The Collaborative Film Club
The kind, collaborative film club. Connect with fellow creators to help support your career, supercharge your film projects, and brighten your day. Ready for a great day in film? Come on in.
THE COLLABORATIVE FILM CLUB
INDIE EMPIRE
Film is the most collaborative art form in the world, but in the industry today collaboration feels far from the focus. It’s cut throat, competitive, a non-stop hustle, and maybe you’re asking yourself: Where can I just focus on the art? Indie Empire exists to show filmmakers that they’re never alone. With features like community boards, live classes, and one-on-one office hours with industry pros, we’ve built a space where collaboration turns dreams into reality.
THE COLLABORATIVE FILM CLUB
TOP FEATURES
- Live Calendar: with virtual live classes and/or events almost every day.
- Job boards: to help find your dream crew, or land your next gig.
- Resource sharing: to help track down those remaining puzzle pieces for your film.
- Community boards: to discuss events in film, share your work, and make new friends.
- Courses: in depth interactive courses, to learn and grow at your own pace.
- Code of conduct: to ensure all our users are kind, like-minded creators, with a focus on unity, collaboration, and creating better vibes in the industry.
LIVE CLASSES + EVENTS
The film industry can feel so exclusive and out of reach. Many of us feel trapped on the other side of the glass, looking in at the industry we long to participate in. That’s why we created our Live Calendar, with events almost every day—to bring the industry to you, wherever you are. For those of you operating outside of Hollywood: wherever you are in the world, no matter what your day job, you can be an active daily part of the film industry. Our interactive sessions with live teachers and fellow students foster a true sense of community. With live events like group discussions, Q&As, showcases, watch parties, and even craft nights, you’ll feel like a connected (and valuable) part of the film world every day.
Newsfeed
Newsfeed
Your newsfeed keeps you up to date, with everything happening in the community! You'll see the most recent activity from your fellow members, especially those you follow! Check out what's happening, and share your own thoughts, or post some photos of your day! Working on something today? On a cool set? We'd love to see it!
Classes
Classes
Access to education is one of the easiest ways to support diversity in film, and we believe education should be equal opportunity. Our teachers focus their energy on being friendly, kind, and supportive, so you don't just learn new skills, you feel confident you can accomplish them! With a busy calendar of live classes, you can always learn with friends! Trying to fit learning into a busy schedule? We've got you. We also have a library of previous live classes, and a library of asychronistic courses.
Group Chats
Group Chats
Wanna chat cinematography today? Need to dish with some fellow screenwriters? Check out our group forums, with special areas of focus, so you can always find creators with aligned interests!
Calendar
Calendar
The calendar is the best way to stay up to date with the busy schedule of Indie Empire! Find classes from your favorite regular teachers, or cool guests! We also have events like craft parties, group discussions, Q&A, Office Hours, watch parties, and more!
Job Boards
Job Boards
Looking for your dream crew? Looking for your next gig? Check out our job boards to connect and collaborate with creators from within this lovely community. All members have already agreed to operate within our Code Of Conduct, so you can feel much more confident in your hiring decisions.
Office Hours
Office Hours
The industry is confusing enough to navigate without having to self teach everything, that's why we have Office Hours! Stop by to chat with your favorite teachers about whatever is on your mind! Have a burning question? Need help troubleshooting and issue? Maybe even just a few words of encouragement? There's a reason our teachers are live, and it's to connect with you.
FILM FUNDING + GRANTS
Want to see more women, POC, and LGBTQIA+ creators get their films financed? We do too-and we’re putting our money where our mouths are. A portion of your membership fee goes to support our grants and financing programs, which help underrepresented and underfunded members of our community get their projects financed. We believe the best way to enhance diversity in media is to make sure that the ability to tell your story is accessible to everyone!
Want more info about applying for grants? Scroll down!
Because the vibes DO matter.
COMMUNITY IS A SUPERPOWER
Leveling up is as simple as teaming up. Let’s put aside competition, and embrace strength in numbers. Connecting with aligned creators who share your goal is the fastest way to expand your career and manifest your films into reality. If two heads are better than one, how powerful is a full team?
RECLAIM YOUR AUDIENCE
Tired of posting your work only to receive a handful of views, and a resounding comment choir of crickets? In this day and age of social media, it can feel impossible to stand out in the crowd. With our smaller crowd sizes, high engagement, and interested users, you can get a lot more genuine attention on your work. We also have community showcases specifically to highlight your work, and will be introducing virtual film festivals in 2025. So if you’re looking for people who will not only watch your work, but care about it, come on inside.
Online education
Learn, Grow, Ask!
The absolute most valuable tool a filmmaker can have? Your own skillset. The more you know, the more you can accomplish, so let’s invest in your abilities! Education is not one size fits all. Continue your film education with live courses, peer support groups, asynchronistic courses, even mentorships (coming soon). Featuring experienced teachers with all areas of expertise across the industry. These are not just video classes, they’re built for live engagement.
This is a safe, inclusive, welcoming community.
Authenticity Suits You.
Tired of not feeling welcome in traditional film spaces? Exhausted from trying to fit into a mold designed to turn you into something else? Want a break from film bros and online trolls? Us too. Vulnerability is foundational to the creative process: you simply can’t create your best work when you aren’t your authentic self. We’ve designed our community to foster welcoming, positive community, enforced with our code of conduct. Users who show up with unkind voices and condescending feedback violating our code of conduct are suspended. You’re showing up, you’re being vulnerable, we’re going to do everything in our power to protect that. While elements of this site look and feel like social media, it’s important to remember: this is not an open community. This is a protected space.
GET WHO YOU NEED, AND WHAT YOU NEED.
RESOURCE
SHARING
Our entire premise is that when you harness the power of a community, you can go further. Nothing proves that theory more than our resources board. Let the community help you find the things, places, and people you need to make your movie real. Can’t find a location? Need an actor ASAP? Looking for a prop or costume piece? Post it in the resource board, and let the community work it’s magic.
Code Of Conduct: Gentle Filmmaking
There are lots of difficult elements of the film industry that we can’t change, but the culture we create is NOT one of them. We’ve gone to great lengths to ensure this community is a safe space, with positive intentions and helpful vibes. In an industry that demands toughness, staying gentle IS power.
The ART of Collaboration
We’ve built this community around our CODE OF CONDUCT, to ensure users a more positive experience, and secure this as a space for like-minded creators. These guiding principals protect our users, and protect the energy around this project.
Join the Club of Like-Minded Filmmakers
JOB BOARDS + HIRING
Our job boards are designed to bring creators and producers together, making it easier than ever to get back on set. Producers can hire with confidence, choosing from a vetted community of talented, kind-hearted filmmakers with detailed profiles at their fingertips. Whether you’re looking to join a project or build the perfect team, our platform connects you with the right people to bring your vision to life.
The Writer's Table
The Writer's Table
Experience what life is like inside a writer's room: this collective of experienced screenwriters and authors meets regularly to read, review, and collaborate on each other's passion projects. Audit seats are available on a first come, first serve basis.
Networking
Networking
Create your personalized profile, including your resume, your demo reel, your work, and hop in some conversation groups!
Artistic Wellness
Artistic Wellness
It's an essential part of our ethos of Gentle Filmmaking. We don't want you to survive in art, we want you to THRIVE in art. We're over hustle culture, it's time for healthy culture! We have courses that focus on mindfulness, wellness, and positivity. We want you to build long-term skills to not only stay in the industry, but enjoy being here. Most of our traditional film classes even have a little twist of mindfulness and kindness!
Feedback
Feedback
One of the best ways to grow your skillset is to get feedback! But in the age of social media, that can be... well, complicated. Not here though! We've clearly crafted guidelines to encourage safe, positive engagement in your work, so you can feel safe enough to even share works in progress. This space fosters vulnerability, so you can meet us wherever you are in your journey.
Acting
Acting
Here at Indie Empire, filmmaking includes acting. Let's be honest, opportunities for actors are too few and too far between. We're putting together lots of classes and programs for actors, as well as peer support! Want to find your next audition buddy? Want to sharpen your audition skills? As an actor myself, some of the most helpful acting skills have come from filmmaking, and learning production enabled me to make my own projects... so who knows where this platform could take you!
LET'S CREATE SOME MAGIC
Connect with resources as limitless as your imagination. If you can see your movie in your mind, you can make it happen.
Try our TAX DEDUCTIBLE freelance friendly pricing
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Access to our educational blog
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Email list of industry opportunities
Club Membership
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Live Classes + Events
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Community Networking
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College Style Courses + Materials
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Resource Forums + Peer support
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Job boards
Features list
Craft your Profile & Portfolio
Share your Resume, Demo Reel, Portfolio, even your pitch decks for upcoming projects! Showcase your work, and get more eyes on your work!
Tired of low engagement on Instagram? Smaller community numbers here means more eyes on YOUR work.
Connect with Creators in your Area of Focus
Mentors to help you become your best self
Looking for an even more personalized approach to fast tracking your career? Keep an eye out for our new mentorship program!
We're so glad you're here.
Come create with us! Find your next creative partner, and get on set for your next film!
Share your work, share your skills, share your dreams.
100% Risk-Free Beta Test
I firmly believe nerves are a part of every creative process, so if you’re nervous, that’s okay! If you’re not ready to take the leap yet, come say hello on social media! I’m happy to answer questions and say hello before you join the club! Find us at @New32indiefilms and @IndieEmpireOfficial
Step into your Creator Era!
We love video classes, but sometimes you just need to ask a question and have it answered in real time, by a real person! Check out our calendar of live classes, or stop by office hours to have general Q&A with a teacher!
Learn at your own pace, with college style film courses in every department of focus. Complete these at your own pace, complete with worksheets, PDFs, and other helpful downloads along the way!
Network, make connections with like-minded creators, and crew up for your next film! Use our job boards to hire like-minded creators from within this community, or to look for your next collaborative partner!
Showcase your work in a smaller environment, where your work will ACTUALLY be seen. Tired of posting on Instagram only for it to disappear into the void? Smaller community sizes means real eyes, and real comments on your work.
Try our TAX DEDUCTIBLE freelance friendly pricing
Free
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Access to our educational blog
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Email list of industry opportunities
Club Membership
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Live Classes + Events
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Community Networking
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College Style Courses + Materials
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Resource Forums + Peer support
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Job boards
Keeping costs low:
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
There are lots of barriers for filmmakers, and finances have always been one of them. We understand film school can be out of reach for a lot of creators, but we believe in creating equal opportunity educational and hiring opportunities. Better still? We know if you’re an artist $12 a month can still be dear, so that’s why we’ve made our site TAX DEDUCTIBLE. As a business tool and/or educational cost, you can write off your annual membership on your taxes!
Employer or Producer? Reach out, to ask us how you can write off memberships for your whole crew to join.
No problems or surprises…
Inclusive and friendly
A fun way to connect
Let's go!!
Develop your unique, artistic perspective in a supportive community.
FAQ:
Where can I join from?
Anywhere! You can be a part of this community from wherever you are; access art outside Hollywood by joining our global network of filmmakers!
I want to explore career opportunities?
You’ve come to the right place! Networking, job hunting, and team building are a big part of our site! While all our classes and events are currently only online, the friends you make are yours to keep! Meet up, collab, make great stuff!
What types of classes are there?
Our goal is to cater to creators across the industry, so we make sure we are always adding and expanded both our class library and our roster of teachers! We have classes in Production, Directing, Writing, Audio, Acting, Editing, and more! Most of our classes also feature a little twist of creative wellness and staying healthy and positive in the industry!
I want to join, but I've never made a movie...
Perfect! This club is for creators at all experience levels, in fact, it’s one of our strengths! Whether you’re a film student, an old pro, or someone who is camera curious but hasn’t made the leap yet, this space is for YOU.
I have more questions, can you help me?
Absolutely! Feel free to reach out to us on instagram if you have a question! @New32Indiefilms and @IndieEmpireOfficial