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Join us for the 2026 Artist Development Showcase! 🎞️ Come discover a curated selection of short films from #FiFellows who’ve been supported by Film Independent Labs and Programs. Following the screening will be a Q&A with the filmmakers.
🗓️ TUE, JUL 21 at the DGA
🎟️ FREE TIX: https://t.co/CL4k4oojCR

We can't wait for 2023 Screenwriting Lab and Fast Track-supported project 'Union County' to hit theaters August 14. Congrats to #FiFellows Adam Meeks (writer/director/editor), Faye Tsakas (producer) and Brad Becker-Parton (producer)! 👏
Learn more: https://t.co/VShseT1ln9
First poster for Adam Meeks’ ‘UNION COUNTY’ starring Will Poulter and Noah Centineo.
In theaters on August 14.

The Artist Development Showcase also features a curated program of shorts from our talented #FiFellows. Free RSVP here: https://t.co/Fv7b1aLTzb
Announcing the 2026 Film Independent Changemakers: filmmakers Alysa Nahmias (‘Cookie Queens’) and Robbie Pickering (‘Gaslit’) and editor Harry Yoon (‘Michael’)! 🎉
These #FiFellows showcase the lasting impact of Film Independent's Artist Development programs. Join us as we honor them at our Artist Development Showcase on JUL 21. Learn more:
📸: Robbie Pickering by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle, Alysa Nahmias by Sonny Valicenti, Harry Yoon by Jiwon Park

Selected #FiFellows also have the chance to receive grants, including a $20K grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a STEM-focused project, and two $10k from Sony Music Vision Fellowship.
Learn more: https://t.co/uIXJldX3IB

Selected #FiFellows have the chance to receive grants, including a $20k grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and two $10k grants from Sony Music Vision! 💸
Apply here: https://t.co/ucdfkL1ggO

Selected #FiFellows may also be eligible for the $20K Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant (@sloanpublic), and a $10K Sony Music Vision Fellowship.
Learn more about our grant opportunities here: https://t.co/uIXJldX3IB

'Time and Water' director/producer/writer Sara Dosa and producer Shane Boris are 2018 Documentary Lab #FiFellows! Produer Jameka Autry also participated in our Amplifier Fellowship and Fast Track finance market.
Opens in LA at Laemmle Royal on June 5!
#FilmIndependent
“Time and Water,” which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, follows Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason as he transforms his archives into a cinematic time capsule to preserve family, memory, time, and water amid the loss of his country’s glaciers and his beloved grandparents.
From Academy Award–nominated director Sara Dosa, “Time and Water” arrives in theaters starting May 29.
Thrilled to see our #FiFellows from Nepal, Abinash Bikram Shah and Anup Paudel, win Un Certain Regard at #Cannes for 'Elephants in the Fog'! 🇳🇵🐘
Read more: https://t.co/cunbhecuJq
2023 Fast Track documentary ‘ASCO: Without Permission’ opens in LA theaters THU, MAY 28! Congrats to #FiFellows Travis Gutiérrez Senger (writer/director/producer) and Sabrina Coulston (producer).
🍿 Tickets: https://t.co/kchqjbzLZF

FREE Project Involve info session live on Zoom TODAY at 1:30 pm PT! 2027 Project Involve applications are due on July 13. In this 10-month program, #FiFellows get hands-on experience developing a short film from start to finish.
Interested in applying? Sign up NOW for the link: https://t.co/vT7YL7BJCi

Our #FiFellows had some big takeaways from the Fiction Producing Lab. Apps for the 2026 Lab are OPEN and due MON, MAY 18! Spend two weeks developing your fiction feature, ending in a pitch to executives. One project will receive the $30K Sloan grant!
🎬 Join as a #FiMember 👉 apply: https://t.co/WSldAuE2JC
Announcing our 2026 Documentary Story Lab #FiFellows! Special congrats to Cecilia Brown and her project ‘A Bird with a Knife’ for receiving the $10k grant from the Cayton-Goldrich Family Foundation Fellowship.
Learn more #ontheblog: https://t.co/t7xHI61mYS

What Do Sean Baker, Tina Mabry and James Ponsoldt have in common? They are Fast Track #FiFellows!
Over four days in November, we’re connecting producer-director teams with top industry leaders. Plus, one STEM-focused project will receive the $20k Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant.
🏃♂️🎬 Learn more: https://t.co/dPX2q4GCmF

🚨 DUE TONIGHT! #FiFellows (past & present), showcase your project at the 2026 Artist Development Showcase, happening this July at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. Accepting short films or music videos!
SUBMIT NOW: https://t.co/G2lclDpc3r

🚨 DUE TOMORROW! #FiFellows (past & present), submit your short film or music video to the 2026 Artist Development Showcase, happening this July at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles.
✍ Apply here: https://t.co/G2lclDoEdT

Film Independent Fast Track Fellows at #Cannes! 'I'll Be Gone in June’ from #FiFellows Andrea Kuehnel (associate producer) Helena Sardinha (exec producer) will premiere at #Cannes in Un Certain Regard. 👏
#FilmIndependent

#Cannes2026 competition lineup:
• ‘Minotaur’ dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev
• ‘The Beloved’ dir. Rodrigo Sorogoyen
• ‘1949’ dir. Paweł Pawlikowski
• ‘The Man I Love’ dir. Ira Sachs
• ‘Moulin’ dir. Laszlo Nemes
• ‘Histoire de la nuit’ dir. Léa Mysius
• ‘Fjord’ dir. Cristin Mungiu
• ‘Notre Salut’ dir. Emmanuel Marre
• ‘Gentle Monster’ dir. Marie Kreutzer
• ‘Nagi Notes’ dir. Koji Fukada
• ‘Hope’ dir. Na Hong-jin
• ‘Sheep in the Box’ dir. Hirokazu Koreeda
• ‘The Unknown’ dir. Arthur Harari
• ‘Coward’ dir. Lukas Dhont
• ‘The Dreamed Adventure’ dir. Valeska Grisebach
• ‘Sudden’ dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi
• ‘The Black Ball’ dir. Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
• ‘A Woman’s Life’ dir. Charline Bourgeois-Taquet
• ‘Bitter Christmas’ dir. Pedro Almodóvar
• ‘Parallel Tales’ dir. Asghar Farhadi
🔗: https://t.co/PisKyYMY2c

'Elephants in the Fog' by #FiFellows Abinash Bikram Shah & Anup Poudel (Nepal) is premiering at #Cannes, Un Certain Regard!
Back in 2022, they participated in #FilmIndependent's international programs.

Cannes' Nepalese Thriller 'Elephants in the Fog' Boarded by Best Friend Forever (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/XW5JEzUdFs
🚨 #FiFellows (past & present), time is ticking to submit your project to the 2026 Artist Development Showcase, happening this July at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles.
Submissions close next FRI, APR 10! ➡️ submit here: https://t.co/G2lclDpc3r

This week's film news also includes the announcement of the 2026 #FilmIndependent Screenwriting Lab #FiFellows! 📰
Read more: https://t.co/eNBS4Plxwy

Palm Springs ShortFest Returns in June - Film News in Brief https://t.co/vkh3O93XmZ
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