Kicking off the film awards season, IFP, the nation's largest membership organization of independent filmmakers, today announced the nominees for the 17th Annual Gotham Awards (www.ifp.org.
About IFP
IFP's mission is to nurture and celebrate independent film and filmmakers, and to foster a vibrant and sustainable independent filmmaking community. IFP seeks to empower individuals with
the language of film, and enrich the world of film with a diversity of voices. It passionately believes that creating opportunities for independent, original and often controversial films
to be made and seen is an essential part of a free, open and intellectually curious society.
IFP's programs provide filmmakers with access to tools to develop and present their vision, and audiences with an opportunity to discover new work. Its signature programs include the
Gotham Awards, the IFP Market, Filmmaker Magazine, IFP's Filmmaker Conference and IFP's Independent Film Labs. IFP was founded in 1979. It is a not-for-profit organization headquartered
in New York City with 10,000 members throughout the world. More at