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🎥 Documentary Producers – Apply now for Film Independent's Doc Producing Lab!
The Documentary Producing Lab accepts projects in active development, production or post-production. Are you a documentary producer looking to advance your career in the entertainment industry? The Documentary Producing Lab is a week-long program providing advice and expertise on the craft and business of documentary…
Apply Now | Film Independent Screenwriting Lab (Fiction Features)
Screenwriters, your next opportunity awaits! 💫 Applications are now open for Film Independent's 2027 Screenwriting Lab. This lab is a two-week intensive workshop designed to help fiction feature screenwriters strengthen their scripts and advance their careers. Who Can Apply? The Screenwriting Lab is open to any writer…
New NFMLA Virtual Conversation Announced! 7/15/2026🎬😄
Join us Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 at 7pm - 8:30 pm PST for a virtual conversation with Kendall Deustch, the Senior Manager of Sales and Distribution at Myriad Pictures. Please join us for a conversation that pulls back the curtain on how independent films find their audiences, and what it actually takes to get your work…
🚨 Producers - Applications for Film Independent Fiction Producing Lab Are Open!
Are you an independent producer looking to advance your career in the entertainment industry? The Fiction Producing Lab is an intensive, two week-long program designed to help creative, independent producers develop their skills. If chosen, the program includes: An introduction to film professionals who can advise you on…
Filmmakers and Writers: Film Independent Is Accepting Applications!
Check out Film Independent’s latest programs, Project Involve and The Screen Writing Lab. Applications are open now through September. Project Involve 2026 For 30 years and counting, Project Involve has been Film Independent's most vital and impactful program. Film Independent is proud to be a leader in the ongoing mission…
The Picture Shop Feature Film Grant ($50k) is Now Open! Deadline: July 15
Attention Filmmakers! Apply today for the Picture Shop Film Grant for Fiction and Nonfiction Feature Films. Are you in the final stages of your feature film and need help getting to the finish line? Film Independent and Picture Shop will select a qualified filmmaker who will receive the Picture Shop Feature Film Grant: Up…

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NFMLA Film Festival | InFocus: International Animation
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA)’s August line-up celebrates emerging filmmakers both near and far, featuring InFocus: International Animation, a program of exciting animated work from all around the world, and introduces InFocus: US Animation, a collection of animated films from talent in the US. The day’s line-up also…