Filmmaker Magazine is a publication of the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP). The Independent Filmmaker Project fosters the development, production and promotion of hundreds of feature and documentary films a year. The French feminist collective known as La Barbe (French for “The Beard”) printed an open letter in France’s daily newspaper Le Monde earlier this week addressing the complete absence [...]

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) announced May 14 the ten documentaries selected for the 2012 Independent Filmmaker Labs, IFP’s  annual year-long fellowship for first-time feature directors.  The creative teams of the selected films, chosen from a national pool of 200 submissions, join the 8th edition of the Labs taking place May 14-19 in New York City. [...]

The Independent Film Project (IFP) is a leading force in nurturing the independent film industry and the many individuals that help it thrive in the surplus and depravity of intake of non-mainstream film.  IFP is putting a spotlight on documentary films in their Spotlight on Documentaries taking submissions from today (May 4th, 2012) through May [...]

The Euro has faced a seemingly infinite amount of challenges this year and would seem to be in store for more as it struggles to remain relevant while it makes a

The Gotham Independent Film Awards, presented by the Independent Film Project (IFP), takes place tonight and is hosts an all star line up of the great indies of 2011.  From the soulful The Descendants starring George Clooney to the loving tale of Like Crazy, Gotham’s 2011 indie awards promise to be hard fought with any [...]

Edie Falco and Oliver Platt are announced as the hosts for the upcoming Gotham Independent Film Awards.