker RASHAAD ERNESTO GREEN has made quite a name for himself as an emerging voice of independent film. He first gained attention