We're going to Amsterdam!
We are extremely proud to announce that "Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine" has been officially selected to have its International Premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). IDFA is the largest and arguably THE best documentary film festival in the world, so you can only imagine how excited we are to be invited to this esteemed festival. Having received more than 3,000 submissions, this year's program will include 288 titles (including ours!). Since starting in 1988, IDFA has become one of the most pivotal documentary film festivals on the international cinematic front. This year's festival runs from Nov. 20-Dec. 1.
I have also been selected (along with only 7 other North American filmmakers) to participate in the festival's World Documentary Exchange program. WDE aims to support filmmakers in search of distribution for their film as well as deepen their knowledge of the documentary market. So during my time at IDFA, I will be attending the WDE panel discussions, one-on-one meetings with sales agents and TV buyers, and social networking events. I feel so incredibly lucky to be given this huge opportunity and so much professional support at the festival!
More exciting news: IDFA is programming its very first "Gay Night" on Nov. 27th, in which they will screen "Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine." We are also extremely honored that Judy and Dennis Shepard will be joining us at IDFA towards the end of the festival for our film screenings and post-film discussions.
If you're in Amsterdam (or in the vicinity), we sincerely hope you can join us for our International Premiere! We should be finding out our IDFA screening times shortly and will keep everyone posted. We also have some great upcoming screening events happening nationwide. Coming up this month: Chicago, Sacramento, San Francisco, Pittsburgh (just added!), and Reno.
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