American Independent Cinema: Indie, Indiewood and Beyond

Geoff King is Professor of Film Studies at Brunel University and author of five books focused on the independent sector, including American Independent Cinema (2005), Indiewood, USA: Where Hollywood Meets Independent Cinema (2009) and Indie 2.0: Change and Continuity in Contemporary Indie Film (2012). Claire Molloy is Senior Lecturer in Media at Liverpool Hope University. She is the author and editor of three books, including Memento (2010), a volume in the 'American Indies' series, and has published a number of essays in journals and edited collections. Yannis Tzioumakis is Lecturer in Communication and Media at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of three books on independent filmmaking, including American Independent Cinema: An Introduction (2006) and Hollywood's Indies: Classics Divisions, Specialty Labels and the American Film Market (2012). He also co-edits the series 'American Indies,' which has published five volumes since 2009.