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.
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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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IFP Phoenix is welcoming a new Film Challenge Director – David Miller!
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!

IFP Phoenix is welcoming a new host for Filmmaker Fusion – Tyler Riggs!
A native of Michigan, Riggs moved to Phoenix in the mid-aughts to get the hell away from 9 months of crap weather. He first got bit by the writing bug doing satirical recaps of his team’s flag football games. What started as an excuse to mock his friends lack of athletic ability quickly snowballed into a passion for storytelling.
Desperate for a way to channel his creative energy, Riggs got his first start in filmmaking two years ago with the IFP Breakout Challenge. His passion for film and learning (and the fact that everyone we asked before him said no) made him a perfect fit as the new host for the Filmmaker Fusion event.
We are really excited to welcome him aboard as this will free up Aaron (sorry to disappoint you, he’s not going anywhere) to bring more and more exciting things for local filmmakers!
Please come out and say hi during our first Filmmaker Fusion with Tyler as host Wednesday, December 20th, 2017 from 7-9pm at Scottsdale Community College.

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:

The 2017 48 hour Beat the Clock Film Challenge registration is now closed! We have reached capacity at 25 teams. Fear not, if you are interested in our challenges, we will return this fall with another!
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!

The 2017 Phoenix Film Festival starts Thursday, April 6th!
The 2017 Phoenix Film Festival will take place April 6th through April 13th 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.

Wednesday, March 15th, 2017 from 7pm- 9pm
For one month only, we’re doing things a bit differently for Filmmaker Fusion and we’re holding it at a DIFFERENT LOCATION. This month, we’re forgoing our normal Q&A panels and sticking to a night of mingling and networking…and we’re holding it at the Phoenix Film Foundation office. We’ll even provide some snacks and refreshments.