The IIPM Festival calls for submissions

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. Performerb 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 willbe 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.