An eight-day shoot, a creator-first strategy, and a release engineered before production began. Independent film has been declared dead often enough to qualify as a horror subgenre. Box office is ...

This isn't recovery, it's recalibration. These 10 inflection points map how independent film is redefining success, sustainability, and creative power in 2026. In the seven months since I launched In ...

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A showcase for independent Chinese films was scrapped after the Chinese authorities pressured directors, moderators and even a volunteer to pull out. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing The phone ...