The acting portion of our Filmmaker Fusion Challenge is now open for registration! The kickoff for the screenwriting will take place on Wednesday, September 2nd with our live panel event from 7-9pm.
Registration will be open until Friday, September 11th or until all 45 spots are filled, whichever comes first.
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Wednesday, September 2nd, IFP Phoenix will be virtually hosting a special Filmmaker Fusion webinar on acting. This event will serve two purposes. First, it’s will be a Q&A with panelists on acting. Second, it will function as a kickoff for the acting portion of our Filmmaker Fusion Challenge.
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We are now accepting scripts for the Filmmaker Fusion Challenge. The challenge is full and we are no longer accepting new participants. If you are submitting a script, you must already be registered and paid on our site.
Here are the two steps to submit your script for the Filmmaker Fusion Challenge.
1. You must upload your script to Google Drive and share it with filmmakerfusion@ifpphx.org no later than 11:59pm on Wednesday, September 16th. No exceptions. Do that before step 2. If you’re unsure as to how to share via Google Drive, you must reach out to us with plenty of time before the deadline to get it figured out. Again, no exceptions for late scripts.
2. You must fill out the submission form below.
You are not eligible for prizes until both steps are completed. Make sure your script is shared with filmmakerfusion@ifpphx.org first. The time stamp of that submission is what we’ll go off of to determine eligibility for prizes.
Wednesday, August 5th, IFP Phoenix will be virtually hosting a special Filmmaker Fusion webinar on screenwriting. This event will serve two purposes. First, it’s will be a Q&A with panelists on screenwriting. Second, it will function as a kickoff for the screenwriting portion of our Filmmaker Fusion Challenge.
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***Thank you for your interest in this challenge. Due to demand, we have filled the screenwriting portion of the challenge and are no longer able to accept registrations.***
The screenwriting portion of our Filmmaker Fusion Challenge is now open for registration! The kickoff for the screenwriting will take place on Wednesday, August 5th with our live panel event from 7-9pm.
Registration will be open until Friday, August 14th, but sign up now to guarantee your spot!
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Attention screenwriters and actors! From our co-hosts of Filmmaker Fusion, we are happy to present a new challenge sure to spark your creativity in these socially distanced times! We are going virtual for this challenge, so there will be three online events including a kickoff panel with screenwriters, live actor auditions, and it will all culminate as a live table read on Zoom of the winning scripts. Registration for the screenwriting portion of the challenge is now open. Read on for specific details about each portion of the challenge.
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While we’re staying home to help flatten the curve, let’s make sure we still have the “chops” when this is all over! Every week on Monday we will give you a challenge to complete or tryout and we can feature them in a playlist on youtube.
Read moreWhile we’re staying home to help flatten the curve, let’s make sure we still have the “chops” when this is all over! Every week on Monday we will give you a challenge to complete or tryout and we can feature them in a playlist on youtube.
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On October 12th, 2019 we held our Break Out Film Challenge screening at Harkins Arrowhead Fountains 18 as a part of the Peoria Film Fest. It was a great night for local filmmakers and we watched some amazing films. Here is the full list of winners from the event:
1st Place – “SHK” by Muddled Mess Films
Audience Favorite – “SHK” by Muddled Mess Films
2nd Place – “Office Hours and Hours and Hours” by JP and Beyond
3rd Place – “Everything You Asked For” by The New Real Fake Team
Best Director – Bill Wetherill for “SHK”
Best Actress – Sara Woods for “Office Hours and Hours and Hours”
Best Actor – Josh Maynard for “Everything You asked For”
Best Screenplay – Jonason Pauley and Jesse Perrotta for “Office Hours and Hours and Hours”
Best Editing – Jesse Perrotta for “Office Hours and Hours and Hours”
Best Cinematography – Jay Williams for “SHK”
Best Original Music – Elaine Palmer for “SHK”
Best Sound – Kira Ramirez for “Office Hours and Hours and Hours”
Best Production Design – “Everything You Asked For”
Best Use of Prop – Hockey Stick for “SHK”
Best Use of Line – “We’re almost there.” for SHK
Best Poster – “Withdrawal” – Passion Project
Best Trailer – “Everything You Asked For” by The New Real Fake Team
Best VFX (Special Award) – “A Void Perception” by Adolpho Navarro
Congrats to all the winners and we’ll see you all in the Summer for the Beat the Clock Challenge 2020!
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.
Recommended Acting Books
September 3, 2020 0 Comments Commentary, Filmmaker Challenges, Filmmaker Fusion, News by Aaron Kes
We recently we had a panel on acting for our Filmmaker Fusion Challenge. The panelists had a list of books on acting they liked so we wanted to pass those along to everyone.
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Fine On Acting: A Vision for the Craft by Howard Fine
50 African American Audition Monologues by Gus Edwards
Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen