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IFP Announces 2011 Narrative Filmmaker Lab Participants

IFP has announced the participants of the 7th edition of its Narrative Independent Filmmaker Lab, a year-long fellowship will commence June 6-10 in New York City. This follows last year’s highly successful edition, where more than half the projects have already launched their first feature at prestigious film festivals including Sundance, Berlin, SXSW and Tribeca and won notable film awards. 

New York, NY (June 6, 2011) Following the unprecedented success of the 2010 Lab season – in which more than half the projects have already launched their first feature at prestigious film festivals including Sundance, Berlin, SXSW and Tribeca and won notable film awards – IFP is pleased to announce the participants of the 2011 Narrative Independent Filmmaker Lab. The year-long fellowship will commence June 6-10 in New York City.

The 2011 Narrative Lab Fellows and their features are Matt Ruskin (BOOSTER), Rola Nashef (DETROIT UNLEADED), Nir Paniry (EXTRACTED), Jenny Deller (FUTURE WEATHER), Andrew Semans (NANCY, PLEASE), Sara Blecher (OTELO BURNING), Tim Sutton (PAVILION), Jaron Henrie-McCrea (PERVERTIGO), Ryan O’Nan (THE BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEAT THE BEST), Mark Harris (THE LOST CHILDREN), and Keith Miller (WELCOME TO PINE HILL).

Since 2005, this highly immersive, free mentorship program for first-time feature filmmakers has provided participants with the technical, creative and strategic tools necessary to launch their films – and their careers. Recent alumni currently on the festival circuit and in the marketplace include: Dee Rees’ PARIAH, Alrick Brown’s KINYARWANDA, John Henry Summerour’s SAHKANAGA, Brady Kiernan’s STUCK BETWEEN STATIONS, Eleanor Burke & Ron Eyal’s STRANGER THINGS, Zeina Durra’s THE IMPERIALISTS ARE STILL ALIVE!, Victoria Mahoney’s YELLING TO THE SKY, and Tariq Tapa’s ZERO BRIDGE.

“2010 was definitely a breakout year for our Lab program, but we’re just hitting our stride,” says Joana Vicente, Executive Director of IFP and, for the first time, a participating Lab Leader. “We’ve found that talent alone is not enough to launch a strong first-feature in today’s marketplace. With so many films available to audiences, we’ve found that it’s absolutely critical to teach the next generation of great filmmakers the true nuts and bolts of how to launch a film and connect with audiences.”

A cornerstone IFP program, the Narrative Independent Filmmaker Labs are currently the only film program that supports diverse, low budget, independently produced filmmakers when they need it most: through the completion, marketing and distribution of their first feature film. While many programs are geared toward teaching filmmakers how to write, produce, direct, and compose their films, IFP’s Labs support projects from post-production onwards working with industry mentors and facilitating workshops that emphasize festival strategy, finding audiences, and overall promotion of the film. The program is also unique for its diversity: half of the 2011 submissions were from minority filmmakers, making it the premiere showcase to both introduce talent and empower new voices on the independent scene.

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