Three Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grants Announced

Angela Bassett, Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola handed out the honors at the annual Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch. Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced the winners of its three Spirit Awards filmmaker grants today at its annual Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch at the BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood. Toby Halbrooks and James M. Johnston received the Piaget Producers Award, honoring emerging producers. The a...