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Open Arts professor Lauren Fritz's TV series, Birds of Paradise, a project in development, was selected to be presented as part of IFP Week.
Each year, the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) hosts a conference that connects aspiring filmmakers with potential financiers, executives, experienced insiders, and others artists.
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Series showrunners and creators will take part in the IFP Project Forum, the only International Co-Production Market featuring stories for all platforms. Specifically, over 5,000+ meetings are set up to connect content creators with financiers, executives, influencers and decision-makers in television, digital, and new media platforms.
All projects will also participate in Screen Forward Pitches, a half-day, exclusive live pitching session for top television, new media and digital execs.
10 Projects will be showcased in the Screen Forward Showcase, highlighting independent produced pilots and series for acquisition.
You can find more of Lauren's work at her website, laurenfritzfilms.com. Her film, Kabul, premiered in May of this year as part of the Taos Shortz Film Festival.