In honor of the month of love, IFP Phoenix welcomes a group of feisty filmmakers who beat the odds to produce and distribute their various passion projects. From short dramas to feature comedies, and quite a bit in between, these writers and directors will offer insights for keeping their film fires burning and staying true to their project goals.
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You did it! Welcome to 2021! In honor of this bright, shining new year, IFP Phoenix’s Filmmaker Fusion would like to kick it off right by inviting you to join us virtually at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, for an online panel, discussion and networking with some of the best producers, line producers and filmmakers in AZ.
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It’s all led to this! Wednesday, October 14th, IFP Phoenix will be virtually hosting the final event for our Filmmaker Fusion Challenge, a live table read with the top two scripts and the chosen winning actors!
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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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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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Our latest episode of Direct Chat features Marcus A. Stricklin. He’s an aspiring screenwriter whose determination to get into a writer’s room by the end of the year is starting to show progress. He’s also made the most of quarantine time by making creative, funny, and informative TikTok videos. Check out the YouTube link for the video replay.
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Our latest episode of Direct Chat will feature Marcus A. Stricklin. Marcus is an aspiring TV writer who has made incredible use of his time during social distancing. Not only has he seen notable advancement of one of his TV projects, he used some of the home time to get creative and make some very funny Tik Tok videos that saw him grow his following. He then pivoted to making informative videos helping educate people about what makes good allies for black people. We’ll chat with him about all of this on our next episode.
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