Cynthia Wade

Independent Film Week‘s Spotlight on Documentaries section has helped me find the right home for three films.

In 2006, Freeheld was invited to apply to Sundance, where it started a run of 50+ festivals, 14 film awards and a 2008 Academy Award for best Documentary Short film.

To say that ‘all roads …

Tariq Tapa

Although “Zero Bridge” was nearly completed when it was invited to the lab, I did not understand how to bring my first film out into the world. IFP gave an amazing crash course in the ways I could do so, while helping me focus my overall goals on what I …

Paola Mendoza

I’ve had two films go throughIndependent Film Week, both at critical stages, and both were able to get done because of the support and guidance of the IFP.

We as filmmakers need to use the few resources that are available to us and the IFP is one of those places every …

Tom Quinn

When I arrived at the IFP Narrative Rough Cut Lab with The New Year Parade I knew very little about completing a film, let alone festivals or distribution.

Three years later, we’ve been fortunate to win 8 festival awards, release the film in theaters and on DVD, were nominated for an …

Roger Ross Williams

When I boarded a plane two years ago, headed for Zimbabwe armed with nothing more than a camera, I never thought it would lead me to an Academy Award nomination.

The 2008 Independent Film Week – Spotlight on Documentaries section and IFP’s Fiscal Sponsorship program helped get me there by providing …

Rick Goldsmith & Judith Ehrlich

Coming to Independent Film Week – Spotlight on Documentaries in Sept, 2007 was a huge turning point in the making of our film. It pushed us to improve our trailer and hone our pitch, and in turn sharpen our conception for the film.

We got tremendous buzz at IFP as well as about …