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Hi Gregg Araki! 👋 Tonight #FiPresents hosted the LA premiere of ‘I Want Your Sex’. #FilmIndependent

It's the last award of the night! The Spirit Award for Best Feature goes to... Past Lives (A24). Producers: David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon. #SpiritAwards

Celine Song wins Best Director for 'Past Lives' (A24). #SpiritAwards

'May December' (Netflix) wins Best First Screenplay. Written by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch &amp; Alex Mechanik.

'A Thousand and One' (Focus Features) wins Best First Feature at the #SpiritAwards. Directed by A.V. Rockwell Producers: Julia Lebedev, Rishi Rajani, Eddie Vaisman, Lena Waithe, and Brad Weston.

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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&amp;A on YouTube:

Indy, star of 'Good Boy', had us starstruck at the 2026 #SpiritAwards. 💫🐶 #NationalDogDay 2027 Spirit Awards submissions are OPEN! The first deadline is coming up on SEP 1. Learn more and submit your film, television series or as a Digital Creator:

In ‘Idiots’, Dave Franco goes FULL Franco. 💥 Watch the full #FiPresents Q&amp;A with Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr.on YouTube:

Hayley Kiyoko on her journey to the big screen. 💛#FiPresents Full ‘Girls Like Girls’ Q&amp;A also with actors Maya da Costa and Myra Molloy, and moderator Mia Vicino here: Girls Like Girls @focusfeatures #FilmIndependent

In ‘Union County’, actor Noah Centineo shares scenes with non-actors participating in a drug court program, who give their real stories of recovery. Watch the full #FiPresents Q&amp;A:

‘Forbidden Fruits’ producer Mason Novick on the challenges of filming in a mall. 🍒 Watch the full #FiPresents Q&amp;A on YouTube: In partnership with the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film, and Television (TFTV). #FilmIndependent

‘THEY FIGHT’ writer/director and #FiFellow Sheldon Candis shared how a ‘no’ from Martin Lawrence was the best thing for his film. 🥊 Watch the full Q&amp;A from our #FiPresents Programmers’ Picks screening here:

Here’s a screenwriting tip from ‘Night Nurse’ writer/director Georgia Bernstein. 🌙 Full #FiPresents Q&amp;A here: #FilmIndependent

Where do Noah Centineo and Adam Meeks go to feel inspired in LA? ✨🌴 ‘Union County’ is in theaters tomorrow, AUG 14! Film Independent supported the film through the Screenwriting Lab and Fast Track finance market in 2023.

Sydney Sweeney truly stepped into the ring for BLACK BEAR’ ‘Christy’! 🥊 Learn more about her transformation as boxer Christy Martin from our #FiPresents Q&A, also featuring actors Ben Foster and Katy O’Brian, and producer Kerry Roberts. Moderated by Carla Renata.

⏰ The countdown is on. The 2026 #SpiritAwards are THIS SUNDAY! Join host Ego Nwodim and watch the winners revealed LIVE at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET on YouTube via Film Independent &amp; IMDb. 👉 Stream here:

'May December' (Netflix) wins Best First Screenplay. Written by Samy Burch, Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik.

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:

In ‘Idiots’, Dave Franco goes FULL Franco. 💥 Watch the full #FiPresents Q&A with Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr.on YouTube:

Hayley Kiyoko on her journey to the big screen. 💛#FiPresents Full ‘Girls Like Girls’ Q&A also with actors Maya da Costa and Myra Molloy, and moderator Mia Vicino here: Girls Like Girls @focusfeatures #FilmIndependent

In ‘Union County’, actor Noah Centineo shares scenes with non-actors participating in a drug court program, who give their real stories of recovery. Watch the full #FiPresents Q&A:

‘Forbidden Fruits’ producer Mason Novick on the challenges of filming in a mall. 🍒 Watch the full #FiPresents Q&A on YouTube: In partnership with the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film, and Television (TFTV). #FilmIndependent

‘THEY FIGHT’ writer/director and #FiFellow Sheldon Candis shared how a ‘no’ from Martin Lawrence was the best thing for his film. 🥊 Watch the full Q&A from our #FiPresents Programmers’ Picks screening here:

Here’s a screenwriting tip from ‘Night Nurse’ writer/director Georgia Bernstein. 🌙 Full #FiPresents Q&A here: #FilmIndependent

⏰ The countdown is on. The 2026 #SpiritAwards are THIS SUNDAY! Join host Ego Nwodim and watch the winners revealed LIVE at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET on YouTube via Film Independent & IMDb. 👉 Stream here: