This IFC Original Series created by Oscar nominee Nanette Burstein (The Kid Stays In The Picture, On The Ropes) follows three NYU film students as they try to direct an award-winning film and launch their careers. Former Peace Corps volunteer Alrick prepares a politically charged allegory, sculptor Leah readies her emotionally raw autobiographical project, and Vincenzo applies his experience as an opera director in the making of his urban fable. Over the course of ten weeks, these students assemble crews, deal with difficult locations, clash with the police, face funding crunches, and encounter personal adversity. As the deadline for NYU's First Run Festival approaches, will their films be completed in time? Can their films bring them acclaim and lead to future work?
A disgraced pop star's road to redemption begins when he assembled a self-serving creative team and pushes three tired teenagers into the spotlight he craves.
The Grid, hosted by podcasting and public radio host, Jesse Thorn, is an American fifteen-minute weekly rundown of what's trending in Indie Culture. Each week on IFC, The Grid recommends movies, music, games, and gadgets of interest. Joining Jesse are an array of up-and-coming comedians, offering their own opinions on what’s trending now. The Grid airs every Thursday at 7:45pm EST, 4:45 PST on IFC. Various segments from the weeks episode can be viewed online at IFC.com and on social networking websites.
Get Hit is an American television and web series, which airs on the IFC in the United States.
The show follows Billy Lang and Garlyn Thornquist, the creators of the greatest viral video of all time, "The Ball Kicking Fight Club" which garnered over 1.6 trillion views worldwide. Their glory soon faded, and to try and reignite their success, they offer their knowledge in front of the cameras, and the audience follows them as they create and market their viral videos.
The show is produced and filmed in New York City by Franco and Billy LLC.
Split Screen was a television series that originally aired from 1997 to 2001 on IFC. The series focused on independent filmmaking in America and was hosted by John Pierson. Split Screen featured segments from many notable filmmakers, actors, and actresses including: Kevin Smith, Spike Lee, Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Buck Henry, Wes Anderson, Steve Buscemi, John Waters, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Richard Linklater, Errol Morris, Miranda July, and William H. Macy.
The Blair Witch Project first received notoriety as a segment on Split Screen.
Food Party is an American television series that airs on the Independent Film Channel in the United States.
The show is a pseudo-reality cooking show filmed on an elaborate, technicolored cardboard kitchen set. Each episode features multi-course, out-of-this-world gourmet meals cooked up by hostess Thu Tran and a cast of colorful puppets for arriving "celebrity" guests.
The show was originally produced and filmed in Cleveland for two web series based episodes, and later relocated to Brooklyn for the final web series episodes and six IFC produced shows.
In October 2010 Thu Tran announced that the show was not picked up by IFC for a third season.
Gertrude Rotblum, aka “Gigi,” just lost her beloved husband Harold, but has gained a new lease on life with the help of her unexpected inheritance and trusty male sidekick.
The Stagg Party is an American television and web series, which airs on the IFC in the United States.
The documentary series follows around commercial and erotic/glamour photographer Ellen Stagg as she photographs her favorite models, prepares her images, and handles her day-to-day life in a field generally reserved for men.
The show is produced and filmed in New York City and LA.
Like So Many Things is an American web series, which airs on IFC and at IFC.com in the United States.
The dramatic web series is about an unlikely connection between two strangers in Brooklyn. After an awkward first meeting, Lucy and Karl run into each other again and start an unlikely love affair.
The series is filmed and produced in Brooklyn by Marin Gazzaniga and Anslem Richardson.
Good Morning Internet is an American web series, which aired on IFC and IFC.com in the United States.
Good Morning Internet is a mock morning television show making the transition from broadcast to the internet.
The show was produced and filmed in New York City by POYKPAC, a Brooklyn-based comedy troupe.
Cutting Ties is an American television and web series, which airs on the IFC in the United States. The series centers on Evan Senipilut, who lives in a mundane world, works in a corporate job and goes home to a boring married home life. A series of pranks, however, begins to interfere with his life, and Evan soon realizes his alter-ego twin has been causing the raucous. Evan must struggle with his subconscious to take back control of his destiny.
The show is produced and filmed in Boston by Realeyez Independent Cinema.
The Mary Van Note Show is an American television and web series, which airs on the IFC in the United States.
Mary Van Note is an eccentric girl on a quest to win the heart of her one true love, Gavin Newsom, San Francisco's mayor. Each episode takes her one step closer to winning him over.
The episodes each run about three to four minutes long, and in that time viewers see Mary do everything from selling conversation for five cents to creating a restaurant in her home as a makeshift setting for dates.
The show is produced and filmed in San Francisco.
Four Eyed Monsters is an American television, podcast and web series, which was promoted on Myspace.com and aired on IFC and IFC.com in the United States.
Four Eyed Monsters explores the creation of the feature film Four Eyed Monsters, created by Arin Crumley and Susan Buice. The Feature film is a recreation of their "hip, uber-modern" love story, in which the two started dating with one stipulation: They would never speak directly to each other. Arin and Susan only communicated through notes, myspace, artistic creations, and sexual exploration.
The podcast is a reflection and documentation of the creation process for the feature film, including their acceptance into the Slamdance Film Festival as well as their fight to find love.
The show was produced and filmed in New York City and created by Arin Crumley and Susan Buice.