Slamdance Film Festival

Slamdance Group today announced the winners of its 2025 screenplay competition, awarding the Grand Prize to Brennan Cusack for her screenplay “The Badlands Woman’s Clinic.” Awards were presented this evening during a live ceremony at AGBO, the independent studio founded by Anthony and Joe Russo, in Downtown Los Angeles. Winners were recognized acro

With the upcoming nationwide release of their documentary feature MY OMAHA hitting over 100 cinemas on October 12 via the In Real Life (IRL) Movie Club, we asked director Nick Beaulieu and producer Doug Block how their collaboration came about, what happened on the festival circuit and taking charge of their own hybrid distribution. Peter … Read mo

Since its founding, Slamdance has been about disruption — about carving out space for stories the industry has overlooked and creating access where there was none. Launched in 2020, Slamdance Unstoppable was built by and for filmmakers with visible and non-visible disabilities, with the mission to eliminate prejudices and gatekeeping that have long

I recently realized that 2025 is the 15th anniversary of my publishing Think Outside The Box Office, which I wrote in response to the first time (was it the first?) that the independent film ecosystem fell into crisis back in 2007. I intended the book to be a manual for filmmakers to connect with audiences … Read more "I fell in love with how a gro

2025 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS “Gamma Rays,” “American Theater,” and “Racewalkers” take home Feature Grand Jury Prizes Audience Awards went to “Disposable Humanity,” “Coroner to the Stars,” and “Under The Burning Sun” Margot Budzyna is awarded the AGBO Fellowship for her film Deuce, receiving mentorship from Joe and Anthony Russo LOS AN

Click here to see the full list of winners from the Indies. “The Indies is where distinctly independent US and Indigenous feature filmmakers and their films will be seen, heard, and properly recognized year after year in Hollywood,” said Indie Awards co-founder Paul Rachman.

We’re excited to unveil our 2025 lineup for our 31st festival! Celebrating more than three decades of discovering and championing industry-changing talent, Slamdance will be held in Los Angeles, the heart of the entertainment industry.Presenting sponsors include Los Angeles Times Studios, Panasonic LUMIX, and Quixote by Sunset Studios, with Easters

Click here to read the article in Variety. “Atikamekw Suns” and “All We Carry” Take Top Prizes in Narrative and Documentary Categories LOS ANGELES, CA (December 9, 2024) – The 2024 Indie Awards inaugural ceremony, hosted by Nic Novicki, took place December 9, 2024 at the Director’s Guild of America in Los Angeles, where all … Read more "Slamdance A

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Screenplay finalists traveled from all corners of the world for a very special awards ceremonyon Tuesday, October 29th at WGA West where over $18,000 in cash prizes were awarded.Slamdance Founder and President, Peter Baxter kicked off the ceremony with a giving briefbackground on Slamdance, our mission and thanking everyone for being there. The MC