Film Independent names grant readers

Film Independent has granted filmmakers of 4 features grants or loans adding up to $115,000 at its annual Spirit Honours brunch.Honours were presented Saturday at Boa in West Hollywood.The Jameson "Find Your Audience" award visited Benjamin Murray and Alysa Nahmias for "Incomplete Spaces" with $40,000 grant. The doc follows a trio of Cuban designers who produced structures within the newbie following a 1959 revolution that introduced Fidel Castro to energy.Murray stated the grant for "Spaces," which has developed in the is employed by a decade, will enable him and Nahmias to begin setting tests over the following several several weeks at museums together with carrying out outreach."I never likely to win," he added.Another three honours each carry unrestricted $25,000 grants or loans.The "Truer than Fiction" award visited Louise Courtney for "Where Soldiers Originate From.InchThe Piaget Producers trophy visited Sophia Lin for "Take Shelter" and also the "Anyone to Watch" award was handed to Mark Jackson for "Without."Presentation opened up with Film Indepedendent co-prexy Sean McManus proclaiming, "You've inspired many of us together with your passion and creativeness."The rest of the Spirit Honours those who win is going to be introduced at events held February. 26 inside a beachside tent in Santa Monica. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com