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Call for Entries: IFP's Independent Film Week, New York, NY

Submit Your Project Now!

Emerging Narrative Screenplay - Deadline extended to May 15
Documentary Work in Progress - Deadline May 23
No Borders Domestic Screenplay - Deadline May 23

Formerly known as the IFP Market, Independent Film Week is the oldest and largest forum in the US for the discovery of new projects in development and new voices on the independent film scene. In 2007, more than 1,000 industry professionals attended Independent Film Week. More than 2000 pitch meetings were arranged with buyers. More than $100,000 total value in the form of cash, product donations & services were awarded. Independent Film Week will help you:
Connect with financiers & producers
Meet distributors, broadcasters and sales agents
Network with festival programmers

Approximately 150 new works-in-development are accepted into the Project Forum in one of the following three sections:

- Emerging Narrative (For writers and writer/directors seeking producers)
- No Borders International Co-Production Market (For producers with partial financing seeking additional partners)
- Spotlight on Docs (For filmmakers in production or post-production seeking financing partners, broadcast/distribution, and festival invitations)

$5,000 - The Kodak Grand Jury Screenwriting Award with Cash Stipend Provided by Artists Public Domain
$10,000 - The Fledgling Fund Award for Socially Conscious Documentaries
$10,000 – The Fledgling Fund Award for Emerging Latino Filmmakers
8 Panasonic Digital Filmmaker Grants for Emerging Narrative Screenplays

Submission Fee: $60

NEW! If your project is selected, your participation is complimentary – no further fees apply! Acceptance includes full registration to the Independent Filmmaker Conference.

IFP membership is required prior to submission (minimum level: Interactive Membership at $35 level)

For more information, please visit http://www.independentfilmweek.com.

Questions: FilmmakerReg@ifp.org or 212.465.8200 x 222.

Starts	05/13/2008
Ends	05/23/2008
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Homepage	www.independentfilmweek.com
Contact	FilmmakerReg@ifp.org