IFP alumni are showing in full force at International Documentary Festival Amsterdam this week, the world’s largest documentary film festival. 11 features, all alumni of IFP’s Spotlight on Documentaries program, play in the festival. These include Alex Mellier’s Alias Ruby Blade (also an alumnus of IFP’s Documentary Labs), Jay Bulger’s …
IFP, the nation’s oldest and largest non-profit for independent filmmakers, is seeking digital interns.
There are many formulas for home video deals, but most fall within three patterns. The first deal allows the distributor to retain a percentage of Gross Receipts as a distribution fee, and to recoup certain designated marketing expenses from film revenues, with the remaining balance, if any, paid to the …
Through its long-standing partnership with CineMart, IFP annually selects two producers to participate in the Rotterdam Lab, which runs concurrently with the CineMart co-production market, January 27-30, 2013. The Fellowship is open to producers with at least one narrative feature producing credit who are current IFP Members at any level.
The …
Producer Peter Phok talks to the National Film Society about his love of producing and his lack of sleep.
Jonathan Lisecki on why producing shorts can be more relaxing.
The goal for many filmmakers is nothing less than to see their film shown in a theater. Theatrical distributors typically advance all marketing and distribution costs and, for highly desirable films, may provide the producer with an advance payment or minimum guarantee (“MG”). These payments are recoupable but not refundable. …
Alrick Brown discusses breaking through the wall that surrounds the film industry and shedding our senses of entitlement.
