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It’s 2026, which means #SpiritAwards voting is just around the corner. 👀 Join as an Arts Circle, Film Lover or Secret #FiMember to get screeners of the nominees and choose the 2026 winners.
Support artist-driven work & join now: bit.ly/FiSAVote
Support artist-driven work & join now: bit.ly/FiSAVote
Director Ben Stiller gave us a personal look at creativity, family, life and art with his documentary following his parents, comedy icons Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
Hear more about ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ in our full #FiPresents Q&A on YouTube: youtu.be/HmXG4F1hKB4?...
Hear more about ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ in our full #FiPresents Q&A on YouTube: youtu.be/HmXG4F1hKB4?...
January 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Director Ben Stiller gave us a personal look at creativity, family, life and art with his documentary following his parents, comedy icons Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
Hear more about ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ in our full #FiPresents Q&A on YouTube: youtu.be/HmXG4F1hKB4?...
Hear more about ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ in our full #FiPresents Q&A on YouTube: youtu.be/HmXG4F1hKB4?...
📸: Amanda Edwards & Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
January 17, 2026 at 6:42 PM
📸: Amanda Edwards & Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
#DCU2026 starts on TUE, JAN 20! 🎬 Nine online sessions with 2026 #SpiritAwards Nominees, including ‘Train Dreams’, ‘Adolescence’, ‘Sorry, Baby’ and more.
Watch live + submit questions. See the full lineup ➡️ Join as an #FiMember to register for free: bit.ly/DCUSchedule
Watch live + submit questions. See the full lineup ➡️ Join as an #FiMember to register for free: bit.ly/DCUSchedule
January 17, 2026 at 6:42 PM
#DCU2026 starts on TUE, JAN 20! 🎬 Nine online sessions with 2026 #SpiritAwards Nominees, including ‘Train Dreams’, ‘Adolescence’, ‘Sorry, Baby’ and more.
Watch live + submit questions. See the full lineup ➡️ Join as an #FiMember to register for free: bit.ly/DCUSchedule
Watch live + submit questions. See the full lineup ➡️ Join as an #FiMember to register for free: bit.ly/DCUSchedule
2016 #SpiritAwards. Ten years later, and we’re returning with our 41st show on Sun, Feb 15, streaming live at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET on YouTube with our host Ego Nwodim.
Subscribe here: bit.ly/FiYTSubscribe
📸: Randall Michelson, Kevork Djansezian, Tommaso Boddi, Jesse Grant & Jeff Vespa/Getty Images
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📸: Randall Michelson, Kevork Djansezian, Tommaso Boddi, Jesse Grant & Jeff Vespa/Getty Images
January 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
2016 #SpiritAwards. Ten years later, and we’re returning with our 41st show on Sun, Feb 15, streaming live at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET on YouTube with our host Ego Nwodim.
Subscribe here: bit.ly/FiYTSubscribe
📸: Randall Michelson, Kevork Djansezian, Tommaso Boddi, Jesse Grant & Jeff Vespa/Getty Images
Subscribe here: bit.ly/FiYTSubscribe
📸: Randall Michelson, Kevork Djansezian, Tommaso Boddi, Jesse Grant & Jeff Vespa/Getty Images
Another warm welcome to our 2026 Project Involve cohort. 💚 The program is officially in motion, and we're so ready to see what our #FiFellows create!
Read more about them here: www.imdb.com/news/ni65659...
Read more about them here: www.imdb.com/news/ni65659...
2026 Brings a Brand-New Cohort of 33 Project Involve Fellows for Year 33
New Year, new voices! We are proud to introduce the 2026 Film Independent Project Involve cohort.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Another warm welcome to our 2026 Project Involve cohort. 💚 The program is officially in motion, and we're so ready to see what our #FiFellows create!
Read more about them here: www.imdb.com/news/ni65659...
Read more about them here: www.imdb.com/news/ni65659...
Directing is delicate. At our #FiPresents screening of the 2023 Project Involve short film ‘Single Residence Occupancy’, our #FiFellows gave us an inside look into the film.
🎤 Watch the Q&A here: youtu.be/DFYk0qHHRZo?...
🎤 Watch the Q&A here: youtu.be/DFYk0qHHRZo?...
January 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Directing is delicate. At our #FiPresents screening of the 2023 Project Involve short film ‘Single Residence Occupancy’, our #FiFellows gave us an inside look into the film.
🎤 Watch the Q&A here: youtu.be/DFYk0qHHRZo?...
🎤 Watch the Q&A here: youtu.be/DFYk0qHHRZo?...
#FiPresents ‘Fior Di Latte’ with an extra special birthday celebration for actor Tim Heidecker! 🎂 Joining in-person will be writer/director Charlotte Ercoli, co-producer/actor Marta Pozzan and the birthday boy, Tim Heidecker.
💌 Feb 3, 7:30 pm at the Harmony Gold Theater — RSVP here: bit.ly/45abh8y
💌 Feb 3, 7:30 pm at the Harmony Gold Theater — RSVP here: bit.ly/45abh8y
Members-Only Screening: Fior Di Latte (& Tim Heidecker’s Birthday) - Film Independent
Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to join us for a special screening of Fior Di Latte, including an in-person conversation with
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January 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
#FiPresents ‘Fior Di Latte’ with an extra special birthday celebration for actor Tim Heidecker! 🎂 Joining in-person will be writer/director Charlotte Ercoli, co-producer/actor Marta Pozzan and the birthday boy, Tim Heidecker.
💌 Feb 3, 7:30 pm at the Harmony Gold Theater — RSVP here: bit.ly/45abh8y
💌 Feb 3, 7:30 pm at the Harmony Gold Theater — RSVP here: bit.ly/45abh8y
High frequency freaks only. ✨
Watch Natasha Rothwell (‘The White Lotus’) and Hannah Einbinder (‘Hacks’) present the Emerging Filmmaker Awards at the 2026 #SpiritAwards Nominee Brunch: bit.ly/49TAZk5
Watch Natasha Rothwell (‘The White Lotus’) and Hannah Einbinder (‘Hacks’) present the Emerging Filmmaker Awards at the 2026 #SpiritAwards Nominee Brunch: bit.ly/49TAZk5
January 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
High frequency freaks only. ✨
Watch Natasha Rothwell (‘The White Lotus’) and Hannah Einbinder (‘Hacks’) present the Emerging Filmmaker Awards at the 2026 #SpiritAwards Nominee Brunch: bit.ly/49TAZk5
Watch Natasha Rothwell (‘The White Lotus’) and Hannah Einbinder (‘Hacks’) present the Emerging Filmmaker Awards at the 2026 #SpiritAwards Nominee Brunch: bit.ly/49TAZk5
Introducing the 2026 Project Involve cohort! 🎉 We can't wait to see our #FiFellows create short films from their inception to completion.
✨ Meet them here: bit.ly/4b14Ok2
See you tomorrow at 7:00 PM for the First Look Screening featuring shorts from the 2025 cohort!
✨ Meet them here: bit.ly/4b14Ok2
See you tomorrow at 7:00 PM for the First Look Screening featuring shorts from the 2025 cohort!
January 14, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Introducing the 2026 Project Involve cohort! 🎉 We can't wait to see our #FiFellows create short films from their inception to completion.
✨ Meet them here: bit.ly/4b14Ok2
See you tomorrow at 7:00 PM for the First Look Screening featuring shorts from the 2025 cohort!
✨ Meet them here: bit.ly/4b14Ok2
See you tomorrow at 7:00 PM for the First Look Screening featuring shorts from the 2025 cohort!
Throwback to our last #FiPresents screening of 2025, ‘Fucktoys’ with 2026 #SpiritAwards Nominee Annapurna Sriram. Watch the full Q&A here: youtu.be/XqS7m4_2Hxg?...
Remember, 2026 #SpiritAwards voting starts soon on Jan 19 and ends on Feb 3. Eligible #FiMembers, check your emails
Remember, 2026 #SpiritAwards voting starts soon on Jan 19 and ends on Feb 3. Eligible #FiMembers, check your emails
January 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Throwback to our last #FiPresents screening of 2025, ‘Fucktoys’ with 2026 #SpiritAwards Nominee Annapurna Sriram. Watch the full Q&A here: youtu.be/XqS7m4_2Hxg?...
Remember, 2026 #SpiritAwards voting starts soon on Jan 19 and ends on Feb 3. Eligible #FiMembers, check your emails
Remember, 2026 #SpiritAwards voting starts soon on Jan 19 and ends on Feb 3. Eligible #FiMembers, check your emails
Online TODAY at 5:30 pm PT! Join us at our annual Sloan Salon and explore how to blend science and film. Hear from researchers, professors and Sloan-supported filmmakers & get inspired! 🔬🎞️
Last chance to register: bit.ly/4j6N8W1
Last chance to register: bit.ly/4j6N8W1
January 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Online TODAY at 5:30 pm PT! Join us at our annual Sloan Salon and explore how to blend science and film. Hear from researchers, professors and Sloan-supported filmmakers & get inspired! 🔬🎞️
Last chance to register: bit.ly/4j6N8W1
Last chance to register: bit.ly/4j6N8W1
It’s your turn! Eligible #SpiritAwards voters, remember to watch this year’s nominated work and VOTE! 🎞️ Voting starts soon on Mon, JAN 19 and closes FEB 3.
🏆 Download our Nominee one-sheet and keep track of what you’ve watched: bit.ly/4pQNxya
🏆 Download our Nominee one-sheet and keep track of what you’ve watched: bit.ly/4pQNxya
January 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
It’s your turn! Eligible #SpiritAwards voters, remember to watch this year’s nominated work and VOTE! 🎞️ Voting starts soon on Mon, JAN 19 and closes FEB 3.
🏆 Download our Nominee one-sheet and keep track of what you’ve watched: bit.ly/4pQNxya
🏆 Download our Nominee one-sheet and keep track of what you’ve watched: bit.ly/4pQNxya
The night also includes:
🎧 Listening Lounge + Pop-Up Record Shop with Temporal Drift & We Share Records
🍷 After-Party at Zizou with DJs Yuka Mizuhara, Tsugu Itagaki & Kota Yoshioka
Tickets: [LINK]
🎧 Listening Lounge + Pop-Up Record Shop with Temporal Drift & We Share Records
🍷 After-Party at Zizou with DJs Yuka Mizuhara, Tsugu Itagaki & Kota Yoshioka
Tickets: [LINK]
January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The night also includes:
🎧 Listening Lounge + Pop-Up Record Shop with Temporal Drift & We Share Records
🍷 After-Party at Zizou with DJs Yuka Mizuhara, Tsugu Itagaki & Kota Yoshioka
Tickets: [LINK]
🎧 Listening Lounge + Pop-Up Record Shop with Temporal Drift & We Share Records
🍷 After-Party at Zizou with DJs Yuka Mizuhara, Tsugu Itagaki & Kota Yoshioka
Tickets: [LINK]
🎶 ONE NIGHT ONLY — On Jan 29, #FiPresents, JACCC & dublab present the exclusive North American premiere of 'A Century in Sound', followed by a Q&A with Questlove, Kunihiko Murai, Zach Cowie & moderator Mark McNeill!
Tickets: bit.ly/4qk4zFg
Tickets: bit.ly/4qk4zFg
January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🎶 ONE NIGHT ONLY — On Jan 29, #FiPresents, JACCC & dublab present the exclusive North American premiere of 'A Century in Sound', followed by a Q&A with Questlove, Kunihiko Murai, Zach Cowie & moderator Mark McNeill!
Tickets: bit.ly/4qk4zFg
Tickets: bit.ly/4qk4zFg
🚨 FINAL reminder! TONIGHT at 11:59 pm PT is your LAST chance to join as an Arts Circle, Film Lover or Secret Film Independent Member to watch #SpiritAwards nominee screeners and cast your vote.
Plus—celebrate with us at the #SpiritAwards Viewing Party on Feb 15.
🏆 Join now: bit.ly/FiSAVote
Plus—celebrate with us at the #SpiritAwards Viewing Party on Feb 15.
🏆 Join now: bit.ly/FiSAVote
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 AM
🚨 FINAL reminder! TONIGHT at 11:59 pm PT is your LAST chance to join as an Arts Circle, Film Lover or Secret Film Independent Member to watch #SpiritAwards nominee screeners and cast your vote.
Plus—celebrate with us at the #SpiritAwards Viewing Party on Feb 15.
🏆 Join now: bit.ly/FiSAVote
Plus—celebrate with us at the #SpiritAwards Viewing Party on Feb 15.
🏆 Join now: bit.ly/FiSAVote
🚨 Few hours left! Toast to indie film by joining as an Arts Circle, Film Lover or Secret #FiMember to watch screeners of Nominees, including ‘Train Dreams’, ‘Twinless’, ‘Sorry, Baby’ & more + vote! 🥂
Join by TONIGHT, 11:59 pm PT: bit.ly/FiSAVote
📸: Araya Doheny & Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images
Join by TONIGHT, 11:59 pm PT: bit.ly/FiSAVote
📸: Araya Doheny & Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images
January 12, 2026 at 10:44 PM
🚨 Few hours left! Toast to indie film by joining as an Arts Circle, Film Lover or Secret #FiMember to watch screeners of Nominees, including ‘Train Dreams’, ‘Twinless’, ‘Sorry, Baby’ & more + vote! 🥂
Join by TONIGHT, 11:59 pm PT: bit.ly/FiSAVote
📸: Araya Doheny & Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images
Join by TONIGHT, 11:59 pm PT: bit.ly/FiSAVote
📸: Araya Doheny & Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images
🏆 Help pick the rest of the winners by joining as a #FiMember by TOMORROW, JAN 12: bit.ly/FiSAVote
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It's Spirit Awards Season... Join or renew today! Members must be current as of December 16, 2025 (January 12, 2026 for Arts Circle, Film Lover and
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January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
🏆 Help pick the rest of the winners by joining as a #FiMember by TOMORROW, JAN 12: bit.ly/FiSAVote
👏 Another round of applause for the 2026 #SpiritAwards Emerging Filmmakers:
- Tony Yang, Producers United Producers Award
- Tatti Ribeiro, Someone to Watch Award
- Rajee Samarasinghe, Truer Than Fiction Award
📸: Araya Doheny/Getty Images
- Tony Yang, Producers United Producers Award
- Tatti Ribeiro, Someone to Watch Award
- Rajee Samarasinghe, Truer Than Fiction Award
📸: Araya Doheny/Getty Images
January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
👏 Another round of applause for the 2026 #SpiritAwards Emerging Filmmakers:
- Tony Yang, Producers United Producers Award
- Tatti Ribeiro, Someone to Watch Award
- Rajee Samarasinghe, Truer Than Fiction Award
📸: Araya Doheny/Getty Images
- Tony Yang, Producers United Producers Award
- Tatti Ribeiro, Someone to Watch Award
- Rajee Samarasinghe, Truer Than Fiction Award
📸: Araya Doheny/Getty Images
Our 2026 #SpiritAwards Nominees got their close-ups at today's brunch celebrating the very best in independent storytelling. ✨
Nominees Zoey Deutch, Joel Edgerton, Eva Victor & Xosha Roquemore.
📸: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
Nominees Zoey Deutch, Joel Edgerton, Eva Victor & Xosha Roquemore.
📸: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
January 11, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Our 2026 #SpiritAwards Nominees got their close-ups at today's brunch celebrating the very best in independent storytelling. ✨
Nominees Zoey Deutch, Joel Edgerton, Eva Victor & Xosha Roquemore.
📸: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
Nominees Zoey Deutch, Joel Edgerton, Eva Victor & Xosha Roquemore.
📸: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
A toast to indie storytelling. Thank you all for celebrating with us!
Watch the the 2026 #SpiritAwards on Sunday, February 15, streaming live at 2pm PT / 5pm ET on YouTube via Film Independent and @
IMDb with our host Ego Nwodim. Subscribe here: bit.ly/FiYTSubscribe
Watch the the 2026 #SpiritAwards on Sunday, February 15, streaming live at 2pm PT / 5pm ET on YouTube via Film Independent and @
IMDb with our host Ego Nwodim. Subscribe here: bit.ly/FiYTSubscribe
January 10, 2026 at 11:36 PM
A toast to indie storytelling. Thank you all for celebrating with us!
Watch the the 2026 #SpiritAwards on Sunday, February 15, streaming live at 2pm PT / 5pm ET on YouTube via Film Independent and @
IMDb with our host Ego Nwodim. Subscribe here: bit.ly/FiYTSubscribe
Watch the the 2026 #SpiritAwards on Sunday, February 15, streaming live at 2pm PT / 5pm ET on YouTube via Film Independent and @
IMDb with our host Ego Nwodim. Subscribe here: bit.ly/FiYTSubscribe
Our Best Ensemble Cast winners are here! Congrats again to the cast of ‘Chief of War’. 👏 #SpiritAwards
January 10, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Our Best Ensemble Cast winners are here! Congrats again to the cast of ‘Chief of War’. 👏 #SpiritAwards
Dylan O’Brien is here! Nominee for Best Lead Performance for his role in ‘Twinless’. #SpiritAwards
January 10, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Dylan O’Brien is here! Nominee for Best Lead Performance for his role in ‘Twinless’. #SpiritAwards
Zoey Deutch, nominated for Best Supporting Performance at the 2026 #SpiritAwards
January 10, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Zoey Deutch, nominated for Best Supporting Performance at the 2026 #SpiritAwards
Meet our Emerging Filmmakers ✨
- Tony Yang, winner of the Producers United Producers Award
- Tatti Ribeiro, winner of the Someone to Watch Award
- Rajee Samarasinghe, winner of the Truer Than Fiction Award
#SpiritAwards
- Tony Yang, winner of the Producers United Producers Award
- Tatti Ribeiro, winner of the Someone to Watch Award
- Rajee Samarasinghe, winner of the Truer Than Fiction Award
#SpiritAwards
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Meet our Emerging Filmmakers ✨
- Tony Yang, winner of the Producers United Producers Award
- Tatti Ribeiro, winner of the Someone to Watch Award
- Rajee Samarasinghe, winner of the Truer Than Fiction Award
#SpiritAwards
- Tony Yang, winner of the Producers United Producers Award
- Tatti Ribeiro, winner of the Someone to Watch Award
- Rajee Samarasinghe, winner of the Truer Than Fiction Award
#SpiritAwards
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Lavazza, Venom Vodka, FIJI, PepsiCo and dublab! #SpiritAwards
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January 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
It’s not a party without our partners @
Lavazza, Venom Vodka, FIJI, PepsiCo and dublab! #SpiritAwards
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