International Independent Permanent Memories Festival (IIPMF) will create opportunities for new and emerging work in the cinematic arts because its JURY is comprised of working professionals & specialists of each field in the industry, and winners will get access to a concrete chance to find a worldwide distribution. The IIPM was conceived by Michael Segal (italian actor and producer), who fell in love with cinema as a child and wanted to help independents to have a chance to be noticed.
IIPMF is distinguished by its jurors , all active professionals in the film, television & web industries. Represented experience ranges from low budget independent projects to high budget Hollywood productions & blockbusters, from aspiring talent to Academy Awards winners. IIPMF will also be a marketplace for connecting independent producers, writers, actors and technicians with professionals in their fields and where potential working relationships may arise from this Festival.
A partial list of our prominent jurors include:
– Michael Biehn (Actor, best known for his roles in James Cameron’s science fiction action films “The Terminator”, “Aliens and “The Abyss”) USA
– Ilaria Della Bidia (Singer, Pianist, Performer, Writer and Producer. Performer with Andrea Bocelli as Guest Pop, during his concerts and tour) ITALY
– Robban Follin (Stuntman in TV series “Vikings”) SWEDEN
– Barthélémy Fougea (Producer for “On the Way to School” with over thirty years of experience producing top documentaries for television and cinema) FRANCE
– Claudio Gregori (Composer, Singer, Playwright, Actor, tv showman) ITALY
– Alex Lombard (Actor in “Inception” & “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) USA
– Antonio La Salandra (fight consultant for cinema regarding armed and non armed combat and war tactics. Trainer for actors and stuntmen in movies like “John Wick2, Robin Hood, Ninja Turtles, Cap. America, Civil War, The Avengers”) ITALY
– Mirco Paolini (Senior FX TD of “Independence day 2”) ITALY
– Pasquale Petrolo (Actor & Academy Awards Winner of “La grande bellezza” 2016) ITALY
– Daniel Raymont (Actor in “Angriest Man in Brooklyn” with Robin Williams, recent projects are “Bull” on CBS and “Rock That Body” with Scarlett Johansson, Demi Moore) USA
– Debbie Rochon (Actress, American scream queen legend, a titan of indie horror) CANADA
– Flavia Sabatino (Actress, singer and official DJ of the MotoGP) SWITZERLAND
– Luca Vannella (Make-up artist and hair stylist of “Avengers”, “Thor”, “Harry Potter”, “Skyfall”, “Spectre”,” Penny Dreadful”, “47 Ronin”) ITALY
The wide range of categories, awards and prizes makes this festival one of the most complete in the world, where all types of professionals such as
filmmakers, musicians, actors, make-up artists, voice-over actors, singers, CGI experts, FX experts, will have an opportunity to compete.
The main categories in this competition are: FEATURES and SHORTS Sub-categorized by genre:
Action, Horror, Thriller, Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Animated, Fantasy & Romance Submissions in each category above can also be entered into any or all of the sub-categories below. These categories and artistic components take part in the challenge, transforming the FESTIVAL into a script, music and photo contest, together with the following awards:
BEST ACTION SCENE
BEST CGI
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST COSTUMES
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST EDITING
BEST LEADING ACTOR
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
BEST MAKE-UP
BEST SET DESIGN
BEST SOUNDTRACK
BEST SOUND DESIGN
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
BEST SUBJECT
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
BEST BACKSTAGE PHOTO
BEST COMMERCIAL
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BEST FAN MOVIE
BEST MUSIC VIDEO CLIP
BEST WEB SERIES PILOT
BEST TV SERIES PILOT
BEST VR 360 VIDEO
BEST TEASER TRAILER
BEST ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT
BEST ORIGINAL SHORT SCRIPT
BEST NON ORIGINAL FEATURE SCRIPT
BEST NON ORIGINAL SHORT SCRIPT
VENUE
The Festival and awards for the Features & Shorts will be held on June 8th-9th-10th-11th, 2017 in Ancona , a wonderful city on the east sea side in the Marche Region (Italy). The 8 award winning feature films will be screened at the Mole Vanvitelliana (also known as Lazzaretto), designed by architect Luigi Vanvitelli. This monumental building located in the port of Ancona and was once a place of refuge and quarantine. Today it is a large cultural centre whose specific layout
makes it perfect for hosting art exhibitions and events of all kinds. The whole Ceremony will be live streaming on IIPMF’s Facebook page and will be stored on the Festival’s official YouTube channel. During the four days of Festival, the city will be involved in different side activities such as workshops, exhibitions, shows and concerts.
PREMIERE – June 8th, 2017
IIPM Festival will host a PREMIERE of the film “Altered Perception” a new powerful sci-fi/horror film, made by Blanc/Biehn
Productions directed by Kate Rees Davies, written by Travis Romero (Treachery), and starring MICHAEL BIEHN and his wife Jennifer Blanc.
Hollywood action film legend Michael Biehn with his wife Jennifer Blanc both IIPM’s jurors.
FILMFREEWAY IS OUR EXCLUSIVE ONLINE SUBMISSION PLATFORM
Entries can only be submitted via FilmFreeway at this website:
https://filmfreeway.com/festival/IIPMF
KEY DATES
• November 15th, 2016 Submissions Open
• January 15th, 2017 (3pm ET) – Submissions early entry deadline
• March 1st, 2017 (6pm ET) – Official Entry deadline ONLY FOR SCRIPTS
• April 1st, 2017 (6pm ET) – Official Entry deadline
• May 15th, 2017 – Finalists Notification time
• June 8-9-10-11th, 2017 – 1st Annual IIPM Festival
OUR PARTNERS are important allies for independent filmmakers. AWARD WINNING FEATURES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SCREENED BY WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
The winning features of each genre will be sent to distribution companies, our partners, where they will have the opportunity to be produced, represented in markets or distributed worldwide.
http://www.axionfilms-revolverstudios.com/
http://www.eventfilm.us
http://littlestudiofilms.com/
http://www.magiceffect.it/
For more information on the festival, IIPMF’s official site is at:
www.ipmfestival.com
IIPMF also has the following social channels:
https://www.facebook.com/iipmfestival
https://twitter.com/iipmfestival
https://www.instagram.com/iipmfestival
https://vimeo.com/iipmfestival
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgEhs2MZ_lBAuSdnwIwazHg
