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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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!
The Break Out Film Challenge is back and the teams have finished their films! We had 21 teams kick off in September and we’re excited for you to see the films they’ve turned in! Join us at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre on Wednesday, November 8th at 7:00pm. Well be screening all of the completed films and presenting the awards to the winning films and filmmakers.
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!
***REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED***
On August 3rd, 2017 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. It was the tightest finish ever for the top prize! Here is the full list of winners from the event:
On November 3rd, we held our Break Out Film Challenge screening at Harkins 101 Scottsdale. It was a great night for local film! Here is the full list of winners from the event:
The Break Out Film Challenge is back and the teams have finished their films! We had 21 teams kick off in September and we’ve got 19 new films to screen! Join us at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre on Thursday, November 3rd at 7:30pm. Well be screening all of the completed films and presenting the awards to the winning films and filmmakers.
Last night we held our Beat the Clock Film Challenge screening at Harkins 101 Scottsdale. It was a great night for local film! Here is the full list of winners from the event:
Best Picture – Limelight – UAT Digital Video
Audience Favorite – Extra Sausage – Dubious Destiny
2nd Place – Paroxysm – Borfes-Wailson-Granite-Freezmaz
3rd Place – Unleash the Beast – N’Raged Media
Best Director – Addict – Wm. Hayden Edgmon
Best Actress – Extra Sausage – Ashlieya Mariano
Best Actor – Paroxysm – Adam Hjerpe
Best Story – The Kingdom – Rustin Odom
Best Editing – Limelight – Andrew Aguirre
Best Cinematography – Paroxysm – Troy Wilson, CJ Gilbreth, Jake Bense
Best Music – Poltergals – Kevin MacLeod
Best Sound Design – Unleash the Beast – Adolpho Navarro
Best Use of Prop – Extra Sausage – Dubious Destiny
Best Use of Line – Jake and Jill: Husband and Wife Law Team – Still Motion Pictures
Best Poster Design – Limelight – UAT Digital Video
Best Trailer – Paroxysm – Borfes-Wailson-Granite-Freezmaz
Best Ensemble – Happy Little Accidents – Milpool Films
Congratulations to all of our winners and everyone who made a film! Don’t forget, our Break Out Film Challenge is now open for registration!
The 2016 Break Out Film Challenge is now open for registration!!
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!
The Beat the Clock 48 Hour Film Challenge is back and the teams have finished their films! We had 23 teams kick off on Friday, July 15th and weve got 18 new films to screen. Join us at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre on Thursday, August 4th at 7pm. Well be screening all of the completed films and presenting the awards to the winning films and 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.