Our break out film challenge is designed to get our filmmakers out into the world! We give away over 20 free film festival submissions every year to the winners! Sign up now as we only have 20 slots for this challenge!
On July 11th, 2018 we held our Beat the Clock Film Challenge screening at Harkins 101 Scottsdale. It was a great night for local filmmakers and we watched some amazing films. Here is the full list of winners from the event:
It’s the best time of year for movies, so this month’s Filmmaker Fusion will feature some of the most sought after stunt coordinators and drivers in Hollywood!
Our panelists will share their tips, tricks, and stories from life on the set of major Hollywood productions and big time national commercials.
The 48 hour Beat the Clock Film Challenge takes place this weekend and the screening is next month! We have 25 teams getting ready to square off and make a movie in just two days! Join us at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre on Wednesday, July 11th at 7:00pm. We’ll be screening all of the completed films and presenting the awards to the winning films and filmmakers.
In honor of Arizona’s longest running film challenge coming up this month, Filmmaker Fusion will be focusing on how to navigate the gauntlet of 48 hour contests!
Even if you’re not participating in this challenge, information on working with a compressed schedule is invaluable to filmmakers of all kinds!
Some topics we will cover include:
– How to write for an easy shoot
– Location scouting tips
– Communicating with cast and crew
Monthly Movie Meeting takes place on the first Wednesday of the month, per usual. As always, there are two ways to participate:
This month we’ll be discussing how to use color to tell your story and deepen your narrative. We’ll discuss things like:
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!
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This month we’re taking a look at screenwriting in general and how to grow as a screenwriter, and how to grow as a filmmaker who works with them. At the event we’ll discuss questions like:
A born and raised native of Phoenix, AZ, David A Miller has been making films since about 2003. He quickly decided his passion in life is specifically in the video editing field along with creating funny shorts to make himself laugh.
After getting his AA degree in Motion Picture Television: Video Editing from Scottsdale Community College, David started making commercial videos and participating in various film challenges. He cut his teeth on live event video including filming and editing live acoustic performances of music groups for a local radio station, VitaminWater, and other clients.
Participating in many many film challenges, and even winning a few awards over the years, David his excited to put together some great challenges for IFP Phoenix and the film community.
Please come out and say hi to David at Industry Night at the 2018 Phoenix Film Festival on Friday, April 6th!
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.