1
: one that is independent
especially
: an unaffiliated record or movie production company
2
: something (such as a record or film) produced by an indie
indie
adjective
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No one is ever keen to give Netflix credit, but what seemed like a death knell (the streamer buying the intimate indie out of Sundance) might actually have propelled it to a Best Picture nomination.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Arco is up against juggernauts Zootopia 2, KPop Demon Hunters, Elio and Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, another indie.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Most indies are closed today in solidarity—like Excelsior Bay Books, Cream and Amber, Tropes and Trifles, Magers & Quinn, Milkweed Books, and Birchbark Books.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, January 22, however — the same day the Sundance Film Festival kicks off for the final time in Park City — AMC Networks is rebranding Sundance Now to be the definitive streaming destination for indie film… just like the festival Sundance is for indies.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Arco is up against juggernauts Zootopia 2, KPop Demon Hunters, Elio and Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, another indie.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Most indies are closed today in solidarity—like Excelsior Bay Books, Cream and Amber, Tropes and Trifles, Magers & Quinn, Milkweed Books, and Birchbark Books.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
On Thursday, January 22, however — the same day the Sundance Film Festival kicks off for the final time in Park City — AMC Networks is rebranding Sundance Now to be the definitive streaming destination for indie film… just like the festival Sundance is for indies.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Indie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indie. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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