Why Submit to IFFBoston 2009?
Named one of the 25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee by MovieMaker Magazine
Ask our Alumni:
The annual Independent Film Festival of Boston has accomplished more in its five-year history than some festivals do with twice as much time and resources.
—Matt Dentler, Indiewire
Though the word "independent" sometimes connotes 'small', its clear that the Independent Film Festival of Boston is THE premiere film festival in the Boston area. From a distributor's standpoint, it's important that a festival handle a film with a certain degree of professionalism and attention to detail. IFFBoston's focus on presenting dynamic, quality films and treating each screening as an event both meets and exceeds those expectations.
—Brad Westcott, Magnolia Pictures
IFFBoston has redefined the term "filmmaker friendly" for every producer, director, editor, cinematographer, composer and actor that has been lucky enough to experience the Festival. The audiences are passionate and intelligent, which is every filmmaker's dream.
—Joe Swanberg, director of HANNAH TAKES THE STAIRS
Thank you guys for a killer fest!! It was my favorite festival on the
circuit this year. I didn't want to leave.
—John Eckenrode, EL INMIGRANTE
What a wonderful experience you guys created. Great films, wonderful film loving crowd, I've never seen so many happy film makers and smiling people waiting in line to see independent films.
—Tony Pettine, Narrative Feature Juror / Script Supervisor for THE SECRET LIVES OF DENTISTS, RODGER DODGER, and THE NIGHT LISTENER
Thanks for putting on the best festival I've been to all year! I'm telling all my friends that IFFBoston rocked. I only wish I could have stayed longer and watched more films. The audience in Boston is so cool and supportive. I wish we had audiences like that here. It made it so much more fun to watch films with them. You guys were great hosts and I enjoyed my stay in Boston very much. Congratulations on doing such an awesome job! And thank you for hosting me!
—Juli Kang, 7th Art Releasing
Thank you for getting more people to those screenings than the theater could hold. That was amazing. I didnt hear a negative word come out of anyone's mouth the entire time. You had a happy group of filmmakers there, and that seems to be a rare thing.
—Todd Rohal, THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE
It really was too much fun. you guys did it so right it should be taught to budding festival programmers.
—Michael Tully, COCAINE ANGEL
We had a fantastic time! Great screenings, really appreciative, nice smart crowds, wonderful volunteers, fun parties, swanky lounge... I wish it weren't over. And now I'm thinking and scheming on a film I can make in the next several months, so I can submit for next year. You guys should be proud of what you did.
—Nick Poppy, ZOMBIE-AMERICAN
Ask the Press:
The Independent Film Festival of Boston has become the major game in town: a smartly programmed and risk-taking festival that balances "big" indie films with the best in local filmmaking.
—Ty Burr, Boston Globe
You need not be a social misfit or angry rebel to appreciate the diversity of this year's schedule. For six days, the IFFB is an idyllic island for self-imposed exile, welcoming film fanatics of every stripe.
—The Boston Globe
In just its fourth year of existence the festival has become the premier such event in this area, far eclipsing the longstanding and now virtually defunct Boston Film Festival.
—The Boston Phoenix
In 10 or 20 years, the IFFB may yet be one of the country's premiere film festivals. For now, it's the best badly kept secret in town.
—The Boston Globe
