LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: John Lang speaks onstage during "The Future of Independent Film & The Creative Economy" at the 2026 Film Independent Forum at DGA Theater Complex on September 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Film Independent)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: (L-R) John Lang, Tom Butterfield and Steve Kang speak onstage during "The Future of Independent Film & The Creative Economy" at the 2026 Film Independent Forum at DGA Theater Complex on September 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Film Independent)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: (L-R) Denise Gutches, John Lang and Tom Butterfield speak onstage during "The Future of Independent Film & The Creative Economy" at the 2026 Film Independent Forum at DGA Theater Complex on September 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Film Independent)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Tom Butterfield speaks onstage during "The Future of Independent Film & The Creative Economy" at the 2026 Film Independent Forum at DGA Theater Complex on September 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Film Independent)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: (L-R) Denise Gutches and John Lang speak onstage during "The Future of Independent Film & The Creative Economy" at the 2026 Film Independent Forum at DGA Theater Complex on September 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Film Independent)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Adam Fowler speaks onstage during "The Future of Independent Film & The Creative Economy" at the 2026 Film Independent Forum at DGA Theater Complex on September 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Film Independent)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: John Lang speaks onstage during "The Future of Independent Film & The Creative Economy" at the 2026 Film Independent Forum at DGA Theater Complex on September 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Film Independent)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Steve Kang speaks onstage during "The Future of Independent Film & The Creative Economy" at the 2026 Film Independent Forum at DGA Theater Complex on September 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Film Independent)