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Exclusive: Film Independent has announced the 31 filmmakers set to participate in the 2025 edition of Project Involve, a program going into its 32nd year that has fostered the careers of more than 1,000 filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities.

Project Involve is a free ten-month program for writers, directors, producers, editors, cinematographers, animators, programmers and entertainment executives that sees them engage in one-on-one meetings with film industry mentors, attend workshops and conversations led by well-regarded professionals, join industry networking events, and collaboratively produce five short films from inception to completion.

Fellows will be introduced at Film Independent’s annual First Look Screening to be held Thursday, January 9 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, where six shorts, including a Laika-sponsored stop-motion animation short produced by the 2024 cohort, will screen. The event is open to the public.

Each Fellowship provides essential program support to Project Involve and includes a $10,000 unrestricted cash grant.

Magnet Releasing is debuting their new comedy Best Night Ever on Blu-ray and DVD April 8. Desiree Hall, Samantha Colburn, Eddie Ritchard and Crista Flanagan star as four friends who journey to Las Vegas for a bachelorette party they'll never forget. The Blu-ray will cost $29.98 Srp, with the DVD priced at $26.98 Srp. Take a look at the cover art and special features details below.

Bride-to-be Claire (Desiree Hall), her sister Leslie (Samantha Colburn), fun-loving Zoe (Eddie Ritchard), and quirky new friend Janet (Crista Flanagan) set off to Las Vegas for a one-night bachelorette party that turns out to be more than they bargained for. A series of unexpected adventures including, getting kicked out of a strip club, being mugged and getting pummeled by the Las Vegas' reigning gelatin-wrestling champion, Veronica, rip them from the glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas strip and places them smack dab in Vegas' seedy underbelly.

Four young women comfort themselves with an Acapella version of 4 Non Blondes' 'What's Up' while hiding from the cops in a dumpster during one wild Bachelorette party that has flown off the rails. Of course, a scary surprise awaits them as they reach their crescendo in our exclusive clip from Best Night Ever, in theaters this weekend. Watch and learn why the trash bin behind a strip club might not be the best place for a game of hide and seek.

Bride-to-be Claire, her sister Leslie, fun-loving Zoe, and quirky new friend Janet set off to Las Vegas for a one-night Bachelorette party that turns out to be more than they bargained for. A series of unexpected adventures, including getting kicked out of a strip club, being mugged, and getting pummeled by the Las Vegas reigning gelatin-wrestling champion, Veronica, rips them from the glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas...