August 11, 2009, NY, NY
IFP, the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmaker
s, announced today the line-up of its Project Forum of the 31st Annual Independent Film Week taking place in NYC September 19 – 24.
Additionally, it announced the expansion of its strategic relationship with the Sundance Institute; and new partnerships with B-Side, the four-year-old tech company which runs websites that handle ticketing and mine audience response data for 250-plus fests in North America, and The Good Pitch, a forum produced by Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation which brings together inspiring social-purpose film projects and a group of expert participants from charities, foundations, brands, government and media to form powerful alliances around groundbreaking films.
Formerly known as the IFP Market, Independent Film Week is the oldest and largest forum in the U.S. and is qualitatively and quantitatively the best and biggest opportunity for an independent filmmaker to connect with industry professionals – including producers, funders, distributors, broadcasters, sales agents and festival programmers. It is the only forum in the U.S. singularly focused on connecting projects still in development with financing and sales opportunities
A total of 116 projects have been invited to the Project Forum. Acceptance is by invitation only, and free of charge to filmmakers. All projects are accepted based on artistic merit. Projects participate in one of three sections: Emerging Narrative (for first-time feature directors currently in post seeking representation, completion funding, and festival invitations), No Borders International Co-Production Market (for producers with partial financing seeking additional partners), and Spotlight on Documentaries (for filmmakers in production, post, or with a completed film seeking financing partners, broadcast/distribution, and festival invitations). (See attached for a complete list of accepted projects).
“IFP’s niche has always been the presentation of projects in development,” says Michelle Byrd, executive director, IFP. “We’re really pleased to extend the efficiency of Independent Film Week to play host to a new strategic partner in The Good Pitch, and to greatly expand our decades-long collaborative relationship with the Sundance Institute. And with the support of B-Side, we will dramatically increase our technical proficiency and tools.”
NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
The Sundance Institute has been the sole U.S. partner on IFP’s No Borders International Co-Production Market since its inception in 1994. Beginning in 2009, it additionally became the sole conduit through which U.S.-based producers could apply to the section. A total of 10 projects and filmmakers from the 2009 Sundance Directors Lab and the Sundance Creative Producing Initiative have been accepted into No Borders. The roster of previous projects which have either begun at the Sundance Labs and then went on to No Borders or vice versa is long and contains a number of exciting and diverse voices behind projects such as MARIA FULL OF GRACE, BROTHER TO BROTHER, ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW, and most recently, HOWL.
Well established with their B-Side Festival Genius, an interactive festival schedule that engages audience members and filmmakers with social features such as ratings, reviews, recommendations, and blogs, and with more than 4 million film fans passing through their website to date, IFP has embarked on a strategic alliance with the technology company. B-Side is building out the back-end of Project Forum information, which is available, in advance, to registered industry attending the event. For the industry taking one-on-one meetings, it means a one-stop repository for information and video reels of select footage from documentaries and/or previous narrative work.
Following inaugural editions at Hot Docs in Toronto in April and Silverdocs in Washington, DC in June, The Good Pitch will make its final stop in North America during IFP’s Independent Film Week in NYC. The Good Pitch in North America is a partnership between the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program. The day-long program will take place on Thursday, September 24, 2009. As the host partner, IFP has collaborated on the selection of the soon-to-be announced projects that will be invited to pitch their films and outreach campaigns to an invited audience, in order to amplify the impact of their social-issue documentary. The Good Pitch in North American is supported by The Fledgling Fund, Working Films, Chicken & Egg Pictures and anonymous donors.
FEATURED IN THE PROJECT FORUM OF IFP’S INDEPENDENT FILM WEEK
• COCKEYED, written by Ryan Knighton (adapted from his acclaimed memoir), directed by Academy Award® winning actress Jodie Foster (THE ACCUSED, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS), produced by Susan Cartsonis (Exec. Producer, NO RESERVATIONS) and Jody Hotchkiss
• DYING INSIDE, written & directed by Bruno Merle, produced by Cyriac Auriol and Liz Jarvis with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Emmanuelle Béart attached
• EARTH CAMP ONE, a documentary directed by Jennie Livingston (PARIS IS BURNING)
• FAME HIGH, a documentary directed and produced by Academy-Award nominated Scott Hamilton Kennedy (THE GARDEN) and produced by Leilani Makuakane Potter
• HUNGRY IN AMERICA, a documentary directed by Kristi Jacobson (TOOTS) and Lori Silverbush (ON THE OUTS) and executive produced by Julie Goldman, Ryan Harrington, Tom Colicchio, and Mario Batali
• MUSICAL CHAIRS, written and directed by Azza Hassan, produced by Meike Martens and Serge Lalou (WALTZ WITH BASHIR)
• SCOUTMASTERS, written and directed by Todd Rohal (THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE), produced by Lisa Muskat (GEORGE WASHINGTON, CHOP SHOP)
• THE SECRET RIVER, written by Jan Sardi, directed by Fred Schepisi (EMPIRE FALLS, LAST ORDERS, ROXANNE), produced by Mark Ruse and Stephen Luby
• SONS OF PERDITION, a documentary directed and produced by Tyler Measom and Jennilyn Merten and executive produced by Julie Goldman, Nick Fraser, Diana Barrett, Julia Parker Benello, Abigail E. Disney, and Wendy Ettinger
• TO CATCH A DOLLAR: MUHAMMAD YUNUS BANKS ON AMERICA, a documentary directed and produced by Gayle Ferraro
THE PROJECT FORUM: EMERGING NARRATIVE
10 films, all at the rough cut stage and alumni of IFP’s June Independent Filmmaker Lab, have been invited to take part in Emerging Narrative. Projects will take one-on-one industry meetings as well as participate in an industry showcase screening and an outdoor public showcase presentation on Sunday, September 20 in conjunction with Rooftop Films.
IFP’s Independent Filmmaker Labs (for narratives and documentaries) are the only national program connecting mentors and projects before they are submitted to festivals. All are low-budget (<$1m), independently produced films by first-time feature directors at the rough assembly stage.
Recent Narrative Lab alumni include festival favorites such as ZERO BRIDGE (2008 Venice, 2009 Karlovy Vary and LA Film Festival), THE NEW YEAR PARADE (2008 Slamdance Grand Jury Prize winner), HALF LIFE (2008 Sundance), SORRY, THANKS (2009 SXSW), ST. NICK (2009 SXSW) and WE ARE THE MODS (2009 OUTFEST Audience Award and Outstanding Screenplay winner).
THE PROJECT FORUM: 15th ANNUAL NO BORDERS INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION MARKET
No Borders is the premiere international co-production market in the U.S., connecting U.S. and international narrative projects at the script stage with financiers and buyers.
27 projects have been invited for this year’s edition of No Borders, including 60% represented by international producers; 40% by U.S.-based producers.
Program partners on No Borders include established funding bodies (Telefilm Canada, UK Film Council, Germany’s Filmstiftung NRW, Australia’s Film Victoria and NSW Film and Television Office, the New Zealand Film Commission, and the National Film and Video Foundation in South Africa) and support organizations (Ateliers du Cinéma Européen/ACE and CineMart). The Sundance Institute is the program’s only U.S. partner and sole conduit for U.S.-based producer participation.
For the third year, the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund is sending established independent producers Laura Hastings Smith (Steve McQueen’s HUNGER, Hideo Nakata’s (THE RING), upcoming CHATROOM) and Gayle Griffiths (BAFTA award-winning KISS OF LIFE). This year’s invited producers will take No Borders meetings for a number of projects on their slates.
Recently distributed No Borders alumni include: CHERI (Miramax Films), FROZEN RIVER (Sony Pictures Classics), HALF NELSON (ThinkFilm), MARIA FULL OF GRACE (HBO Films/Fine Line Features), ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW (IFC Films), LEMON TREE (IFC Films), THE SYRIAN BRIDE (Koch Lorber Films), BROTHER TO BROTHER (Wolfe Releasing) and IRINA PALM (Strand Releasing).
THE PROJECT FORUM: SPOTLIGHT ON DOCUMENTARIES
Spotlight on Documentaries is the premiere forum in the U.S. connecting documentary works-in-progress (in development through post-production) with financiers, distributors, broadcasters and buyers.
79 projects have been invited to participate in Spotlight on Documentaries, including projects from IFP’s May Independent Filmmaker Lab. The projects are evenly split between those in production, and those in post-production.
Recent theatrically distributed alumni first presented at Spotlight on Documentaries include: Academy Award-nominated THE GARDEN (Oscilloscope), A JIHAD FOR LOVE (First Run Features), FRONTRUNNERS (Oscilloscope), PLANET B-BOY (Elephant Eye Films), DAUGHTERS OF WISDOM (Seventh Art Releasing), PRAYING WITH LIOR (First Run Features), BLESSED IS THE MATCH: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF HANNAH SENESH (Balcony Releasing), MAD HOT BALLROOM (Paramount Classics), MOVING MIDWAY (First Run Features). Recent broadcast acquisitions include: HBO (FIXER: THE TAKING OF AJMED NASHBANDI; YOUTH KNOWS NO PAIN; CAT DANCERS; and the Academy Award-winning FREEHELD); P.O.V. (NEW MUSLIM COOL, THE WAY WE GET BY, MADE IN L.A., WILLIAM KUNSTLER: DISTURBING THE UNIVERSE); Independent Lens (LIONESS, P-STAR RISING, GARBAGE DREAMS, WHATEVER IT TAKES); and Sundance Channel (THE GREENING OF SOUTHIE, RED WITHOUT BLUE).
MAJOR PROGRAM SUPPORTERS
Independent Film Week’s Premier sponsors are Kodak and HBO. Gold sponsors are A&E IndieFilms, Deluxe New York and SAGIndie/Screen Actors Guild. Independent Film Week is supported, in part, by public funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts. Additional philanthropic support provided by The Fledgling Fund.
About Independent Film Week
Formerly known as the IFP Market, Independent Film Week is the oldest and largest fo¬rum in the US for the discovery of new projects in development and new voices on the independent film scene. It is qualitatively and quantitatively the best and biggest opportunity for an independent filmmaker to connect with industry professionals – including producers, funders, distributors, broadcasters, sales agents and festival programmers. www.independentfilmweek.com
About IFP (Independent Filmmaker Project)
After debuting with a program in the 1979 New York Film Festival, the nonprofit IFP has evolved into the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, and also the premier advocate for them. Since its start, IFP has supported the production of 7,000 films and provided resources to more than 20,000 filmmakers’ voices that otherwise might not have been heard. IFP believes that independent films broaden the palette of cinema, seeding the global culture with new ideas, kindling awareness, and fostering activism. Currently, IFP represent a network of 10,000 filmmakers in New York City and around the world. Through its workshops, seminars, conferences, mentorships, and Filmmaker Magazine, IFP schools its members in the art, technology, and business of independent filmmaking (there are special programs to promote racial, ethnic, religious, ideological, gender, and sexual diversity). IFP builds audiences by hosting screenings, often in collaboration with other cultural institutions and also bestows the Gotham Independent Film Awards™, the first honors of the film awards season. When all is said and done, IFP fosters the development of 350 feature and documentary films each year. www.ifp.org
2009 PROJECT FORUM OF INDEPENDENT FILM WEEK
FINAL LIST OF ACCEPTED PROJECTS – 8.10.09
Emerging Narrative
AU PAIR, KANSAS, written and directed by JT O’Neal, produced by Joan Jerkovich, Catherine A. McCabe & JT O’Neal, starring Traci Lords (ZACK & MIRI MAKE A PORNO, CRYBABY) and Spencer Daniels (THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON)
CITY ON A HILL, directorial debut of actress Amy Seimetz (ALEXANDER THE LAST, WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY), executive produced by Justin Barber (MEDICINE FOR MELENCHOLY)
THE IMPERIALISTS ARE STILL ALIVE!, written and directed by Zeina Durra, produced Vanessa Hope, starring Élodie Bouchez (THE DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS; SORRY, HATERS)
THE MYTH OF TIME, directed Miller “Jaguar X” Koepenick and produced by Scorpion Hernandez
PERFECTION, the debut directorial feature from actress Christina Beck (SUBURBIA) and produced by Annette Murphy
PHASMA EX MACHINA, directed by Matt Osterman, produced by Jennifer Kramer
POSTALES, directed by Josh Hyde, produced by Claire Connelly, Dan Fischer, Maxim Holland and PJ Fishwick
STRANGER THINGS, directed and produced by Ron Eyal & Eleanor Burke (Filmmaker Magazine 2009 “25 New Faces”)
THE TESTED, directed by Russell Costanzo, produced by Melissa B. Miller, staring Aunjanue Ellis (“True Blood”), Nathan Corbett (“The Wire”), Tobias Truvillion (BROOKLYN’S FINEST) and Armando Riesco (CHE)
WANDERLOST, directed and produced by David Kabler, produced by Dan Judson and Mitch Rumfelt
No Borders International Co-Production Market
ALL FALL DOWN, written and directed by Jonathan Wysocki, produced by Susan Morris
ARCADIA, written and directed by Olivia Silver, produced by Julien Favre
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, written by Lucy Aliba and Behn Zeitlin, directed by Benh Zeitlin, produced by Josh Penn and Dan Janvey
THE CIRCUS, written by Emily Ballou, directed by Emma Freeman, produced Leanne Tonkes
THE CONSEQUENCE, written and directed by Amanda Evans, produced by Keah Bews
COCKEYED, written by Ryan Knighton (adapted from his acclaimed memoir), directed by Academy Award® winning actress Jodie Foster (THE ACCUSED, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS), produced by Susan Cartsonis (Exec Producer, NO RESERVATIONS) and Jody Hotchkiss
DYING INSIDE, written & directed by Bruno Merle, produced by Cyriac Auriol and Liz Jarvis, with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Emmanuelle Béart attached
FAT, FORTY & FIRED, written by Michael Brindle, produced by Robyn Kershaw
FREE IN DEED, written and directed by Jake Mahaffy (WELLNESS), produced by Noah Harlan (THE VANISHING POINT)
GALLOPING MIND, written & directed & Wim Vandekeybus, produced by Bart Van Langendonck
GRÜSS GOTT, SEÑOR RAMON, written & directed by Jorge Ramirez-Suarez, produced by Dagmar Niehage and Beanca Ramirez-Suarez
LOOK FOR WATER, written by Jennifer Phang & Dominic Mah, directed by Jennifer Phang (HALF-LIFE), produced by Reuben Lim
MONKEY BEACH, written by Johnny Darrell and Andrew Duncan, directed by Sarah Todd, produced by Raj Uppal
MUSICAL CHAIRS, written and directed by Azza Hassan, produced by Meike Martens and Serge Lalou (WALTZ WITH BASHIR)
ONE LAST LOOK, written and directed by Philip Roberts, produced by Dan Jawitz and Tendeka Matatu
OTELO BURNING, written by James Whyle, directed and produced by Sara Blecher
RARE EXPORTS, written and directed by Jalmari Helander (based on his cult favorite short film of the same name), produced by Petri Jokiranta
REFRESH, REFRESH, written and directed by James Ponsoldt (OFF THE BLACK), produced by Scott Macaulay (GUMMO, RAISING VICTOR VARGAS) and Anish Savjani (WENDY & LUCY)
SCOUTMASTERS, written and directed by Todd Rohal (THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE), produced by Lisa Muskat (GEORGE WASHINGTON, CHOP SHOP)
SEA WITCHES, written by Malcolm MacRury, directed by Jon Cassar, produced by Peter Meyboom and Scott Garvie
THE SECRET RIVER, written by Jan Sardi, directed by Fred Schepisi (EMPIRE FALLS, LAST ORDERS, ROXANNE), produced by Mark Ruse and Stephen Luby
THE SKELETON TWINS, written and directed by Craig Johnson (TRUE ADOLECENTS) and Mark Heyman, produced by Thomas Woodrow (TRUE ADOLECENTS)
A WALK ON THE BEACH, written by Chris Mander, directed by Luis Mandoki (GABY, WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN), produced by Darren Bender
THE WHITE CIRCUS, written and directed by Clyde Henry (2007 Academy Award nominated short film MADAME TUTLI PUTLI), produced by Melissa Malkin and Marcy Page
YOU’RE A BIG GIRL NOW, written and directed by Tze Chun (CHILDREN OF INVENTION), produced by Mynette Louie (CHILDREN OF INVENTION, MUTUAL APPRECIATION)
Spotlight on Documentaries
61 BULLETS, directed and produced by David Modigliani (CRAWFORD), produced by Yvonne Boudreaux
ALL OF ME: A STORY OF LOVE, LOSS AND LAST RESORTS, directed and produced by Alexandra Lescaze
BAD BLOOD: A CAUTIONARY TALE, directed and produced by Marilyn Ness
THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE, directed by Marie Losier and produced by Elisabeth Pawlowski
BEIJING TAXI, directed and produced by Miao Wang and produced by Ivana Stolkiner
BRING PRESENCE: STORYTIME WITH MURRAY AND PAUL, directed and produced by Edward Marritz
BUDRUS HAS A HAMMER, directed by Julia Bacha (ENCOUNTER POINT), produced by Ronit Avni (ENCOUNTER POINT) and Rula Salameh, and executive produced by Jehane Noujaim (CONTROL ROOM)
THE CANAL STREET MADAM, directed by Cameron Yates and produced by Mridu Chandra (LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN)
CAPITAL, directed by Maxim Pozdorovkin
CASINO NATION, directed and produced by Terry Jones, Laure Sullivan, and Paul Wilson
CESAR’S LAST FAST, directed by Richard Ray Perez and produced by Molly O’Brien
CHEKHOV FOR CHILDREN, directed and produced by Sasha Waters Freyer
CHOSIN, directed and produced by Brian Iglesias, and produced by Anton Sattler
CIRCO, directed and produced by Aaron Schock, and executive produced by Sally Jo Fifer
COAL RUSH, directed and produced by Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo
DANCE INDIA, directed and produced by Alissa Nicole Creamer and executive produced by John Rubin
DANLAND, directed by Alexandra Berger and produced by Avi Zev Weider
DELTA BOYS, directed by Andrew Berends (BLOOD OF MY BROTHER)
EARTH CAMP ONE, directed by Jennie Livingston (PARIS IS BURNING)
FAMBUL TOK, directed and produced by Sara Terry, produced by Rory Kennedy (GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB), and executive produced by Libby Hoffman
FAME HIGH, directed and produced by Scott Hamilton Kennedy (THE GARDEN) and produced by Leilani Makuakane Potter
A FIERCE GREEN FIRE, directed and produced by Mark Kitchell (BERKELEY IN THE SIXTIES)
GIVE UP TOMORROW, directed and produced by Michael Collins, produced by Marty Syjuco, and executive produced by Ramona Diaz (IMELDA)
GROWING SMALL, directed and produced by Jyllian Gunther (PULL OUT) and executive produced by Jack Lechner (THE FOG OF WAR)
HEAVEN + EARTH + JOE DAVIS, directed and produced by Peter Sasowsky
HOT COFFEE, directed by Susan Saladoff and produced by Carly Hugo
HUNGRY IN AMERICA, a documentary directed by Kristi Jacobson (TOOTS) and Lori Silverbush (ON THE OUTS) and executive produced by Julie Goldman, Ryan Harrington, Tom Colicchio, and Mario Batali
HYPNOTIC, directed by Reuben Atlas, produced by Sam Pollard (4 LITTLE GIRLS) and Jamin Mendelsohn
ICEBOUND, directed by Daniel Anker (SCOTTSBORO: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY)
IN THE MATTER OF CHA JUNG HEE, directed and produced by Deann Borshay Liem (FIRST PERSON PLURAL) and produced by Charlotte Lagarde
AN INTERVIEW WITH SIMONE WEIL, directed and produced by Julia Haslett, and produced by Fabrizia Galvagno
IPUINA KONTATU: THE BASQUE WAY, directed by Emily Lobsenz
JESSICA GONZALES VS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, directed and produced by April Hayes and Katia Maguire
LA MUÑECA FEA (THE UGLY DOLL), directed by Claudia López and George Reyes, produced by Nekisa Cooper and Diane Houslin
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY, directed and produced by Luisa Dantas, produced by Rebecca Snedeker, and executive produced by Wendy Ettinger (THE WAR ROOM; LIONESS), Julie Parker Benello, and Judith Helfand (BLUE VINYL)
LEFT BEHIND IN LOUISIANA, directed by Holly Hardman
LEMON, directed and produced by Laura Brownson and Beth Levison (CLASSICAL BABY; EGG the arts show)
THE LIFE AND MIND OF MARK DEFRIEST, directed by Gabriel London and produced by Rebecca Richman Cohen
THE LINOR DOCUMENTARY PROJECT, directed and produced by Cecilia Peck (SHUT UP & SING), produced by Inbal Lessner, and executive produced by Zvi Howard Rosenman (THE CELLULOID CLOSET) and Motty Reif
LOTTE LENYA: THE WIDOW WEILL, directed by Robert Downey (PUTNEY SWOPE, HUGO POOL), produced by Andrew Fierberg (KEANE, SECRETARY) and Max L. Raab
MAGIC CAMP, directed by Judd Ehrlich (RUN FOR YOUR LIFE; MAYOR OF THE WEST SIDE)
MARMATO, directed by Mark Grieco and produced by Harry Swartz-Turfle
MATCH+: A STORY ABOUT LOVE IN THE TIME OF HIV, directed and produced by Ann S. Kim and Priya Giri Desai
MIRACLE ON THE OHIO: A LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA STORY, directed and produced by Owsley Brown, III (NIGHT WALTZ), directed by Jerome Hiler, produced by Robin Burke, and executive produced by Gill Holland
MY FAVORITE NEOCONSERVATIVE, directed by Yael Luttwak, produced by Fredrik Carlstrom, executive produced by Wendy Ettinger, Judith Helfand, and Julie Parker Benello
MY SUMMER IN TEHRAN, directed by Justine Shapiro (PROMISES), produced by Marjaneh Moghimi and executive produced by Pamela Boll and Farhad Khosravi
NEW BURLESQUE, directed and produced by Beth B (TWO SMALL BODIES; VISITING DESIRE)
NEW YORK EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ, directed by Henry Joost, Jody Lee Lipes (BROCK ENRIGHT: GOOD TIMES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME; Filmmaker Magazine 2009 “25 New Faces”), and Matt Wolf (WILD COMBINATION), produced by Kyle Martin (WILD COMBINATION) and Sean Suozzi, and executive produced by Ellen Bar
OUR HOUSE, directed and produced by Greg King, and directed by David Teague
PAUL GOODMAN CHANGED MY LIFE, directed and produced by Jonathan S. Lee, associate produced by Bob Hawk
PELADA, directed and produced by Ryan White, directed by Luke Boughen, Rebekah Fergusson, Gwendolyn Oxenham, and executive produced by Ellin Baumel and Francis Gasparini
PIPESTONE, directed and produced by Craig Marsden
THE PLEASURES OF BEING OUT OF STEP, directed and produced by David L. Lewis
POOR CONSUELO CONQUERS THE WORLD, directed by Peter Friedman (SILVERLAKE LIFE; MANA: BEYOND BELIEF) and produced by Paul Miller (SNOW ANGELS)
PORTRAIT OF WALLY, directed and produced by Andrew Shea (THE CORNDOG MAN), produced by Barbara Morgan and David D’Arcy
QUEEN OF THE SUN, directed and produced by Taggart Siegel (THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN) and produced by Jon Betz
RADIO UNNAMEABLE, directed and produced by Paul Lovelace (THE HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS…BOUND TO LOSE) and Jessica Wolfson, executive produced by Ryan Harrington
REDISCOVERING ALEXANDER HAMILTON, directed by Michael Pack (REDISCOVERING GEORGE WASHINGTON), executive produced by Leo Eaton and Gina Cappo Pack
THE REVOLUTIONARY OPTIMISTS, directed and produced by Maren Grainger-Monsen and Nicole Newnham (THE RAPE OF EUROPA)
THE ROAD TO NASIRIYAH, directed and produced by Marie-Héléne Carleton and Micah Garen, produced by Jedd Wider and Todd Wider (TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE), and executive produced by Greg Carr and Noble Smith (PROTAGONIST)
SAVING HUBBLE, directed and produced by David Gaynes
SEQUEL TO ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID, directed and produced by Nina Davenport (OPERATION FILMMAKER)
SHOWTIME!, directed by Ezra Bookstein (THE RICH HAVE THEIR OWN PHOTOGRAPHERS)
THE SINGULARITY, directed and produced by Doug Wolens (WEED; BUTTERFLY), produced by Katherine Lamont
SONS OF PERDITION, directed and produced by Tyler Measom and Jennilyn Merten and executive produced by Julie Goldman, Nick Fraser, Diana Barrett, Julia Parker Benello, Abigail E. Disney, and Wendy Ettinger
SUN COME UP, directed and produced by Jennifer Redfearn, produced by Tim Metzger and executive produced by Abigail E. Disney (PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL)
TAKEN BY STORM: THE MIND MOVIES OF STORM THORGERSON AND HIPGNOSIS, directed and produced by Roddy Bogawa (JUNK), produced by Chris Brokaw
TEXAS HEART, directed and produced by Treva Wurmfeld
THE TIPPING POINT, directed and produced by Laura Paglin, produced by Duane Verh
TO CATCH A DOLLAR: MUHAMMAD YUNUS BANKS ON AMERICA, directed and produced by Gayle Ferraro
THE TWELVE O’CLOCK BOYZ, directed and produced by Lotfy Nathan
TWELVE WAYS TO SUNDAY, directed and produced by Anna Farrell
THE UNKNOWN RESCUE, directed and produced by Elka Nikolova, produced by Stephan Mueller
UNTITLED CHINA PROJECT, directed and produced by Marlo Poras (RUN, GRANNY, RUN) and Yu Ying Chou, and executive produced by David Sutherland
UNTITLED SMALL ACT DOCUMENTARY, directed and produced by Jennifer Arnold (AMERICAN MULLET), produced by Patti Lee and Jeffrey Soros, and executive produced by Joan Huang (PING PONG PLAYA)
WAR DON DON, directed by Rebecca Richman Cohen and produced by Francisco Bello (SALIM BABA)
WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS, directed and produced by Beth Murphy, produced by Sean Flynn
THE WORLD IN A ROOM, directed and produced by Tanaz Eshaghian (BE LIKE OTHERS), produced by Andy Schocken, and executive produced by Christoph Jörg
ZHINAN: ARCHITECTS OF THE NEW IRAQ, directed by Mary Ann Smothers Bruni (QUEST FOR HONOR) and executive produced by Frances Tarlton Farenthold
