WHAT IS THE
INDIE LEAGUE?
An all-star roster of indie filmmakers putting on shows that deliver the same emotional range you get watching your favourite team on the field.
The 2026 premiere night featured three brand new Fourth Floor Film shorts alongside a starting roster of local filmmakers, each bringing a short to the big screen. Everyone is welcome in this league, no matter where you are in the game - the whole Vancouver indie scene under one roof. No competition, no gatekeeping, just a packed house cheering for the home team.
INDIE FILM IS A
TEAM SPORT
SUPPORT INDIE FILM
Indie film doesn't have studio budgets or marketing machines behind it. It has people who show up. Every seat filled proves there's a real audience for independent work and keeps a night like this alive.
ON THE BIG SCREEN
Streaming is convenient. A theater is communal. There's no substitute for a dark room, a big screen, and a crowd reacting in real time.
BUILD YOUR TEAM
Nobody makes a film alone. The Indie League is where you find your next collaborator, your next crew, or your new favorite local filmmaker.
ABOUT THE
INDIE LEAGUE
The Indie League is inspired by the way sports bring people together. Watch a World Cup match anywhere in Vancouver and you'll see it - a room full of strangers cheering for the same thing like they've known each other for years. Movies used to do that too, and we think they still can. Our own festival experiences around the world shaped this too: we love festivals, but they cost money to enter, they're hard to make waves in, and they can make film feel like a competition when it isn't. Everyone making independent film is on the same team, so we set out to build a night that actually feels that way.
Short films are where filmmakers find their style and their voice, and most of them get uploaded online and disappear. We think they deserve a real premiere and a full room, and we want to support small and local artists of every kind, on screen and off, every way we can. The best part of seeing a film in a theater isn't even the film, it's the conversation right after. Not careful reviews, just gut reactions in the lobby. And putting filmmakers in their audiences matters just as much, because nothing beats hearing a room react to something you made. The 2026 season showed us that formula works, and we're already dreaming up the next one.
Fourth Floor Film
Fourth Floor Film is a production company founded in Vancouver, BC, operating across Canada and the US. The name comes from the place the creators met, studied, and honed their craft - the fourth floor of Vancouver Film School's writing campus.
Founded by Ian Boyd, Brandon Stewart, and Devin Gillis.
"Our goal is to create authentic narrative content showcasing the complexities of modern relationships through a youthful lens by pushing the boundaries of traditional genres."Visit Fourth Floor Film