Latest posts tagged with #FiFellow on Bluesky
#FiFellow update! Following its Sundance premiere, 'Cookie Queens', directed and produced by Alysa Nahmias and shot by Antonio Cisneros, has been picked up by Roadside Attractions for a summer theatrical release: deadline.com/2026/03/megh...
Exciting #FiFellow news! 'Rubber Hut' is a 2024 Fast Track project written and directed by Hanna Gray Organschi, produced by Elizabeth Woodward and Tara Sheffer & executive produced by Jason Michael Berman.
Learn more: deadline.com/2026/03/grac...
Can't wait #FiFellow Hikari's new project, 'Foster the Snowman'! Hikari is an alum of our Directing Lab, Fast Track & Screenwriting Lab programs.
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Filmmaker Chloé Zhao (L) and actress / moderator Regina King attend the Film Independent Presents An Evening With...Chloé Zhao event at the DGA Theater Complex on February 26, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for Film Independent )
Actress / moderator Regina King (L) and filmmaker Chloé Zhao attend the Film Independent Presents An Evening With...Chloé Zhao event at the DGA Theater Complex on February 26, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for Film Independent )
Actress / moderator Regina King (L) and filmmaker Chloé Zhao attend the Film Independent Presents An Evening With...Chloé Zhao event at the DGA Theater Complex on February 26, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for Film Independent )
Filmmaker Chloé Zhao attends the Film Independent Presents An Evening With...Chloé Zhao event at the DGA Theater Complex on February 26, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for Film Independent )
An unforgettable #FiPresents Evening With… two legends. Chloé Zhao sat down with Regina King to reflect on her extraordinary career. 🎞️✨
Chloé is a #FiFellow, and we’re proud to have followed her journey from her first feature ‘Songs My Brothers Taught Me’ to her newest film ‘Hamnet’.
#Filmmakers, “Don’t wait for anyone to give permission, just make the thing.” Cherien Dabis (‘All That’s Left of You’), is a #FiFellow (Directing Lab & Fast Track ’05), and a Best International Film Nominee at the 2026 #SpiritAwards.
Learn more about our programs: bit.ly/FiArtistDevelopment
Collage of headshots of the 2026 Film Independent Amplifier Fellows: Thanh Tran, Akil Rashad Anderson, Claire Brooks, A Sayeeda Moreno, Philip Thompson, Aurora Brachman (Photos by Lupe Angulo, Joshua Joel Ortiz, Lee Jameson, Frances Guevara, Jesse Muro, Lee Jameson)
📣 Announcing the 6 talented filmmakers selected for our fifth Amplifier Fellowship! Each #FiFellow receives a $30k grant, and support for their project on both the creative and entrepreneurial sides. Thank you to @Netflix for partnering with us.
💫 Learn more: www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
Chloé is a #FiFellow, and we were proud to support her debut feature in our Fast Track Finance Market.
⏰ Writers, apps for the Episodic Lab close this MON, FEB 16! Hear from past #FiFellow Van Nguyen about her time in the Lab developing her project 'Descent'.
Join as a #FiMember & apply: www.filmindependent.org/blog/guest-p...
Lulu Wang is our Honorary Chair for the 2026 #SpiritAwards! 🎉 A longtime member of the Film Independent family, Wang is a 2014 Project Involve #FiFellow & 2019 Spirit Awards Winner (‘The Farewell’).
Celebrate with us on Sunday! 💫 LIVE on YouTube at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET.
Learn more: bit.ly/4rNIvmP
Promotional graphic for Film Independent Episodic Lab, showing the Member Deadline on February 16, set against a purple background.
⏰ 5 DAYS LEFT! #FiMembers can apply to the Episodic Lab until MON, FEB 16!
Join & apply: bit.ly/3LY1a08
Writers, this is your chance to boost your career with one-on-one guidance and pitch to studio and network execs. Plus, one #FiFellow will receive the $20k Sloan grant!
DUE TONIGHT! Writers, apply to the Episodic Lab to take your episodic project to the next level. 🚀 Learn both the creative and business sides of episodic storytelling, and pitch your project to studio and network execs. Plus, one #FiFellow will receive a $20k grant!
🚨 Apply NOW: bit.ly/3LY1a08
🚨 3 DAYS LEFT to apply to the Episodic Lab! If you’re a writer with an original long-form episodic project, this is your chance to receive expert mentorship and critical support.
Plus, one lucky #FiFellow will be awarded the $20K Sloan grant!
👉 Apply here by MON, FEB 2: bit.ly/3LY1a08
More incredible news for #FiFellow Chloé Zhao (Screenwriting Lab '11)! Zhao is a 2026 #WGA Awards nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay for 'Hamnet'. 👏
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🚨 UPCOMING DEADLINE! Apps for the #FilmIndependent Episodic Lab are due MON, FEB 2.
👉 Writers with original long-form episodic projects, apply now for personalized feedback from industry experts: bit.ly/EpisodicLab
Plus, one #FiFellow will be awarded the $20k Sloan grant!
So proud of #FiFellow Chloé Zhao (Screenwriting Lab ‘11), who has received two #Oscar nominations for ‘Hamnet’: Best Director Adapted Screenplay! 👏
#Oscars2026 #FilmIndependent
www.indiewire.com/awards/resul...
Congrats to the ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ team!
Kaouther Ben Hania is a 2024 #SpiritAwards winner, & exec producer Elizabeth Woodward is a #FiFellow (2024 Fast Track)! #Oscars2026
Congrats to #FiFellow Chloé Zhao on the DGA Awards nomination for #Hamnet! Zhao participated in the 2011 Film Independent Screenwriting Lab.
variety.com/2026/film/aw...
Family reunion with #FiPresents. Watch our 'Rental Family' Q&A with #FiFellow HIKARI, director/writer/producer, #SpiritAwards-winning producers Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev, moderated by Francisco Velasquez (Associate Director, Project Involve)! 🫂❤️
Watch now: youtu.be/rn7fOl4wHK4
✨ Ready to take your episodic project to the next level? Apply to the Film Independent Episodic Lab for one-on-one guidance on both the creative and business sides of episodic storytelling. Plus, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation will award one #FiFellow a $20k grant!
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Congrats to #FiFellow Allison Lee on making the Black List with her script 'Oh Yoko!'. 👏 Lee participated in Project Involve in 2012 and the 2017 Screenwriting Lab.
deadline.com/2025/12/the-...
📹 #FiPresents caught ‘Predators’ with director David Osit and moderator Christy Lemire (Film Critic, Breakfast All Day). Proud to screen this #FiFellow doc from Fast Track alum, Osit and Producer Kellen Quinn!
📸: Olivia Wong/Getty Images
Family reunion with #FiPresents. We had the best time with #FiFellow HIKARI of ‘Rental Family’, #SpiritAwards-winning producers Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev, & moderator Francisco Velasquez (Associate Director, Project Involve, Film Independent)! 🫂❤️
📸: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images
#FiFellow Amanda Erickson is screening her new film ‘She Cried That Day’ on Sun, Nov 23 at LA Skins Fest! The film went through Film Independent’s 2023 Documentary Lab. 💫
Buy tickets here: laskinsfest.com/event/she-cr...
In 2024, #FiFellow Suzannah Herbert went through our Documentary Story Lab, an experience that helped shape her upcoming documentary ‘Natchez’ exploring the antebellum tourist capital, Natchez, Mississippi.
Read our interview with Herbert #ontheblog: bit.ly/3LtW4YW
✍️: John Squire
2016 Screenwriting Lab #FiFellow Felicia Pride is the writer, executive producer and showrunner of 'A Different World'.
Look out for it on @Netflix.com! Learn more:
Exciting news for 2019 Directing Lab #FiFellow Colleen McGuinness: Julia Fox Boards Thriller ‘Loser’ From Colleen McGuinness & Radio Silence!
Read more: deadline.com/2025/10/juli... via @Deadline.com
Exciting news! #FiFellow James Ponsoldt's (Fast Track '08) has a new Apple feature, ‘Sponsor’ starring Jason Segel!
deadline.com/2025/10/jaso...
#FiFellow Pavlina Hatoupis (Fast Track '08) is an EP on the upcoming @netflix.com series adaptation of 'Age of Innocence'!
Read more: variety.com/2025/tv/news... via @variety.com
Congrats to #FiFellow Alina Simone for being selected as a recipient of the 2025 Academy Gold Fellowship for Women! 👏 Simone participated in the Documentary Lab in 2023.
Read more: www.screendaily.com/news/academy...
Image of Film Independent President Josh Welsh and filmmaker and Fellow Andrew Ahn with the quote: “Josh understood the investment in the community and the art form. His support inspired me to take the next step and make a feature film…Josh believed in us, in the power and the beauty of independent film. His legacy will live on in the films he’s supported and in the filmmakers lives he has changed.”
From 2011 Project Involve to winning at the #SpiritAwards and being named a 2025 Changemaker, filmmaker and #FiFellow Andrew Ahn’s journey is a testament to the power of support and community.
❤️ Help us continue this legacy. Today’s the FINAL day to reach our $250K goal: bit.ly/41FtI3b
