Sean Baker Reflects on Current State of Indie Films at Spirit Awards: “The System Has to Change, Because This Is Simply Unsustainable”
Baker won the best director award for his film 'Anora' on Saturday, and took the opportunity to advocate for keeping the indie film genre alive.
At Spirit Awards, Sean Baker Calls on ‘Unsustainable’ Indie Film System to Change
"There's a good chance you're making a film for free or making next to nothing on production or sale," the "Anora" filmmaker ...
RaMell Ross: You ‘Don’t Need a Lot of Money to Make a Film That’s Cinematic and Deserves to Be in Theaters’
Nickel Boys' director RaMell Ross told IndieWire at the 2025 Film Indendent Spirit Awards that 'audiences have no idea what ...
Spirit Award ‘Anora’ Director Winner Sean Baker: “Indie Film Is Struggling More Than Ever”
Anora Best Director Spirit Award winner Sean Baker championed indie cinema in his acceptance speech, exclaiming that it’s ...
2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards: See the Looks From the Blue Carpet
The Film Independent Spirit Awards is held in a tent near the Santa Monica pier in bright daylight (2 p.m. PST). For this ...
This Artful, Devastating, and Powerful Biopic Is Like Nothing Hollywood Churns Out Today
It feels like we've finally arrived at a time when the dreaded music biopic can be good again. Films like Better Man and A ...
‘Dreams,’ Film About Teen Infatuation, Takes Top Prize at Berlin International Film Festival
The event’s other honorees include the actress Rose Byrne, a performance as the composer Richard Rodgers and an Argentine ...
2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards Red Carpet Photos: Danielle Deadwyler, Jessica Gunning & More
Hollywood is hitting the beach as the 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards get underway at Santa Monica Pier, hosted by Aidy ...
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U of I hosting 42nd Annual Insect Fear Film Festival
Foellinger Auditorium will be home to the 42nd Annual Insect Fear Film Festival (IFFF) this Saturday. This event is being hosted by the Entomology Graduate Students Association (EGSA) in the ...
See award-winning films free at Figge Art Museum, Davenport
Free Film at the Figge presents a selection of distinguished, award-winning films about the uncertain and haphazard course that love can take—films about connections made and connections missed. Free ...