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This month’s Programmers’ Picks screening of ‘THEY FIGHT’ was a knockout. 🥊 Huge thank you to writer/director Sheldon Candis and moderator Nicholas Maye for joining us!

Sheldon Candis and producer Jason Michael Berman are and we’re proud to follow their journeys! Watch ‘THEY FIGHT’ on Hulu and Disney+ on July 17!

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📸: Maya Dehlin/Getty Images

Congratulations to the Film Independent Fellows nominated for the 2026 Emmy Awards! 👏

Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program:
• Christopher LaMarca (Documentary Lab ‘12), DP of ‘Yogurt Shop Murders’

Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series:
• Margaret Brown (Truer Than Fiction Award ‘09), executive producer of ‘Yogurt Shop Murders’

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series:
• Aleshka Ferrero (Project Involve ‘16), editor for ‘Euphoria’

2026 Primetime Emmy nominations: See who is nominated Emmy-winners Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller will announce this year's nominees.

📣 Big news! We’re proud to introduce the 191 Fellowship, providing a $10,000 grant to a South Asian or South Asian American filmmaker who is accepted into Film Independent’s Artist Development programs.

Currently, we are accepting applications to Project Involve (due July 13) and the Screenwriting Lab (due August 31).

Filmmakers, apply now for a chance to receive the grant: bit.ly/FiApps

📸: The set of 2025 Project Involve short film ‘Keepsake’, directed by Ritvik Dhavale. Photos by Jessica Haye and Clark Hsiao.