Field Briefing November 2022 Independent Film and Media

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This document is intended to educate policymakers and decisionmakers about the challenges and opportunities related to the U.S. infrastructure serving independent filmmakers and media artists. Commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts and produced in partnership with the Sundance Institute through a Cooperative Agreement, the topics outlined in this briefing were informed through individual and group conversations taking place across 2021–2022 with members of the Independent Film and Media Arts Group (IMAG) and other independent film stakeholders representing a diverse cross-section of roles in the field, including producers, directors, distributors, exhibitors, funders, sales agents, and nonprofit artist support organizations.