IFP Phoenix is elated to welcome two new co-hosts for Filmmaker Fusion who’ll be starting in February.
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Saturday, November 16th from 10am to 4pm
Looking to up your directing game? IFP presents a directing workshop designed for filmmakers who have directing experience, but are looking to take their skills to the next level. Learn how to go beyond your first instincts, mine more more out of your material, and add new skills to your directors toolkit.
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**Due to some unexpected events, tonight’s Filmmaker Fusion event has been canceled. We are working on rescheduling it, and will be posting a new event as soon as we do. Our apologies for the late notice.**
The 2019 Break Out Film Challenge is now open for registration!
What is it?
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!
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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 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.
Saturday, October 20th, 2018 from 6pm-Midnight
Industry Night at the Peoria Film Fest takes place on Saturday, October 20th from 6:00pm-Midnight. If you’ve been to Industry Night at the Phoenix Film Festival, you know this will not be a night to miss! Meet new filmmakers, celebrate film with those you know, and just have a good time.
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:
The 2018 48 hour Beat the Clock Film Challenge is now open for registration!!
What is it?
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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