The Oscar-nominated Mexican director of Disney's 'Raya and the Last Dragon' will run the three-month, virtual school under his Antigravity Academy banner.

Carlos López Estrada, who earned an Oscar nomination for directing Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon animated feature, is set to launch Indie Institute, an accelerated indie filmmaking program.

The subscription-based three-month virtual filmmaking intensive will be run under López Estrada’s filmmaker-run banner Antigravity Academy.

“We believe in the power of independent filmmaking and have built our mission around bringing access and resources to as many emerging filmmakers as possible. Real miracles happen when storytellers are given unconditional creative support and our Indie Institute represents our largest effort to bring that mission to our extraordinary community,” López Estrada said in a statement on Thursday.

The Indie Institute (launching March 22) will cost $35 per month, or a $99 up-front payment, and will offer mentorship and instruction in indie filmmaking from script development to a movie’s release in a fast-changing industry landscape, according to the Antigravity Academy.

The director’s production company was launched in 2018 to develop and produce underrepresented stories and to incubate projects for first- and second-time filmmakers. Indie Institute aims to support emerging filmmakers looking to break into the indie film industry with traditional film education and practical insights from working filmmakers and industry professionals.

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