What is an Independent Film?

Because you are here it tells us that you may not have had the pleasure of experiencing an Independent Film. That’s okay. You’re not alone; millions have not.

An independent film is often produced outside of the big movie studios, usually by independent film makers with little to no budget.

What is consistent with Independent Films is the passion for the story that comes from the Filmmaker and the creative manner in which they present it.

Independent films usually do not have top actors or actresses staring in them, as a mater of fact, most do not have any of the top 25 actors or actresses in them. Often, the director, producer and one of the staring roles, is the same person. Even when they do have a "NAME" it is still difficult to get the film out in front of the general public.

There are over 300 Film Festivals that take place in the US alone each year that focus on Independent films. But only a small portion of these films are ever seen by the public in general. It is these films that Now Showing Studios promises to bring you.

By the way, if you have not had the pleasure of attending a film festival, we highly recommend doing so. It will be a most memorable life experience.

As a member, we have created a "when and where" film festivals calendar listing that you can access. You can even book your reservations directly from this site.

We created Now Showing Studios, to help thousands of Filmmakers get their film out to the viewers and for viewers to have a place to watch an independent movie they normally would not have access to.

Welcome to Now Showing Studios - help us help Independent Filmmakers everywhere and tell some friends about us so they too can enjoy the excitement of viewing Independent films.

Independent film

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An independent film, or indie film, is usually a low-budget film that is produced by a small movie studio. The term is also used to describe films produced by subsidiaries of larger studios, such as Sony Pictures Classics, as long as less than half of its budget comes from a major movie studio. In 2005, about 15% of the U.S. domestic box office revenue was from independent studios^[1]. The term is also used to describe films which are not distributed by the major distribution companies.

The term "independent film" is also used to describe films in terms of their content or style. The term "independent film" is sometimes used to describe films in which the writer or director's original authorial into or personal creative vision is maintained in the final film. As well, the term is used to describe less commercially-driven art films which differ markedly from the norms of plot-driven, mainstream classical Hollywood cinema.