IFP Alumni at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

IFP Alumni at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

The full slate for the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, running September 8-18, has been announced! IFP is excited to share that six of its alumni projects have been selected for this year's festival.

The titles below, listed by festival section and IFP program:

DISCOVERY

The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
written and directed by Ryan O'Nan and produced by Jason Berman and Kwesi Collisson.
(Independent Filmmaker Labs, No Borders International Co-Production Market)

Habibi
written, directed, and produced by Susan Youssef
(Independent Filmmaker Labs, Emerging Narrative)

Pariah
written and directed by Dee Rees and produced by Nekisa Cooper
(Independent Filmmaker Labs, Emerging Narrative)

CANADA FIRST!

The Patron Saints
directed and produced by Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatsky
(Independent Filmmaker Labs, Spotlight on Documentaries)

REAL TO REEL

Girl Model
directed and produced by Ashley Sabin and David Redmon
(Spotlight on Documentaries)

TIFF KIDS

First Position
directed and produced by Bess Kargman
(Spotlight on Documentaries)

For the full schedule and to purchase tickets, click here.

Congratulations to all of this year's selections!

YELLING TO THE SKY screening Thursday 8/25 at the Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center

IFP Narrative Independent Filmmaker Labs alum Yelling to the Sky will be screened Thursday, August 25 at 7:00PM at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center in New York as part of the ongoing ImageNation screening series.

Starring Zoe Kravitz, in her first lead role, Yelling to the Sky tells the story of Sweetness O'Hara, a 17-year-old girl who is left to fend for herself as her family falls apart, in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain. This coming-of-age film also features Gabourey Sidibe, Jason Clarke, Tariq Trotter (Black Thought of The Roots), Tim Blake Nelson, Jason Clarke, Antonique Smith, Marc John Jefferies, and Shareeka Epps. It premiered, in competition, at the Berlin International Film Festival.

The screening will be followed by a conversation and Q&A with writer/director/producer Victoria Mahoney and Academy Award® nominee Gabourey Sidibe (Precious).

For more information and to purchase tickets: http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/imagenation-yelling-to-the-sky

IFP alumni at New York International Latino Film Festival

IFP is proud to share its alumni projects screeing during the 2011 New York International Latino Film Festival presented by HBO, happening now through Sunday, August 21st.







Granito
(Spotlight on Documentaries)

Karla's Arrival *US Premiere
(Fiscal Sponsorship)

Mosquito
(Fiscal Sponsorship)

Postales (Postcards)
(Spotlight on Documentaries)

To be Heard
(Spotlight on Documentaries)

Yelling to the Sky
(Narrative Labs)


For a full schedule, to learn more about these titles, and to purchase screening tickets, please visit New York International Latino Film Festival's official website:

Congratulations, alumni!

Coming to a Theater near Me!

I'm so excited - Mike Ott's Gotham Award-winning Littlerock finally opens this Friday in New York at Cinema Village, screening daily at 3:00 pm and 7:10 pm. Mike and co-writer and star Atsuko Okatsuka will hold Q&A's following the 7:10 screenings on Friday and Saturday. The Gotham Award package included this Cinema Village run and a distribution support grant of $15,000 from RBC Capital Markets, so the film will be opening also in LA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, and Denver throughout September. After winning the Gotham Award (and playing 20+ festivals internationally), Mike also won the 2011 Someone to Watch Award at the Independent Spirit Awards. Thanks to a grant for the San Francisco Film Society, Mike has already shot his next film, Teenage Wasteland, also starring Atsuko and Littlerock's Cory Zachariah. I encourage you all to check out Littlerock this weekend!