IIPM logo by "SIMONE PIRESTI" Creative Director www.piresti.com 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, 2016 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: filmfreeway.com/festival/IIPMF KEY DATES o November 15th, 2016 Submissions Open o January 15th, 2017 (3pm ET) - Submissions early entry deadline o March 1st, 2017 (6pm ET) - Official Entry deadline ONLY FOR SCRIPTS o April 1st, 2017 (6pm ET) - Official Entry deadline o May 15th, 2017 - Finalists Notification time o 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. https://www.adlerandassociatesentertainment.com/ http://www.axionfilms-revolverstudios.com/ http://www.eventfilm.us http://littlestudiofilms.com/ http://www.magiceffect.it/ IIPMF is made possible by the generosity of SPONSORS. Together with our partners, sponsors, jurors and entrants, WE FORGE OUR FUTURE. http://www.inktip.com/ InkTip () is a partner providing the screenplay awards & prizes. Winners of the Best Original Screenplay and Best Non Original Screenplay for both Features and Shorts will receive an InkTip Script Listing: A listing of your script on InkTip so that producers and reps can find you EVENT SECRETARY http://www.ggfgroup.it/   http://www.marchemaraviglia.it/ HOSPITALITY OFFICIAL SPONSORS https://www.excelsiorlafonte.it/       http://www.seeporthotel.com/en 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

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