History: more information← Previous revisionRevision as of 03:46, 8 October 2026 Line 36: Line 36: In 2001, IFP/West absorbed the [[LA Film Festival|Los Angeles Independent Film Festival]].{{cite web |url=http://www.animation-festivals.com/festivals/los-angeles-film-festival/ |website=animation-festivals.com |title=Los Angeles Film Festival |access-date=June 12, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711214106/http://www.animation-festivals.com/festivals/los-angeles-film-festival/ |archive-date=July 11, 2017}} In 2001, IFP/West absorbed the [[LA Film Festival|Los Angeles Independent Film Festival]].{{cite web |url=http://www.animation-festivals.com/festivals/los-angeles-film-festival/ |website=animation-festivals.com |title=Los Angeles Film Festival |access-date=June 12, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711214106/http://www.animation-festivals.com/festivals/los-angeles-film-festival/ |archive-date=July 11, 2017}} In 2002, IFP restructured its regional chapters, with IFP/West becoming IFP/Los Angeles.https://variety.com/2002/film/news/ifp-unspools-nat-l-push-with-reorg-new-entity-1117865761/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-11-et-hundley11-story.html In 2005, IFP/West was renamed to Film Independent.{{cite web |last1=Zuckerman |first1=Esther |title=Everything You'd Ever Need to Know About the Film Independent Spirit Awards |url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/everything-ever-need-know-film-independent-spirit-awards-1964/ |website=backstage.com |language=en |date=17 December 2018 |quote=Last Updated: December 13, 2022}}{{cite web | last=Macaulay | first=Scott | title=Remembering Film Independent President Josh Welsh | publisher=Filmmaker Magazine | date=January 3, 2025 | url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/128484-remembering-josh-welsh-find-president/ | access-date=October 8, 2026}} In May 2005, IFP/Los Angeles announced its split from the Independent Feature Project and relaunched as Film Independent (FIND).https://filmmakermagazine.com/1917-find-ing-out/https://variety.com/2005/film/awards/ifp-l-a-finds-new-name-1117922086/https://www.screendaily.com/ifp/los-angeles-to-rebrand-as-film-independent/4022881.articlehttps://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/ifplos-angeles-finds-a-new-name-film-independent-78260/ "In the late summer, we open up for submissions. Individual filmmakers and studios and distributors send their films to us. We assemble nominating committees in the fall. They’re composed of many different people within the industry."{{cite news |last1=Schindel |first1=Daniel |title=Just How Independent Are the Film Independent Spirit Awards? Film Independent president Josh Welsh says the concept of indie filmmaking has evolved |url=https://lamag.com/film/independent-film-independent-spirit-awards-really |access-date=17 April 2025 |work=[[Los Angeles (magazine)|Los Angeles]] |date=Feb 17, 2015}} "In the late summer, we open up for submissions. Individual filmmakers and studios and distributors send their films to us. We assemble nominating committees in the fall. They’re composed of many different people within the industry."{{cite news |last1=Schindel |first1=Daniel |title=Just How Independent Are the Film Independent Spirit Awards? Film Independent president Josh Welsh says the concept of indie filmmaking has evolved |url=https://lamag.com/film/independent-film-independent-spirit-awards-really |access-date=17 April 2025 |work=[[Los Angeles (magazine)|Los Angeles]] |date=Feb 17, 2015}}