IFP MN Filmmaker Conference: Very Special Guests Announced

Posted April 4, 2013 by kmaloney@ifpmn.org

A Story Doesn't Have to Be Just One Thing

IFP MN Midwest Filmmaker Conference Explores Innovations In Content Creation and Audience Engagement

Independent Filmmaker Project Minnesota presents the 14th annual Midwest Filmmaker Conference (formerly the Producers Conference) in partnership with Minneapolis Community & Technical College on Saturday, May 4, 9am-5pm. The conference, this region's premier independent film industry gathering of the year, takes place in MCTC's Whitney Hall, 3rd Floor, Room L3000, at 1501 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis.

Previously announced keynote presenter Lance Weiler, an internationally recognized storyteller, entrepreneur, Sundance Screenwriters Lab alum, and pioneer in combining storytelling with technology kicks off the conference with a talk about the changing landscape of content creation, media consumption, and distribution.

Several other confirmed guests include: producer Marcus Hu, Co-President and Co-Founder of Strand Releasing; Joseph Beyer, Director of Digital Initiatives at Sundance Institute; Mynette Louie, a 2013 Piaget Producers/Independent Spirit Awards recipient whose numerous producing credits include Marshall Lewy's California Solo starring Robert Carlyle (Sundance 2012); Peter Phok, who produced films with Larry Fessenden's production company Glass Eye Pix, the latest being Beneath, directed by Fessenden for Chiller Films; and director/actress Shannah Laumeister, whose award-winning documentary Bert Stern: Original MadMan is being developed into a narrative feature.

Deacon Warner's Memorial Doc Makes News

Posted March 25, 2013 by kmaloney@ifpmn.org

IFP MN's Youth Program Director Deacon Warner was recently showed his short documentary honoring Keith Basinski, the UPS driver who was killed in the Accent Signage Shooting. The film sparked much community interest and Deacon  was interviewed by 5 TV stations and 4 newspapers.

Andrew Peterson Hired As Executive Director

Posted February 19, 2013 by Editor

February 19, 2013

IFP Minnesota has named Andrew Peterson as Executive Director after serving 6 months as Interim Executive Director.  He will lead the nonprofit media arts organization as it continues to transform to meet the challenges of the evolution in the media arts field. 

Fellows Wowed the Crowd

Posted January 11, 2013 by Editor

The 2012 McKnight Screenwriting and Filmmaking Fellows rocked the house for a standing-room-only crowd at the Open Book on January 9th. Melissa Brandt, Stephen Gurewitz, Matthew Stenerson, and Norah Shapiro presented their work and shared their thoughts in a discussion moderated by producer Christine K. Walker. Proof that filmmaking is alive and well and living in Minnesota!