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Monthly Movie Meeting takes place on the first Wednesday of the month, per usual. As always, there are two ways to participate:
Day Crosser” will examine the different perspectives with a very real and humanistic approach…
Some awesome news from one of our members! As a paid IFP Phoenix member, we’ll do blog posts updating the community on your big wins as well as needs you may currently have as a filmmaker. Read on for some great news for Elmer J. Howard!
Elmer J. Howard of Thrive Productions has won the prestigious Award of Recognition from The Best Shorts Film Competition. The award was given for Elmer’s based-on-real-events Gay short film “Loving Martin”. “Loving Martin” is a melancholic tale of love and loss. He also won the Award of Merit for Directing, Producing, and Production Design in the Southern Shorts Awards.
“’Loving Martin’ is a real-life film. It doesn’t steer away from the flaws of it’s characters and paints life for what it is sometimes. Messy. Hard, painful, and messy. With some excellent performances within it’s short length, this is a title I would recommend to a lot of my friends. A good well-rounded short film. No question about that.” ~ ReelRomp
The Best Shorts Competition recognizes film, television, videography, and new media professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement in craft and creativity, and those who produce standout entertainment. Entries are judged by highly qualified professionals in the film and television industry. Information about Best Shorts and a list of recent winners can be found at www.BestShorts.net.
Rick Prickett, who chairs The Best Shorts Competition, had this to say about the latest winners, “Best Shorts is not an easy award to win. Entries are received from around the world from powerhouse companies to remarkable new talent. The Best Shorts Competition helps set the standard for craft and creativity. The judges were pleased with the exceptional high quality of entries. The goal of Best Shorts is to help winners achieve the recognition they deserve.”
In winning a Best Shorts Award, Elmer J. Howard joins the ranks of other high-profile winners of this internationally respected award including former Disney Imagineer Eric Robinson for “The Hollow Moon,” Keegan Connor Tracy for “The Girl/La Fille”, and Oscar-winning production “Mr. Hublot” by Laurent Witz.
The Southern Shorts Awards has been named Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals by Film Freeway. “Loving Martin” won:
Award of Merit:
Directing – Elmer J. Howard
Acting – Allen Montes & Scott Olson
Editing – Miranda Calamity
Drama – Stan Atwood & Elmer J. Howard
Production Design – Elmer J. Howard
Screenwriting – David Vernon
Award of Excellence
Cinematography – Brett Bays
Music – Francis Snyder
Sound Design – Justin Moschcau
Watch the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCqNWVmd1_Y
“Loving Martin” is still in the festival market so follow us on social media for the latest updates.
For more information, visit Thrive Production’s website at http://www.ThriveProductions.com and the “Loving Martin” website http://www.LovingMartin.com.
The 2018 48 hour Beat the Clock Film Challenge is now open for registration!!
The best (and most hectic) 48 hours of your life! We will give you a prop and line on Friday at our kick off event. You and your team then have two days to write, shoot, edit, and generally go crazy with filmmaking! (teams are responsible for providing their own gear)
Monthly Movie Meeting takes place on the first Wednesday of the month, per usual. As always, there are two ways to participate:
The 2019 Phoenix Film Festival starts Thursday, April 4th!
The 2019 Phoenix Film Festival will take place April 4th through April 14th and IFP Phoenix will be on hand with our yearly array of industry events and educational opportunities for local filmmakers. Read on below for everything we’re involved with at the festival.
Monthly Movie Meeting takes place on the first Wednesday of the month, per usual. As always, there are two ways to participate:
Monthly Movie Meeting takes place on the first Wednesday of the month, per usual. As always, there are two ways to participate:
Monthly Movie Meeting is the second Wednesday in January (the 9th) in order to get some space from the holidays. As always, there are two ways to participate:
In lieu of a panel this month, we’ll be doing a special networking only event atet e festival office! Bring your ugliest Christmas sweaters and your business cards and meet some of the valley’s most talented filmmakers!
Independent Feature Project: Phoenix (IFP/PHX) supports and develops the growth of independent filmmaking in Arizona through comprehensive training, networking, exhibition and filmmaking opportunities. Additionally, the organization aspires to continually reach out with support for all other filmmaking-friendly organizations in Arizona and be the resource that helps connect everyone in our filmmaking community.