Indie Film

How 1 NYC Film Organization Encourages Networking and Community

Rooftop Films is stripping the pretense from film festivals by creating community-engaging programming around their independent film screenings.

Now Casting: Jason Bateman-Starring Feature ‘Game Night’ + More

The murder-comedy about a game night gone awry is casting talent for paid background gigs, plus other jobs around the country!

SXSW 2017 Promises Indie Breakthroughs and Heavy Hitters

Entertainment and tech industry creatives once again descend upon Austin March 10–19 for South by Southwest, which features an exciting line-up of new films.

‘Moonlight’ Sweeps 32nd Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards

Writer-director Barry Jenkins and his collaborators on the indie hit of the year took home top honors at the 2017 Spirit Awards Feb. 25.

WATCH: Audrey Tautou's Star-Making Audition for “Amélie”

Audrey Tautou was already an up-and-comer in her native France, but her role as titular heroine “Amélie” was her springboard to international stardom. Watch her star-making audition tape here.

12 Film Studios’ Awards Prospects Entering the BAFTAs

We’re just two weeks shy of the Academy Awards, where the year’s best filmmakers and their projects will accept Hollywood’s highest honors. But an end-of-season ceremony comes first: the 70th British Academy Film Awards!

Betsy Brandt on Terrifying Auditions and L.A.-Style Headshots

From a kleptomaniac on “Breaking Bad” to a troubled, searching wife in her latest project, Betsy Brandt has inhabited so many complex characters, it’s hard to believe how normal she is in regular life.

Sundance Film Fest 2017: Awards and Acquisitions

The desert film fest that brought moviegoers this season’s “Manchester by the Sea” concluded Jan. 29 with an awards ceremony honoring some of the world’s most exciting indie filmmakers.

11 Indie Distributors’ Awards Season Contenders

Which film distributors have which horses in which awards season races? As “Moonlight” and “Manchester by the Sea” take the lead heading into the 2017 Oscars, keep an eye on the independents.

Kelly Reichardt’s 2 Requirements for Actors in Close-Up

The writer-director of “Certain Women,” starring Laura Dern, Michelle Williams, and Kristen Stewart, talks about filming at the mercy of Montana weather—and what she looks for in auditioning actors.