Wednesday, Sept. 30

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

• PRE REGISTRATION

• ​IBFF LINK UP  HAPPY HOUR MIXER 
   

LOCATION:  WXYZ Lounge |  Aloft Hotel

Saturday, Oct. 3

8:00 am – 10:30 am 
*PRIVATE EVENT:  Director's Sunrise Brunch & Special Conversation
*Invitation Only
LOCATION:  Chicago Chicken and Waffles

10:30 am – 4:00 pm
BOX OFFICE & REGISTRATION
LOCATION:  Laskey Hall | Scarritt Bennett Ctr.

11:00 am –1:00 pm
MASTERCLASS—Tuned In: The Actor-Director Relationship, From Casting to Camera
LOCATION:  Laskey Hall | Scarritt Bennett Ctr.

12:45 pm -  1:15 pm
RED CARPET
LOCATION:  R. Milton & Denice Johnson Ctr. 

1:15pm – 5:10 pm
COMPETITION FILMS
*View the Screening Schedule for times and locations

3:00pm —4:30 pm
PITCH CLINIC—Get Greenlit: Pitch Clinic
LOCATION:  R. Milton & Denice Johnson Ctr. 

5:00 pm -5:30 pm
RED CARPET
LOCATION:  R. Milton & Denice Johnson Ctr. 

5:30 pm – 6:40pm​
SPECIAL FEATURE —DARK ROOM
LOCATION:  R. Milton & Denice Johnson Ctr. Belmont Univ
 
6:30 pm -  7:00 pm
RED CARPET
LOCATION:  R. Milton & Denice Johnson Ctr. 

7:00 pm -  7:45 pm
SPOTLIGHT CONVERSATION: The Boseman Brothers: Building the Next Chapter & Celebrating Chadwick at 50
LOCATION:  R. Milton & Denice Johnson Ctr. 

9:30 pm – 11:30 pm
SPOTLIGHT PARTY: Intimate Set at 1865 Club
LOCATION:  1865 Club

11:30 pm – Until
SPOTLIGHT MEET UP: IBFF Saturday Night Meet Up
LOCATION:  No Where Special

12:30 am
SPOTLIGHT MEET UP: Midnight Breakfast at Monelle's
LOCATION:  Monelle's Restaurant

Thursday, Oct. 1

9:00a – 4:00p
BOX OFFICE & REGISTRATION
LOCATION:  Laskey Hall | Scarritt Bennett Ctr.
 
10:00 am – 11:15 am
PANEL— The New Entertainment Playbook: Hollywood, New Tech & Creators Collide
LOCATION:  Laskey Hall | Scarritt Bennett Ctr.

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
COMPETITION FILMS
*View the Screening Schedule for times & locations


1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
PANEL— Who Is the Black Man in the Mirror Becoming
LOCATION:  Laskey Hall | Scarritt Bennett Ctr.

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm​
RED CARPET 
LOCATION:  R. Milton & Denice Johnson Ctr. 

6:00 pm – 7:10 pm
PANEL—The Next Big Screen Is in Your Hand: Inside the Vertical Drama Boom
LOCATION:  R. Milton & Denice Johnson Ctr. 
 
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm​
RED CARPET 
LOCATION:  R. Milton & Denise Johnson Ctr. Belmont Univ

7:30 pm -9:30 pm
OPENING NIGHT FILM-— I LOVE BOOSTERS
LOCATION:  R. Milton & Denice Johnson Ctr.

9:30 pm -12:30 am
OPENING NIGHT PARTY
LOCATION:  Harriet's Rooftop Bar a the Thompson Hotel
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Sunday, Oct. 4

11:00 am – 1:00 pm
REGISTRATION & BOX OFFICE 
LOCATION:  Looby Theater

11:00 am – 6:07 pm
COMPETITION FILMS 
*View the Screening Schedule for times and locations

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
PANEL—Culture is Capital:  Who Profits When Culture Moves the Economy?​
LOCATION:  R. Milton & Denice Johnson Ctr. Belmont Univ

7:15 pm – 8:15 pm
IBFF AWARDS CEREMONY 
LOCATION: R. Milton & Denice Johnson Ctr. 

Friday, Oct. 2

9:00a – 4:00p
BOX OFFICE & REGISTRATION
LOCATION:  Laskey Hall | Scarritt Bennett Ctr.

9:30 am – 12:30 pm 
PANEL—Youth Day Programming
LOCATION:  Looby Theater

10:00am – 11:15 am
PANEL— SAGAftra: From Set to Soundstage: Actors, Vocal Artists & the New Entertainment Landscape​
LOCATION:  Laskey Hall | Scarritt Bennett Ctr,

11:30am – 1:00 pm
MASTERCLASS— Soul of a Story by Carolyn McDonald​
LOCATION:  Scarritt Bennett Ctr,  Laskey Hall 

12:15 pm – 8:00pm
COMPETITION FILMS
*Click here and view the Screening Schedule for times and locations
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4:30 pm – 5:00 pm​
RED CARPET 
R. Milton & Denice Johnson Ctr. Belmont Univ

5:15 pm – 6:30 pm
PANEL— ROI: Funding Facts & The Myth of the Overnight Deal​
LOCATION: Nowhere Special

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm​
MIC CHECK: IBFF Karaoke Night 
LOCATION—Nowhere Special

10:00pm​-Until
CENTERSTAGE PARTY: IBFF Friday Night Meet Up
LOCATION: No Where Special