Disney•Pixar’s Brave, a groundbreaking adventure full of humor, heart and breathtaking action, extends its pioneering spirit to its world premiere on June 18, 2012, marking the Grand Opening of Hollywood’s Dolby® TheatreSM. The red-carpet event is a special presentation for the LA Film Fest. Premiering -- continue reading →

A familiar face at Film Independent is taking his creativity and work ethic to a film set for his very own directorial effort, Pasadena. Will Slocombe (Events Coordinator extraordinaire here at Film Independent) has contributed his film experience to our website’s library of resources before -- continue reading →

We are, admittedly, big fans of “sweding” here at Film Independent. So we were completely smitten when we discovered the short film Inception (Sweded) as a submission to the Los Angeles Film Festival’s High School Short Films category. The three teenaged directors, Marco Duran, Joachim -- continue reading →

Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection) will serve as the Los Angeles Film Festival’s Guest Director, presenting a screening of his latest film Killer Joe, starring Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch and Juno Temple. Artists in Residence this year will be legendary -- continue reading →