Independent Film Week Call for Entries

Each fall, the Independent Film Project (IFP) has its Film Week (formerly called the IFP Market), which encompasses  several strands, such as the No Borders program, the Emerging Narrative program and the Spotlight on Documentaries run by the dedicated Milton Tabbot (read my interview with Milton from last year's market here).

There are also dozens of panels, events, screenings and parties that bring filmmakers and buyers and other industry folk together to ponder the state of the indie film world and, hopefully, make an advance sale or two.  I saw lots of fantastic works-in-progress there that I'm now programming into various festivals and film events.  I blogged live from the Puck Building last year for Filmmaker Magazine and had a fantastic time.  This year, the organization will celebrate the 30th year of Independent Film Week September 14 - 19. 

Click here to read more about the submission process (they're taking projects now) and how to participate--connect with financiers and producers, meet distributors, broadcasters and sales agents, and network with festival programmers.  150 new works-in-development are invited to participate and are accepted into the Project Forum in either Emerging Narrative (for writers and writer/directors seeking producers), No Borders International Co-Production Market (for producers with partial financing seeking additional funding partners) and the Spotlight on Docs (for nonfiction filmmakers in production or post-production seeking financing partners, broadcast/distribution and festival invitations).

New this year: if your project is selected, your participation for the entire week is complimentary.  IFP membership is required in order to submit and the submission fees are $50 and $60, depending on the program.