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🎬 From SpongeBob to Sundance! Join NFMLA’s Virtual Conversation with Mireia Vilanova of @CartunaTV (@ 3 PM PT, 8/22) as she talks animation, live action, & creative advice. 🎟️ Info: newfilmmakersla.com/events

What happens when death disappears? 🕰️ Marvelous Gift explores a world where immortality comes at a price. Don’t miss this unforgettable vision at #NFMLA’s August Film Festival! 🎟️ Learn more: newfilmmakersla.com/events/

Filmmakers! 🎬 Ready to grow your career and build community with fellow Latinx creatives? Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today is now accepting applications for its annual industry program during the @holamexicoff! 📅 Sept 12–20, 2025 in Los Angeles 🎟️ A select group of emerging Latinx…

Filmmakers! 🎬 Ready to grow your career and build community with fellow Latinx creatives? Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today is now accepting applications for its annual industry program during the @holamexicoff! 📅 Sept 12–20, 2025 in Los Angeles 🎟️ A select group of emerging Latinx…

Filmmakers! 🎬 Ready to grow your career and build community with fellow Latinx creatives? Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today is now accepting applications for its annual industry program during the @holamexicoff! 📅 Sept 12–20, 2025 in Los Angeles 🎟️ A select group of emerging Latinx…

Late-night bus stops, bad choices, and one very questionable plan. 🌙🍴 Big Yikes! delivers sharp humor and raw energy at #NFMLA’s August Film Festival. You’ll laugh, cringe, and cheer—don’t miss it! 🎟️Learn more: newfilmmakersla.com/events/

Ever feel like everyone else is living your dream? 🌟🎭 Cast Members brings sharp wit, catchy tunes, and big laughs to #NFMLA’s August Film Festival. A hilarious ode to dreams and everyday meaning—don’t miss it! 🎟️ For more info: newfilmmakersla.com/events/

📣 NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts its August Monthly Film Festival on August 23rd, dedicated to a celebration of its annual InFocus: International Animation program. The day consists of one InFocus: International Animated Shorts program showcasing a diverse range of…

How do you hold on to someone lost? In Finding JaMia’s Spirit, a brave 5-year-old begins kindergarten with grief, hope, and magic. Guided by love and memory, she discovers her father’s spirit never left. 🎬Join us at #NFMLA’s August Festival. 🎟️Learn more:newfilmmakersla.com/events/

✨Two nights. One magical hillside.✨ Join us @thefordla with @LAPhil for Howl’s Moving Castle (7/26) & The Wind Rises (7/27)! 🎁 GIVEAWAY: Tag a friend + your @ghibliusa fave (Howl or Wind Rises) to enter—ends 7/25, winners via DM. 🎥 JP w/ EN subs | Hosted by @Carlos_Film

🎬 Get ready for a raw, powerful ride — [s] joins the NFMLA August lineup! Bold, immersive, and unforgettable. Learn more about our festivals at newfilmmakersla.com/events/ #NFMLA #ShortFilm

More alumni news! Impossible Town is the story of Dr. Ayne Amjad, who takes up her late father’s mission to relocate a West Virginia town exposed to cancer-causing chemicals. But as pressure mounts, she must decide how far she’s willing to go to aid the town’s fight for justice.…

🎥 FLOCKY joins our August Festival & InFocus: International Animation lineup! A dreamlike short tracing a mother’s journey through pregnancy, love, and loss—a tribute to the fragile bond between two souls. 🎬 More info: newfilmmakersla.com/events/

🎥 Next up in our August Fest & InFocus: International Animation lineup: She and Her Good Vibrations! 🎉 A bold, sex-positive animated comedy by Olivia Griselda & Sarah Cheok. Learn more about our festivals at newfilmmakersla.com

🎬✨ Calling all creators, storytellers, and sustainability changemakers! ✨🌱 @WomenNMedia's REEL/FORWARD is where bold ideas, green production, and creative collaboration converge — and your project could be part of it! Submit your short film, reel, sizzle, webisode, music…

🎥 First up in our August Fest & InFocus: International Animation lineup: CHASERS! 🎉 A bold 30-minute single-shot pilot set at a wild LA party—fresh from Sundance 2025. Directed by Erin Brown Thomas. Learn more about our festivals at newfilmmakersla.com/events

As a frequent collaborator of @sundanceorg, we are thrilled to extend the Sundance Institute's invite to their conversation with multi-hyphenate, @navamau. The demand for trans visibility has never been higher. Or more precarious. Concluding the Trans Possibilities Intensive,…

🎬 Reminder, indie filmmakers! The FilmStream Collective by @Kickstarter x @Tubi is still open—offering funding + guaranteed streaming for select films. Spread the word + support original voices! 👉 kickstarter.com/tubi #FilmStreamCollective #IndieFilm

Thank you to everyone who joined us on July 12 for the NFMLA Monthly Film Festival | InFocus: Canadian Cinema program! 🇨🇦🎬✨ 👀 Join us next on August 23 for the August Film Festival | InFocus: International Animation – a celebration of bold stories and brilliant visuals from…

There’s no roadmap for building a creative career in today’s industry, but every week In Development, published by our friends at IndieWire (@IndieWire) and written by Editor-in-Chief Dana Harris-Bridson (@TheKnife), offers something better: clear-eyed insight, real talk, and a…