IONCINEMA.com’s American New Wave 25

Post-Independence Day serves as a fitting launch date for IONCINEMA.com’s “American New Wave 25“.  As something in the realms of a scouting report, what I want to do with this feature is highlight some of the new names in American Independent film who I think are going to be fixtures not only on this site, but also in the industry itself.

Much like Variety’s 10 to Watch for features, Screen Daily’s Stars of Tomorrow and Filmmaker Magazine’s excellent Annual Survey, I’ll be underlining those who’ve already begun making waves out of ripples, or, who are just a couple of Sundance or SXSW festivals shy from becoming synonymous with the modern John Cassavetes of this business. It takes a small army of committed and creative folk to help realize a singular vision – so I’ll not only be profiling filmmakers, producers and acting talent, but I’ll also be mentioning the behind-the-scenes folk who work in various departments of a film production and in my books don’t get enough cred. So check back tomorrow, as I slowly reveal the twenty-five indie folks that made the list and I hope you enjoy the profiles, as I intend to make this a July 4th tradition.