2025 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS – Nominees & Winners
Awards season keeps on rolling, as Film Independent held their 40th FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS on February 22, 2025, in Santa Monica, CA. The
THE GOTHAM AWARDS 2024 – Winners
The Gotham Film & Media Institute’s 34TH ANNUAL GOTHAM AWARDS were back for another year of honoring the best filmmaking and acting of the
Filmmaker Interview: TYLER TAORMINA, writer/director/producer of CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER’S POINT
Just in time for the holiday season, acclaimed writer/director/producer TYLER TAORMINA is adding his unique spin to the Christmas movie canon with his latest
Filmmaker Interview: NADINE CROCKER, writer/director/star of CONTINUE
It’s not uncommon for storytellers to dig into their personal lives for inspiration. It can be even more meaningful, however, when the past events
Filmmaker Interview: MONICA SORELLE, co-writer/director of MOUNTAINS
Miami-born-and-raised filmmaker MONICA SORELLE has long taken inspiration from her hometown culture and traditions. Her artistic achievements include photo and video exhibitions at Art
Filmmaker Interview: SEAN WANG, writer/director of DÌDI (弟弟)
Premiering a directorial debut is a career highlight that most creatives will never forget. Landing an Oscar nomination is another dream come true for
Filmmaker Interview: ERICA TREMBLAY, writer/director/producer of FANCY DANCE
ERICA TREMBLAY was inspired early on by stories she was told by family members and her community from the Seneca-Cayuga Nation. Storytelling transitioned to
Filmmaker Interview: FRANCIS GALLUPPI, writer/director/producer of THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY
Self-taught filmmaker FRANCIS GALLUPPI has honed his skills making the most of remote locations, from a deserted highway (2019’s short High Desert Hell), to
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
Filmmaker Interview: RYAN MARTIN BROWN, writer/director of FREE TIME
As a co-founder of the Florida and Brooklyn-based filmmaker collective 5th Floor Pictures, RYAN MARTIN BROWN has worn practically every hat one could wear
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
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