⏰ There’s still time to apply to the Documentary Producing Lab!
Over one week this fall, you’ll learn from creative and business consultants, professional coaching and case studies from notable nonfiction producers. Open to producers with projects in active development, production or post-production.
Join as a #FiMember & apply by MAY 18! Link in bio.
Special thanks to the Harnisch Foundation.
#FilmIndependent #IndustryNetworking #documentary
Missed the first deadline for the Fiction Producing Lab? Join as a #FiMember at any level to apply, plus you’ll receive a reduced application fee!
Producers, we’ll help you workshop your next fiction feature over two weeks in October where you will:
✨ Attend lab sessions with industry experts
✨ Be paired with a creative advisor
✨ Pitch to executives
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is also providing a $30K grant for a story with a scientific, mathematical and/or technological theme or lead character.
🎬 Learn more & apply by MAY 18 — link in bio.
Special thanks to the Harnisch Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation & National Endowment for the Arts for your support!
#FilmIndependent #filmproducing #indiefilm
It’s an exciting month at the movies with three bold, Black fantasies packed with swagger and two Argentinian films made by female filmmakers. 🍿
Learn more about why we’re excited about this month’s Don’t Miss Indies #ontheblog.
✍: Cortney Matz
#FilmIndependent #FiPresents #indiefilm
#FiPresents continued our LA Muse series with the LA premiere of ‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’. Thank you writer/director Walter Thompson-Hernandez, actor Bodhi Dell & moderator Kate Mason (Film Independent, Programmer) for an incredible Q&A!
The LA Muse screening series, presented by Ashby & Graff Real Estate, highlights inspiring stories of Los Angeles. Join as an Arts Circle, Film Lover, or Secret #FiMember for priority access to more films in this series.
📸: @acefotopro / @gettyentertainment
Greetings and salutations. The #FiPresents ‘Heathers’ Live Read Cast is here! 💛❤️💙
Directed by Meredith Alloway (co-writer/director, ‘Forbidden Fruits’), featuring Taylour Paige, Adam DiMarco, Ivy Wolk, Ariela Barer, Andrew Dismukes, Devon Walker & Patti Harrison.
One night only, in partnership with @mubiusa ! Special thanks to ‘Heathers’ screenwriter, Daniel Waters, for making this event possible.
💋 Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 PM at the DGA New York Theater — tickets at the link in bio.
From bailing someone out of jail to handling sturgeons, documentary producers do it all.
Just a few days left to apply to the Documentary Producing Lab, a week-long opportunity to develop your project alongside creative and business consultants, professional coaches, case studies, and a community of fellow producers.
Open to producers with projects in active development, production or post-production.
❗ Join as a #FiMember & apply by MAY 18.
Special thanks to the Harnisch Foundation for their support.
An early #FiPresents screening of ‘Is God Is’ with writer/director Aleshea Harris and moderator Danielle Young (Hattie Magazine). 🔥🚗
In theaters starting this Friday!
More #FiPresents screenings waiting for you at the link in bio.
📸: @acefotopro / @gettyentertainment
Watch an online #FiPresents Programmers’ Pick screening of ‘The Python Hunt’ followed by a Q&A with director Xander Robin moderated by Jacob Warren (Film Independent, Programmer). 🐍
In an attempt to save the threatened ecosystem, the Florida government hosts an annual competition to remove invasive pythons. Join an eclectic group of amateur hunters who descend on the Everglades in search of slithering glory.
A 2025 @SXSW premiere and Special Jury Award Winner!
🗓️ Online May 19-20
✨ #FiMembers, register at the link in bio.
#FiPresents ‘Forge’ followed by a Q&A with director Jing Ai Ng, and actors Kelly Marie Tran and Andie Ju, moderated by Dea Vazquez (Associate Director, Fiction Programs). 🖼️
Siblings Raymond and Coco Zhang sell forged paintings to unsuspecting parties. Coerced by a disgraced millionaire, they create counterfeit masterpieces for his family’s collection. Meanwhile, FBI agent Emily Lee investigates their work and their lives converge to devastating effect in the Zhang family dim sum restaurant.
Forge, along with filmmaker Jing Ai Ng, and producers Liz Daering-Glass and Gabrielle Cordero, have collectively received support from four Film Independent Labs and Programs over the past five years: Screenwriting Lab (2021), Fast Track (2023) and the Fiction Producing Lab (2024, 2025). The film premiered at 2025 @SXSW .
🗓️ Tuesday, May 26 at 7:30 pm
📍 Landmark Sunset
🎟️ Tickets at the link in bio.
Our #FiFellows had some big takeaways from the Fiction Producing Lab.
Applications for the 2026 Lab are OPEN and due Monday, May 18!
Spend two weeks in October developing your fiction feature alongside industry experts and creative advisors, culminating in a pitch to executives.
One STEM-focused project will also receive a $30K grant from @sloanpublic .
🎬 Join as a #FiMember 👉 apply at the link in bio.
Last night’s @filmindependent screening of SLIP was iconic for many reasons, chief among them LISA FUCKING RINNA, who moderated the most amazing Q&A. What a dream of an evening. Slip is now streaming on Peacock!
📷 @acefotopro
Our #FiPresents screening of ‘Tuner’ hit all the right notes! 👂🎹
Thank you to actors Havana Rose Liu and Leo Woodall, producers JoAnne Sellar and Lila Yacoub, co-writer Robert Ramsey and moderator Katie Walsh (LA Times).
🎶 Tune in to our next screenings at the link in bio.
📸: @acefotopro / @gettyentertainment
