The Independent Filmmaker Project said Wednesday it has hired producer Jeffrey Sharp as Executive Director at the indie film organization, which is behind among other initiatives the annual Gotham Awards. He takes the post left vacant by Joana Vicente, who exited in August after eight years to join the Toronto Film…

The 28th annual IFP Gotham Awards offered a few surprises to kick off awards season, honoring dark horse The Rider as Best Feature, its only win of the night. First Reformed and Eighth Grade each took a pair of competitive awards. The Favourite had ample presence, taking home a previously announced ensemble acting…

The Toronto Film Festival has tapped Joana Vicente as its new executive director & co-head. She joins Cameron Bailey, who was previously announced as TIFF’s artistic director & co-head. Together they will report to TIFF’s board of directors. Vicente starts November 1, while Bailey begins on October 1. This year’s…

EXCLUSIVE: The producers of Oscar winners Moonlight and Icarus, Oscar nominee Carol and Showtime series Billions, are among those bringing new projects to the IFP Project Forum, which runs during the 40th IFP Week (September 15 – 20, 2018) in New York. This year’s particularly buzzy Project Forum slate will comprise…

Dustin Hoffman and Sofia Coppola will receive the Actor Tribute and Director Tribute, respectively, at November’s Gotham Awards. The event, set for Nov. 27, is billed by its presenters at the Independent Filmmaker Project as the first awards show of the season. In addition to annual career honors, the Gothams…

New York’s annual IFP Film Week will move from its longtime Manhattan perch to Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood this September, expanding its scope to include public as well as industry offerings, with an increased attention to TV, web-based and VR content. Running from September 17 to 22, the 2016 IFP Independent Film…

EXCLUSIVE: The Independent Filmmaker Project is out with the list of projects for its 2015 Independent Filmmaker Labs, the annual yearlong fellowship for rookie filmmakers. The teams behind the 10 narratives began their first week of sessions on Monday at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP. The projects cover genres…

NEW YORK — Oct. 11, 2012 — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Media & Entertainment Commissioner Katherine Oliver and New York City Economic Development Corporation President Seth Pinsky today announced that IFP (Independent Filmmaker Project) will develop and operate a new Media Center in New York City. To be named the…

Gotham Awards: 'The Descendants', 'Martha Marcy May Marlene', 'Beginners' And 'Take Shelter' Lead Nominations New York, NY (November 9, 2011) – The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers announced today that award winning actors, Oliver Platt and Edie…

New York, NY (October 20, 2011) – The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation's oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers announced today the nominees for the Gotham Independent Film Awards™. Signaling the kick-off to the film awards season, IFP's Gotham Independent Film Awards™ nominations…