/tags/independent-film independent film en-US WLRN Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-30/florida-film-industry-shoots-incentives-grants-production Production companies and film commissions say they are again finding their way in Florida, despite a lack of a state incentive program which has kept shoots and talent away since the likes of Oscar-winner 'Moonlight' and hit series 'Dexter.' Apple TV+'s upcoming 'Bad Monkey,' shot almost entirely in South Florida, and smaller productions are bucking the trend. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-30/florida-film-industry-shoots-incentives-grants-production Wilkine Brutus /art-and-culture/2023-01-12/new-palm-beach-festival-attracts-independent-films-quirks-of-florida Must-see independent cinema from over 20 different countries this month is coalescing into the arts scene in Palm Beach County. The 22-day Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Film Festival will hold 100-plus screenings of international premieres and local films. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:00:00 GMT /art-and-culture/2023-01-12/new-palm-beach-festival-attracts-independent-films-quirks-of-florida Wilkine Brutus /art-and-culture/2022-12-14/filmmakers-create-local-love-letters-to-miami-beach Oolite Arts and the City of Miami Beach awarded nine Miami-based filmmakers $5,000 each to create 3 to 5 minute narrative or documentary film shorts as “Local Love Letters” to Miami Beach. The winning stories will premiere Thursday night in a free screening outdoors at the New World Symphony. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 21:12:45 GMT /art-and-culture/2022-12-14/filmmakers-create-local-love-letters-to-miami-beach Taima Hervas | Artburst /2021-04-26/rep-hardy-on-challenging-floridas-status-quo-apps-encouraging-civic-engagement-and-o-cinema A local lawmaker is challenging Tallahassee on criminal justice, voting rights and equitable vaccine distribution. Do you want to be more civically engaged? There an app for that. Plus, O Cinema celebrates 10 years in business. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 22:56:32 GMT /2021-04-26/rep-hardy-on-challenging-floridas-status-quo-apps-encouraging-civic-engagement-and-o-cinema Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /culture/2015-08-12/american-black-film-fest-returns-to-miami-for-good The American Black Film Fest has announced its return to Miami Beach for its 20th anniversary next year. Originally envisioned as a destination event,… Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:12:09 GMT /culture/2015-08-12/american-black-film-fest-returns-to-miami-for-good /culture/2013-04-04/palm-beach-international-film-festival-looks-to-make-stars-out-of-the-audience On the schedule for this year's Palm Beach International Film Festival are some of the usual suspects: Independent films starring Hollywood stars given… Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:01:00 GMT /culture/2013-04-04/palm-beach-international-film-festival-looks-to-make-stars-out-of-the-audience