Independent Filmmaker Project Names Producer Jeffrey Sharp as New Executive Director
Sharp won the 2001 Independent Spirit Award for best first feature for “You Can Count on Me”
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Finalists Announced for 2018 ShortList Film Festival
Voting begins today and runs through August 22
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Indie Movies Aren’t Hiring Women Directors Either, Study Finds
Talk of director gender equity has been cheap thus far, “Women in Independent Film” study shows
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‘Carol’ Filmmakers Fight for Long-Overdue Awards Recognition
Director Todd Haynes and his longtime producer, Christine Vachon, are indie icons but the Academy has mysteriously looked the other way for years
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Indie Filmmakers Reveal Biggest Beef: Show Me the Money
Sixty percent report compensation problems in Writers Guild of America East survey
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’71,’ ‘Pride,’ Benedict Cumberbatch Land British Independent Film Nominations
“Mr. Turner,” “Frank” and “Calvary” are also among top nominees
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‘Boyhood’ Tops Gotham Award Nominations
Richard Linklater film receives four nominations; “Birdman,” “Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Nightcrawler” also in the running
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Tilda Swinton and Bennett Miller to Be Honored at Gotham Awards
Dec. 1 ceremony in New York is top East Coast honor for independent film
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Rock Documentary, Brad Pitt-Produced Look at Oil Industry Openers at 2013 Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca slate includes films from 30 countries, including 53 world premieres, 7 International premieres, 15 North American premieres, 6 U.S. premieres and 8 New York premieres,
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Sundance Expands Film Festival to Hollywood This Summer
Sundance has built out its NEXT section into a four-day festival
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Independent Box Office: ‘Stoker’ Debuts to $22K Average
Thriller takes in $158K from 7 theaters for Fox Searchlight. "Leviathan" and "War Witch" solid in limited debuts
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Sarah Barnett Named Sundance Channel President
Promoted from vice president as company prepares to roll out first wholly owned scripted drama
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Steven Spielberg to Head Cannes Film Festival Jury
Steven Spielberg, the Oscar-winning director, will head the jury of the Cannes FIlm Festival, held from May 15-26 this year
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How Oscar-Nominee ‘War Witch’ Improvised the Gut-Wrenching Tale of Child Soldiers
Using non-professional actors working from a script they didn't — or couldn't — read, "War Witch" director Kim Nguyen relied on brutal honesty
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Drafthouse Film Acquires Punk Documentary ‘A Band Called Death’
The film follows the recent resurgence of the morbidly titled early punk rock band
