The Write Way: An Interview with Pamela Cuming and Lee Ross of "Downloading...
After a film finds success, the industry usually lauds the miraculous execution of the director and the cast. Yet, often ignored are those who actually crafted the story: the writers. The...
View Article30 Quintessential Books for Independent Filmmakers
Ever wonder what, exactly, independent filmmakers – both aspiring and established – should be reading?read more
View Article10 to Watch in 2010... Plus Five Runners-Up
Choosing The Independent's10 to Watch is like trying to predict the future, or the stock market, or the weather in New England. The films on this list are in all stages of production and the filmmakers...
View ArticleWhose Hugo?
I detest being surprised by people, especially those to who a certain degree of my identity depends upon feeling superior. -Hugo Whittier, in “The Epicure’s Lament” by Kate Christensen.read more
View ArticleFacebook Exclusive Content for 10 to Watch
Editor's Note: This collaborative reporting effort was led by Nikki Chase, Maddy Kadish and Beth Brosnan.read more
View Article10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2011
It's time for our annual 10 Filmmakers to Watch list. We’ve pooled our resources and brainpower to get the scoop on who’s who this year.read more
View Article10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2012
It's another year, and time to announce 10 filmmakers we at The Independent think you should keep your eye on. It's a varied group, to be sure, but each filmmaker has a few key things in common:...
View ArticleLaura Colella's Seminal Summer
Providence, Rhode Island, director Laura Colella was gearing up for the Los Angeles Film Festival earlier this week. Her third narrative feature, Breakfast With Curtis, will get its world premiere...
View ArticleMaking CONNECTIONS
Writer/actor Kenny Stevenson and his wife, actress Dorien Davies, joined forces with producer Lisa Rudin and director Eric Kissack to make the award-winning indie comedy, http://miread more
View ArticleOutsider Writers: Four Not-in-LA Grad Programs in Screenwriting
You don’t have to spend your whole savings and attend a graduate program in Los Angeles or New York to learn screenwriting. In fact, could a program, unshackled from geographic proximity to Hollywood,...
View ArticleTIFF 2013: When Movies Bring On- and Off-Screen Families Together
This may well be a cautionary tale of having good email etiquette. After wrapping Terry Miles'A Night for Dying Tigers (2010) actress Lauren Lee Smith sent Miles a note thanking him for the experience...
View ArticleAn Indie Film Odyssey: Making (and Screening) “Homer and Penelope”
Partway through Homer’s The Odyssey, the hero Odysseus is advised, in the midst of epic challenges, “Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured.” The...
View ArticleConfessions of a Failed Screenwriter
Editor’s note: Our friend Randy Steinberg sent along an essay he originally wrote for Scriptshadow and we asked if we could re-publish. He said yes.read more
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