About Us

Since 1978, The Independent has been the leading source of information for independent, grassroots, and activist media-makers, providing inspiration and information for their films and video projects, as well as creating connections to the larger independent media community.

Founded as a nonprofit organization in 2007, Independent Media Publications inherited the rights to the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers’ (AIVF) publications, including the 30-year archives of The Independent Film & Video Monthly and several books. Since then, the organization has relaunched the magazine online with more than 12,500 subscribers and published its first book The Independent’s Guide to Film Distributors.

With your support, Independent Media Publications will digitize and post online all the articles dating back to the first issue in 1978, in order to preserve this invaluable historic resource for the independent film community. Other plans for 2010 include launching two investigative initiatives on behalf of independent media-makers, and continuing to bring readers The Independent online.

For more information about the transition see "The Independent is Back!" and "A Q&A With Our Readers".

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Distributor Book -- 2nd Edition in Progress!

We've had great success with The Independent's Guide to Film Distributors, which features the acquisition details of nearly 200 distribution companies. But times are changing FAST so we're hard at work on a 2nd edition due out later this year. Our current edition is available at Amazon.com.