by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Yes, this 35th Independent Spirit Awards show had a star speech that will last through the ages - or at least be talked about at the Oscars tonight....

Hey filmmakers and movie fans! Don't forget there will be a WRAP UP PARTY on Friday night in Paris! ???????? After the last screening we will announce the winners of the festival and then all...

          LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL 2015 LINE-UP 30 Films chosen for U.S. Fiction, Documentary and World Fiction Competitions – 18 World Premieres – –...

  by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent   Now you can escape to the movies this Spring courtesy of Film Independent and the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival during its 20th anniversary....

By Mike Takeuchi The Film Independent’s 29th Annual Spirit Awards will be held on Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica.  Hosted by Patton Oswalt, the Spirit Awards will be televised later that...

  By Mike “Tak”  Takeuch                                                                                                                                                                             ...

Watch Octavia Spencer and Paula Patton announce the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Award nominees or read the full list here.    The Awards will be given Saturday March 1st 335 film entries...open...

WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2013 LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL   Janis Nords’ Mother, I Love You and Ryan McGarry’s Code Black Win Jury Awards   Destin Daniel Cretton’s Short Term 12, Grace Lee’s American...

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent   Celebrity arrivals are just beginning on the red carpet for the Spirit Awards. LIVE arrivals footage can be seen on www.screenmancer.tv -- the show...

DAVID ANSEN, Artistic director of the LA film festival by Marla Lewin I just got off the phone with David Ansen, who I have known from the festival circuit, as well as I must admit we are...