Put Your Film in League with 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' and 'Short Term 12': Apply for IFP Forum
Getting your work-in-progress in front of decision-makers early can make a big difference in the life of your film.
The IFP Project Forum is a significant opportunity for unknown filmmakers to get their work seen as part of Independent Film Week, the only international co-production market for film in the United States. If your work-in-progress is one of the approximately 150 films selected for the forum, you will have the opportunity to meet with and pitch directly to influential parties, from financiers to programmers.
Plus, you could be joining a venerable list of filmmakers and films that have benefitted from the program, including Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild,Miranda July’s Me and You and Everyone We Know, Gillian Robepierre’s Obvious Child, and our very own Ryan Koo's Amateur.
Applications for narrative films are open now and applications for documentary films open on April 8. Deadlines for both fall throughout May. All applications require both an application and IFP membership fee of $45 (Early Deadline); $60 (Late Deadline).
Project Forum category criteria are as follows:
No Borders (narrative)
- U.S. Early Development Features
- For feature-length screenplays, completed after September 2015
- U.S. filmmakers only (living or working in U.S.)
- All submitted screenplays must be in English
- Projects must have little to no financing in place
- U.S. Late Development Features
- For feature-length screenplays, completed after September 2015
- U.S. filmmakers only (living or working in U.S.)
- All submitted screenplays must be in English
- Projects must have at least 20% financing in place
- Projects must have a U.S.-based producer with credits attached
- Priority is given to projects geared towards the international marketplace
- International Late Development Features
- For feature-length screenplays, completed after September 2015
- All submitted screenplays must be in English
- Projects must have at least 20% financing in place
- Producers must present projects, and must apply through one of IFP’s Presenting Partners listed here
- Short-Form Series (U.S. & International)
- For previously unreleased series with episodes under 15 minutes (if the series is in its second season or beyond, the upcoming season cannot have publicly debuted yet)
- Must submit a substantial visual sample and/or pilot episode that is in post-production
- Submitted material cannot have been sold to any network, partner, studio or website ahead of IFP Film Week
- Long-Form Series (U.S. & International)
- For previously unreleased series geared towards the long-form series marketplace (television or web) with episodes lasting no longer than an hour
- Must submit a show bible and a detailed overview of the arc of the project’s first season.
- Submitted material cannot have been sold to any network, partner, studio or website ahead of IFP Film Week
Spotlight on Documentaries
- For Films in development, production or post-production
- US filmmakers only (or international via Presenting Partners)
- Accepted formats: documentary features (>52 minutes), long-form series (>22 minutes/episode), short form series (<15 minutes/episode)
- Note: completed films are not accepted
The 2016 IFP Independent Film Week will take place September 17 – 22, 2016.
Source: Independent Film Week
