2011 Indy Film Fest submissions open now! Early Deadline through Jan. 1

Hello on behalf of the Indianapolis International Film Festival!

… or, as we like to call ourselves, the Indy Film Fest — a nickname indicative not only of our location but also of our commitment to showcasing independent film from around the world.

We are excited to share with you that we are now accepting submission for the 2011 Indy Film Fest, to be held July 14–24 in Indianapolis at the renowned Indianapolis Museum of Art. We would love your help in building a truly comprehensive slate of the best in independent from across the globe. We hope you will share with your current students and alumni our invitation to submit their work for consideration for our 2011 festival.

Now in our seventh year, the Indy Film Fest has grown from a two-day, one-screen festival in 2004 to a 10-day, multi-screen celebration of world-class independent cinema. In 2010 we highlighted 112 films from more than 27 countries, running the gamut from domestic animated short films to international documentary features.

A few important points to note:

• The 2011 Indy Film Fest runs July 14–24, hosted by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, one of the premier art museums in the United States.
• The festival highlights feature-length and short films in three major categories — American Spectrum (domestic films), World Cinema (foreign films) and Matter of Fact (documentaries of any origin).
• All feature-length films, in any category, are eligible for the $1,000 Grand Prize Jury award.
• Films of any genre and medium are encouraged to submit, including animation, student films, and experimental projects. Rough cuts are accepted for consideration purposes.
  

The Regular Deadline for film submissions is March 1, but we encourage filmmakers to submit as soon as possible. We understand how difficult it is, especially in this economy, to be a self-sustaining independent artist; so, we have tried to keep our submission fees minimal, asking only that which is necessary to help us process submissions. Our Early Deadline film submission fee is $25 per film, now through January 1. To submit, please encourage filmmakers to visit: https://www.withoutabox.com/login/4101.

Please check us out at http://www.indyfilmfest.org, and if you have any questions at all, we'd love to hear from you.

Thank you in advance for helping to spread the word about the work we're doing at the Indy Film Festival. We look forward to considering films submitted by your students and alumni!

Best,

Brittany D. Friesner
Indianapolis International Film Festival
719 1/2 Massachusetts Ave, Suite B
Indianapolis, IN 46204