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Spirit Awards bring edge
Smaller films get chance at spotlight
Few major kudo shows allow for the kind of spectacles enjoyed at the Spirit Awards.
Smaller films get chance at spotlight
Few major kudo shows allow for the kind of spectacles enjoyed at the Spirit Awards.
Wilson prepares for first hosting gig
'Office' star took advantage of the strike pause
Keeping in step with a long-held tradition of offbeat, quirky Spirit Awards hosts including Sarah Silverman, John Waters and Buck Henry, Film Independent has handed over this year's duties to Rainn Wilson.
'Office' star took advantage of the strike pause
Keeping in step with a long-held tradition of offbeat, quirky Spirit Awards hosts including Sarah Silverman, John Waters and Buck Henry, Film Independent has handed over this year's duties to Rainn Wilson.
Grant Nominees: The Producer Award
Anne Clements, Neil Kopp, Alexis Ferris
Unsung enablers, independent producers make miracles happen: bringing financial and moral support to filmmakers who otherwise might not have access to either.
Anne Clements, Neil Kopp, Alexis Ferris
Unsung enablers, independent producers make miracles happen: bringing financial and moral support to filmmakers who otherwise might not have access to either.
Eco-friendly show leads by example
Indie ceremony aims for 'zero-waste'
From megastars like Leonardo DiCaprio cruising around town in their Toyota Priuses to "The Inconvenient Truth's" role in educating millions about global warming, Hollywood has become perhaps the most visible and passionate eco-friendly community on the planet.
Indie ceremony aims for 'zero-waste'
From megastars like Leonardo DiCaprio cruising around town in their Toyota Priuses to "The Inconvenient Truth's" role in educating millions about global warming, Hollywood has become perhaps the most visible and passionate eco-friendly community on the planet.
Grant Nominees: Someone To Watch
Ramin Bahrani, Lee Isaac Chung, Ronnie Bronstein
Not just up-and-coming directors, the Spirit Awards filmmakers "to watch" consistently maintain both an idiosyncratic vision and defiant outsider status, often innovating on the margins of the industry (where the $25,000 prize can really mean something).
Ramin Bahrani, Lee Isaac Chung, Ronnie Bronstein
Not just up-and-coming directors, the Spirit Awards filmmakers "to watch" consistently maintain both an idiosyncratic vision and defiant outsider status, often innovating on the margins of the industry (where the $25,000 prize can really mean something).
Smaller Spirit nominees challenged
Quality only goes so far with theatrical viewers
Nominations are nice and all, but in the increasingly cutthroat world of arthouse distribution, many a heralded film has died a quick commercial death.
Quality only goes so far with theatrical viewers
Nominations are nice and all, but in the increasingly cutthroat world of arthouse distribution, many a heralded film has died a quick commercial death.
Grant Nominees: Truer Than Fiction Prize
Laura Dunn, John Maringouin, Gary Hustwit
Even though public awareness of nonfiction films has skyrocketed over the past five years, many worthy docs continue to be overlooked. The Truer Than Fiction prize -- and the $25,000 unrestricted grant that accompanies it -- exists to give one under-the-radar pic a better chance at finding an audience.
Laura Dunn, John Maringouin, Gary Hustwit
Even though public awareness of nonfiction films has skyrocketed over the past five years, many worthy docs continue to be overlooked. The Truer Than Fiction prize -- and the $25,000 unrestricted grant that accompanies it -- exists to give one under-the-radar pic a better chance at finding an audience.
The Nominees
Film Independent's Spirit Awards 2008
The 2008 nominees for the Film Independent's Spirit Awards.
Film Independent's Spirit Awards 2008
The 2008 nominees for the Film Independent's Spirit Awards.
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