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“Both things are equally important.” Director Paweł Pawlikowski on the role of the image and actors in ‘Fatherland’ which follows Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller). Watch the full #FiPresents Q&A moderated by Jazz Tangcay (Senior…

How to make a movie about cement with John Wilson. 🪨 @magnoliapics Learn about ‘The History of Concrete’ with the full #FiPresents Q&A on YouTube — link in bio. Cover photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images. #FilmIndependent #howtowithjohnwilson#indiefilm

How can we keep Hollywood in Los Angeles? Producer Tom Butterfield tackled this question with Film Independent President Juan Devis at #FiForum26. 🌴🎬 Watch the full panel on the future of independent film on YouTube — link in bio. #FilmIndependent#filmindustry #losangeles

‘Valentina’ writer/director Tatti Ribeiro on what ‘Sicario’ got wrong about El Paso. The hybrid docu-comedy stars Keyla Monterroso Mejia, but also features real people at the El Paso-Juarez border,. Full #FiPresents Q&A moderated by Film Independent President Juan Devis on YouTube — link in bio…

In the ‘The Screener’, series creator Jim Cummings pulls open the curtain on the corporate entertainment world. Learn more about how Jim and the cast brought this indie to life with the full #FiPresents Q&A on YouTube. #FilmIndependent #filmindustry #indietv

“They deserve help because they are human.” ‘Desert Angel’ documents the remarkable life of Mexican immigrant Rafael Larraenza, who rescues not only lost immigrants, but also border patrol agents and cartel members. Full #FiPresentsQ&A on YouTube — link in bio. This screening was hosted in…

Our community of filmmakers at #FiForum26 share their advice for filmmakers just starting out. #FilmIndependent#filmtok ##filmmaker

Filmmakers, sometimes it’s okay to lie… for the right reasons. At our #FiPresents screening of ‘The Musical’ we got advice from director/producer Giselle Bonilla and screenwriter/producer Alexander Heller. Join us at #FiForum26 this weekend in LA, SEP 25–26 for more filmmaker wisdom — link in bio…

‘The Sun Never Sets’ was the ultimate friendship test for writer/director Joe Swanberg and actor Jake Johnson. Watch more from our #FiPresents Q&A with Dakota Fanning, Debby Ryan, Cory Michael Smith and Karley Sciortino on YouTube — link in bio. #FilmIndependent @independentfilmco #indiefilm…

In ‘Idiots’, Dave Franco goes FULL Franco. 💥 Watch the full #FiPresents Q&A with Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr.on YouTube. @independentfilmco #FilmIndependent #davefranco #osheajacksonjr #indiefilm

Indy, star of ‘Good Boy’ had us starstruck at the 2026 #SpiritAwards. Don’t forget, 2027 Spirit Awards submissions are OPEN. The first deadline is coming up on September 1. Learn more at the link in bio. #NationalDogDay #filmtok #goodboy #dogsoftiktok

Hey Debby Ryan! From tonight’s #FiPresents screening of ‘The Sun Never Sets’. #FilmIndependent #filmtok #debbyryan

“John Boorman is up there with Kubrick, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Bergman and all the greats,” says ‘Boorman and the Devil’ writer/director David Kittredge. Learn more about John Boorman’s ‘Exorcist II: The Heretic’ from our #FiPresents Q&A — link in bio. This screening was part of our LA Muse…

What can Hollywood learn from medicine? At our 2026 Future Filmmakers Showcase, filmmaker Roshan Sethi (‘The Resident’, ‘A Nice Indian Boy’) gave a keynote to youth filmmakers from the unique lens of a writer, director and practicing oncologist. #FilmIndependent #medtok #filmmaker

Here’s a screenwriting tip from ‘Night Nurse’ writer/director Georgia Bernstein. 🌙 Watch more of the #FiPresents Q&A with actors Cemre Paksoy and Mimi Rogers, and moderator Alex Russell on YouTube — link in bio. #FilmIndependent #sundance #screenwriter

In ‘Union County’, actor Noah Centineo shares scenes with non-actors participating in a drug court program, who give their real stories of recovery. @oscopelabs Full #FiPresents Q&A at the link in bio. This is writer/director Adam Meeks’ first feature and Film Independent supported the film in our…

‘Get a no from a movie star.’ ‘THEY FIGHT’ writer/director Sheldon Candis shared how a ‘no’ from Martin Lawrence was the best thing for his film. 🥊 Full Q&A at the link in bio. #FilmIndependent @andscape #indiefilm #newmovie #filmmaker

Where do Noah Centineo and Adam Meeks go to feel inspired in LA? ✨🌴 Film Independent supported ‘Union County’ through the Screenwriting Lab in 2023. Apply to the 2026 lab by August 31 to develop your script — link in bio! #FilmIndependent @Oscilloscope Laboratories #FiPresents #indiemovie

Noah Centineo gave us his Blue Steel at the #FiPresents screening of ‘Union County’. In theaters this Friday, August 14! #filmindependent #noahcentineo #indiefilm #filmtok

In ‘Place Where I Belong’, filmmaker Christopher Nataanii Cegielski used only one camera and a three-person crew to tell the story of a cultural development specialist at a family service center for Native American youth and their families in Humboldt County. Christopher is a #FiFellow and…

Hayley Kiyoko on her journey to the big screen. 💛 Watch the full ‘Girls Like Girls’ #FiPresents Q&A also with actors Maya da Costa and Myra Molloy, and moderator Mia Vicino on YouTube — link in bio. #filmindependent #girlslikegirls #queertok @focusfeatures

Our community knows ball. Indie film favorites at the #FiPresents Live Read of ‘Secretary’. #filmbro #filmtok #indiefilm #filmindependent

Secretary Live Read slime tutorial. More on @IndieWire. #filmindependent #hannaheinbinder #gilliananderson #campmiasma #janeschoenbrun

Gen Z is keeping cinema alive. ❤️‍🔥 ‘I Want Your Sex’ is in theaters tomorrow! @Magnolia Pictures Full #FiPresents Q&A with iconic filmmaker Gregg Araki on YouTube — link in bio. #filmindependent #doomgeneration #mysteriousskin #indiefilm

Promoted to our elite employees. From yesterday’s #FiPresents Live Read of ‘Secretary’ guest-directed by Jane Schoenbrun. #hannaheinbinder #gilliananderson #filmindependent #secretary

The cast of the #FiPresents ‘Secretary’ Live Read got the memo. ✏️📁 Guest-directed by Jane Schoenbrun, starring Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Jack Haven, Jess McLeod, Sepi Mashiahof and Willy McGee. In partnership with @MUBI. #filmindependent #campmiasma #secretary

Get your popcorn! Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder are here for tonight’s #FiPresents Live Read of ‘Secretary’ guest-directed by Jane Schoenbrun. #filmindependent @MUBI #slashermovie #filmtok

‘Leviticus’ actors Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen built their chemistry thanks to Fortnite. 🏆 Full #FiPresents Q&A also with writer/director Adrian Chiarella and moderator Michael Johnston (#Obsession) on YouTube — link in bio. Part of the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation Queer Cinema Series…

David Jonsson has the secret sauce. 🖤🐾 2026 Robert Altman Award winner David Jonsson (‘The Long Walk’) at the 41st #SpiritAwards. #FilmIndependent #BlackPanther #wakandaforever

Teen filmmaker, Tornike Pertsuliani, from Bibi's Art Lab in Tbsilisi, Georgia shares what film inspires him. Watch shorts from youth filmmakers across the conutry and around the globe at tomorrow's 2026 Future Filmmakers Showcase at Inner-City Arts. FREE RSVP at the link in bio. #FilmIndependent…