NewFilmmakers Los Angeles has released the nominees and jury for its 14th annual awards that recognize the top rising talent in independent film globally.
The awards will recognize 130 nominees spanning 16 award categories, encompassing directors, writers, producers, performers, cinematographers, editors, sound designers, and composers. These outstanding nominees were chosen from Nfmla’s most recent programming year, which took place in 2024 and reflect some of the most promising emerging independent filmmakers globally. The selection includes projects from Nfmla’s InFocus initiative, which highlights stories and filmmakers who are often not adequately represented in mainstream media.
“We are proud to support and uplift the work of such a talented cohort of filmmakers whose work deserves to be widely seen and acknowledged and to be part of their journey,” says Nfmla p programming director Bojana Sandic.
The jury for the 2025 Best of Nfmla Awards is composed of industry professionals, including Alvie Hurtado at Will Packer Productions,...
The awards will recognize 130 nominees spanning 16 award categories, encompassing directors, writers, producers, performers, cinematographers, editors, sound designers, and composers. These outstanding nominees were chosen from Nfmla’s most recent programming year, which took place in 2024 and reflect some of the most promising emerging independent filmmakers globally. The selection includes projects from Nfmla’s InFocus initiative, which highlights stories and filmmakers who are often not adequately represented in mainstream media.
“We are proud to support and uplift the work of such a talented cohort of filmmakers whose work deserves to be widely seen and acknowledged and to be part of their journey,” says Nfmla p programming director Bojana Sandic.
The jury for the 2025 Best of Nfmla Awards is composed of industry professionals, including Alvie Hurtado at Will Packer Productions,...
- 5/13/2025
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Film Independent has announced the 31 filmmakers set to participate in the 2025 edition of Project Involve, a program going into its 32nd year that has fostered the careers of more than 1,000 filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities.
Project Involve is a free ten-month program for writers, directors, producers, editors, cinematographers, animators, programmers and entertainment executives that sees them engage in one-on-one meetings with film industry mentors, attend workshops and conversations led by well-regarded professionals, join industry networking events, and collaboratively produce five short films from inception to completion.
Fellows will be introduced at Film Independent’s annual First Look Screening to be held Thursday, January 9 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, where six shorts, including a Laika-sponsored stop-motion animation short produced by the 2024 cohort, will screen. The event is open to the public.
Each Fellowship provides essential program support to Project Involve and includes a $10,000 unrestricted cash grant.
Project Involve is a free ten-month program for writers, directors, producers, editors, cinematographers, animators, programmers and entertainment executives that sees them engage in one-on-one meetings with film industry mentors, attend workshops and conversations led by well-regarded professionals, join industry networking events, and collaboratively produce five short films from inception to completion.
Fellows will be introduced at Film Independent’s annual First Look Screening to be held Thursday, January 9 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, where six shorts, including a Laika-sponsored stop-motion animation short produced by the 2024 cohort, will screen. The event is open to the public.
Each Fellowship provides essential program support to Project Involve and includes a $10,000 unrestricted cash grant.
- 12/18/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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