An independent film (or indie film) is a film initially produced without financing or distribution from a major movie studio. Often, films that receive less than 50% of their budget from major studio are also considered "independent". According to MPAA data, January through March 2005 showed approximately 15% of US domestic box office revenue was from independent or indie studios. Creative, business, and technological reasons have all contributed to the growth of the indie film scene in the late 20th and early 21st century.

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The roots of independent film can be traced back to when the early pioneer filmmakers at the turn of the century resisted the control of the Motion Pictures Patents Company, when filmmakers built their own cameras to escape the Edison trusts in order to relocate to Southern California where they laid the foundations of the American film industry as well as the Hollywood studio system.

The studio system took on a life of its own, and eventually became so powerful that some filmmakers once again sought independence as a result. Throughout the decades, independent filmmakers around the world have created a diverse range of filmmaking styles that symbolize their own unique cultures and subcultures such as experimental film and underground film.

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upon sleepless nights & the desperate need to release creatively... The fact remains that I still yearn to work on an independent film
MiaDSantiago (Mia D. Santiago) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:50:46 -0000
upon sleepless nights & the desperate need to release creatively... The fact remains that I still yearn to work on an independent film
Джемма Артертон на «British Independent Film Awards» > http://bit.ly/4HOAQb > #GemmaArterton #BritishIndependentFilmAwards
turbokino (Turbokino) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:43:32 -0000
Джемма Артертон на «British Independent Film Awards» > http://bit.ly/4HOAQb > #GemmaArterton #BritishIndependentFilmAwards
reading over a screenplay for a independent horror movie starting shooting in a few weeks,hopefully be done for the Toronto Film Festival
RoosterMagicUK (Ros Robertson) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:39:57 -0000
reading over a screenplay for a independent horror movie starting shooting in a few weeks,hopefully be done for the Toronto Film Festival
I'll also be scouting for independent artist & musicians for music scoring for the movie. I want to enter the film in the film festival.
unyquedreamz (Unyque Dreamz) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:56:52 -0000
I'll also be scouting for independent artist & musicians for music scoring for the movie. I want to enter the film in the film festival.
AVATAR! http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-method-and-the-madness-of-film-directors-1839310.html
VisualPersist (Visual Persistence) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:53:33 -0000
AVATAR! http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-method-and-the-madness-of-film-directors-1839310.html
@RoseCaseyC thanks for the RT. As a lover of independent film you could do worse than check out http://bit.ly/3h4F6n
mikechitty (Michael Chitty) Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:31:06 -0000
@RoseCaseyC thanks for the RT. As a lover of independent film you could do worse than check out http://bit.ly/3h4F6n

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