A new podcast is out! Dancer/Choreographer/director/writer Anna Long had 2 projects @filminvasionla.bsky.social the short film “Death in The Desert” (Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing - Drama) & screenplay “The Experience.” discoverindiefilm.com/618-anna-lon... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Michael D. Cohen held his WORLD PREMIERE of his short comedy film “Roughing It” at Film Invasion Los Angeles in June, 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing, Comedy. discoverindiefilm.com/616-michael-... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Caleb Garrett brought his film “Lonesome Town” to FIlm Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film, Experimental/Arthouse. discoverindiefilm.com/614-caleb-ga... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Maxwell Hamilton produced and starred in “The Mannequin,” a feature length horror film that came to Film Invasion Los Angeles in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Feature Film discoverindiefilm.com/612-maxwell-... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Chloe Schieldhause’s “Pool House,” a surreal, original, imaginatively dark comedy kicked off @filminvasionla.bsky.social 2025, took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality, Comedy. discoverindiefilm.com/610-chloe-sc... @heffay111.bsky.social

Tommy O'Rourke and Josh Sathree had their theatrical premiere of the episode “Hairy Herb” of their comedy series, “Barney & Herb,” at @shermanoaksff.bsky.social 2023.  discoverindiefilm.com/608-josh-sat... @heffay111.bsky.social

JB Singh Ghuman, Jr. provided the main attraction at our @filminvasionla.bsky.social 2025 Opening Night Gala’s VR Pavillion by presenting, "paSSive poWer," a sonic visual 8K 4D 360 VR collaborative experience. discoverindiefilm.com/606-jb-singh... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Joel Benjamin created the Immersive Film “Max Q,” one of the highlights of the VR Pavilion at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025, and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Immersive Short! discoverindiefilm.com/604-joel-ben... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Johnny Galvan returned to @filminvasionla.bsky.social in June with the animated short film “Franks In Hell” and took home the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. discoverindiefilm.com/602-johnny-g... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Drew Lewis Guerra wrote & directed the film “The Last Light” that had its World Premiere at @filminvasionla.bsky.social & took home two awards.(discoverindiefilm.com/600-drew-gue... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Amy Whittenberger brought her film “As A Rake” to Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film, Horror! discoverindiefilm.com/598-amy-whit... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Jannik Ehret brought the wonderful doc “Paisano Overhang” to @filminvasionla.bsky.social 2025 & took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film, Doc & Outstanding Cinematography, Doc discoverindiefilm.com/596-jannik-e... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Braeden and Nathan Lambert premiered their film “The Big Picture” to @filminvasionla.bsky.social in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Music Video. discoverindiefilm.com/594-braeden-... @heffay111.bsky.social

Chris Fiore chats about his new doc “Broadway & Swan,” which was part of the 10th Anniversary edition of @filminvasionla.bsky.socia & earned him the Grand Jury Award for Best Director, Featurette. discoverindiefilm.com/592-chris-fi... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Actor, writer and producer Eddie Alfano brought his short “Mondays At The Office” to @filminvasionla.bsky.socia and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film, Comedy. discoverindiefilm.com/590-eddie-al... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Melissa Jean Martinez- Areffi and Bella Zoe Martinez brought OSCAR- QUALIFYING short, "Once More, Like Rain Man”  to @filminvasionla.bsky.social in 2025, & took home 4 awards. discoverindiefilm.com/588-bella-zo... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Ari Flesch's debut film  “It’s Not For Me To Say” took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film, Animation at FI-LA 2025. discoverindiefilm.com/586-ari-fles...

A new podcast is out! Annie Girard and Diana Wright co-directed and co-wrote the short film “1 in the Chamber” that took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film - Comedy at FIlm Invasion Los Angeles 2025. discoverindiefilm.com/584-annie-gi... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! The guest for this episodeis Jessie Sparrow, Executive Director of RE:IMAGINE ATL, a community-based nonprofit in Atlanta that's reshaping access to film, media, and digital storytelling for the city’s youth. discoverindiefilm.com/581-jessie-s... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Sweden-based Henrik Larsson co-directed, co- wrote and co-produced “Pierre West” with Jakob Arevärn, a remarkable drama that took home two awards at @filminvasionla.bsky.social in June, 2025 discoverindiefilm.com/579-henrik-l... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Jesseca Ynez Simmons had her film “Heaven in a Wild Flower” at the Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2024 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Cinematography - Arthouse/Experimental. discoverindiefilm.com/577-jesseca-... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Graham High directed “The Housesitters,” a smart and hilarious film that played at @shermanoaksff.bsky.social in 2022 discoverindiefilm.com/575-graham-h... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Filmmaker Lindsay Nyman returns to the podcast to chat about her remarkable documentary, “They Call Me The Tattoo Witch.”  discoverindiefilm.com/573-lindsay-... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Vincent Salvano's film Crosby was at @filminvasionla.bsky.social in 2018 and he has been such a busy young person, it took us SEVEN years of rescheduling before we managed to record this! discoverindiefilm.com/571-vincent-... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Fr3deR1cK has been a staple guest on the podcast and when he recently came to LA for an extended visit, I obviously agreed to pick up our musings on film and the universe. discoverindiefilm.com/fr3der1ck-th... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! FI-LA/SOFF Juror Rosalie Alspach returned to @difwins.bsky.social to discuss her crowd sourcing campaign for her upcoming project, "If We Be Friends". discoverindiefilm.com/568-rosalie-... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Jon James Smith returned to @filminvasionla.bsky.social in 2025 with his new film, “Babushka,” and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette - Horror. discoverindiefilm.com/566-jon-jame... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Selina Ringel and Dan Levy Dagerman brought their feature film “You, Me & Her” to @shermanoaksff.bsky.social in 2023, taking home three awards! discoverindiefilm.com/565-selina-r... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Matt Mazany wrote and directed the short film “Big Brothers,” taking home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy [email protected] in 2024. discoverindiefilm.com/563-matt-maz... @heffay111.bsky.social l

A new podcast is out! Ryan Barton Grimley returns to discuss “Listen Carefully,” the winner for Best Feature Film – Action/Thriller at @shermanoaksff.bsky.social in 2024 in 2024. discoverindiefilm.com/561-ryan-bar... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Ren Olivieri brought his film “The Trade” to @shermanoaksff.bsky.social in 2024 and took home the Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking. discoverindiefilm.com/559-ren-oliv... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Tal Anderson's short film “Breaking Normal” took home a Programmer’s Prize for Exceptional Filmmaking at the @shermanoaksff.bsky.social in 2024. discoverindiefilm.com/557-tal-ande...   @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Ethan Shaftel brought his Immersive film “Ajax All Powerful” to @shermanoaksff.bsky.social in 2024 and took one the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Immersive Short. discoverindiefilm.com/555-ethan-sh... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Rob Neilson’s film “The Word” took home NUMEROUS awards at @filminvasionla.bsky.social @shermanoaksff.bsky.social sff.bsky.social. In fact too many to list here! discoverindiefilm.com/553-rob-neil... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Nicholas Burns wrote & directed the short film “Intertitle” that took home both the Grand Jury Award for Best Sound Design & the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality - Drama @filminvasionla.bsky.social 2024 discoverindiefilm.com/551-nicholas... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Vernon Davidson premiered “SEGAL” at @shermanoaksff.bsky.social in 2024 & earned the Grand Jury Award – Best Feature Film – Documentary. Listen anywhere podcasts are available or directly on the DIF website at discoverindiefilm.com/549-vernon-d... @heffay111.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! David Lazaro showed his Immersive music video “V. - Freaky Friday” at the @shermanoaksff.bsky.social VR Pavillion & took home the Grand Jury Award – Outstanding Immersive Short. discoverindiefilm.com/547-david-la... @heffay111.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Michael Glover Smith's superb film Handle with Care was an Official Selection: Short Film – Drama at @shermanoaksff.bsky.social 2024 and took home the Programmer’s Prize – Exceptional Filmmaking discoverindiefilm.com/545-michael-... @heffay111.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Donato De Luca brought his film “Grand Romantic Gestures” to @shermanoaksff.bsky.social in 2024 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Creativity - Drama discoverindiefilm.com/543-donato-d... @filminvasionla.bsky.social @heffay111.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Director Daniel DelPurgatorio & producer Todd Friedman made the feature film “Marshmallow,” a horror movie that gets its VOD release on June 6! discoverindiefilm.com/541-daniel-d... @filminvasionla.bsky.social @heffay111.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social #indiefilm

A new podcast is out! Producer Samantha Baugnon hopped onto Zoom to talk about “Homeschooled,” a feature length documentary releasing to streaming VOD on June 1! discoverindiefilm.com/539-samantha... @filminvasionla.bsky.social @heffay111.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social #indiefilm

A new podcast is out! Jacob Langsner directed the award winning animated short, “SUM: A Tale From the Afterlife” that had its world premiere at @shermanoaksff.bsky.social in 2024. discoverindiefilm.com/537-jacob-la... @filminvasionla.bsky.social @heffay111.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy-Mondays at the Office. The burned-out owner of a male stripping company battles a mid-life crisis while juggling the egos of his dancers… all in one Monday at the office. @heffay111.bsky.social @filminvasionla.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social

2025 Official Selection: Feature Film – Documentary- Making Megaforce. Good guys always win. Even in 2025. Written & Directed by Bob Lindenmayer @heffay111.bsky.social @filminvasionla.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama- Death in The Desert. A wayward soul strikes an unlikely friendship with a divine entity. Directed by Anna Long @heffay111.bsky.social @filminvasionla.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social

2025 Official Selection: Feature Film – Drama- Love Song from Hiroshima A young Japanese couple meet an American tourist John in … Mysterious stories from Hiroshima’s past and present intersect and eventually become one. @heffay111.bsky.social @filminvasionla.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social

2025 Official Selection: Featurette – Drama- Lost, Not Forgotten. When Shane’s protective world crumbles around him, he has to stop running, and confront his past. Directed by Sean Patrick Small & Justin Feinman @heffay111.bsky.social @filminvasionla.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama- Lorica A young priest is confronted with the horrific abuse perpetrated by a mentor. Directed by Benjamin Carlucci @heffay111.bsky.social @filminvasionla.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Experimental/Arthouse- Lonesome Town When a cowboy is forward in time to modern day Los Angeles he struggles to find a way home. Directed by Caleb Garrett @heffay111.bsky.social @filminvasionla.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social

A new podcast is out! Lauren Moreno directed and co-wrote “Palmdale,” an official selection at the 2024 @shermanoaksff.bsky.social that took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Featurette - Drama discoverindiefilm.com/535-lauren-m... @heffay111.bsky.social @difwins.bsky.social #indiefilm