NWPS 2008 Mentorship Program

IFP/Seattle will be providing a filmmaker mentorship program for the first annual Northwest Production Summit. The Summit, a partnership between the Seattle International Film Festival, Mayor’s Office of Film and Music, WashingtonFilmWorks and the Washington State Film Office, is designed to help secure the position of SIFF and Washington State as an industry destination where creativity flourishes and valuable business is conducted.

The centerpiece of the Summit will be an intimate – and invite only - three day symposium designed to introduce industry leaders in the independent film world, including the creative minds of directors and producers, as well as the business savvy of agents, financiers and entertainment lawyers, to Washington’s triple threat of technology, film and music.

IFP/Seattle will be providing a mentorship program in which five IFP members — three from Washington State and two from other chapters — selected through a competitive process, will be included in some of the symposium events. These protégés will have one-on-one time with our guests to ask questions, talk about projects, and gain valuable advice from these industry leaders.

To apply for the mentorship program, download the application here and follow the instructions. To be eligible for the NWPS mentorship, applicants must:

• Be a current IFP/Seattle member
• Be a director and/or producer
• Have completed a film (short or feature) in the past 18 months

Protégés will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Past work/strength of work samples
• Current projects
• Interest in shooting films in Washington State