"A Celebration Of the Indie Artist"™
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At The Indie Film Fest, our mission is to create a unique platform that will enhance and increase the opportunities for independent film production and the usage of independent music, as well as support the community of artists, musicians, independent songwriters, actors, screenwriters, directors and producers of independent film. The Indie Film Fest embraces diversity, innovation, and uniqueness of vision in the film and video gaming industry.
The Indie Film Fest assists the independent filmmaker by helping build greater awareness of their projects, to establish additional opportunities and to create the necessary exposure of their work within the global film and video gaming industry. The Indie Film Fest also promotes and educates the use of independent music for production soundtracks/film scores, that are created, written and performed by independent artists, writers and musicians.
The Indie Film Fest has also created the "Indie Light Awards" to celebrate and recognize the creative achievements by independent filmmakers. We have developed workshops for networking as well as providing educational opportunities for the actor, songwriter, screenwriter, director and producer. The Indie Film Fest creates "one light and one voice" within the independent film community!
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"A Celebration Of the Indie Artist"
One would ask, why celebrate the Indie Artist? After all, what would be the purpose? Isn’t an “Indie Artist” a person who creates some music that most people never listen to or an individual whose film or video projects would very rarely be seen by more than a few friends or family?
If you are even thinking these thoughts, you’ve missed the point of why there is an “Indie Artist” in the first place. To help you understand even the word – “artist”, let’s establish one thing first. An “artist” is neither bound to have their work heard or their work seen. In fact, the true definition of an “artist” is – “knowing yourself.” Within this framework, an artist creates from within, not the other way around.
An “Indie Artist”, therefore, is one who is completely and absolutely independent to express what is inside, what they are feeling and how they want to express that. An “Indie Artist” must exist without exterior forces, without influences from the outside that may cloud their vision or cut into their soul.
The Indie Fest events comprising The Indie Music Fest and The Indie Film Fest are dedicated to not only recognizing the true “Indie Artists” of the world, but encouraging them to continue their passion for expressing their artistry no matter what path they choose within the music, film or video mediums.
Both The Indie Music Fest and The Indie Film Fest require that every “Indie Artist” who submits their work not be affiliated with any major record label or major film studio. This requirement exists because we believe that being an “Indie Artist” means first and foremost they are “free” from any constraints put upon them to be anything but true to themselves and that their creative expression comes directly from within!
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| Gregg Cobarr |
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Gregg Cobarr, Director of The Indie Film Fest, has extensive experience in the entertainment industry spanning over 30 years. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Film Production from Brooks Institute of Photography and Master of Fine Arts in Film and Video production from California Institute of the Arts. He has worked with 20th Century-Fox, Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Epic Records, Columbia Records, RCA, Capitol, Universal Music Group, Curb Records and Warner Music. He has produced and directed over 200 television commericals; produced, directed and co-wrote the music soundtrack for a half hour made-for-television adaptation of an E.E. Cummings play; created and produced a Rod Stewart music video; created, produced, shot and edited a short film distributed by Universal Pictures and was assistant film editor on a feature film starring Linda Hamilton and Robert Carradine. Gregg Cobarr, Master of Fine Arts www.cobarrphotos.com
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