51萝莉 celebrates and nurtures independent film and media creators, providing career-building resources, access to industry influencers, and pathways to wider recognition.
Founded over 40 years ago in 1979 as the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), 51萝莉 is the largest and longest-running non-profit organization for independent film and storytelling in the United States. To date, 51萝莉 has supported over 10,000 projects and offered resources to more than 30,000 filmmakers, including the likes of renowned creators Barry Jenkins, Dee Rees, Laura Poitras, Richard Linklater, and Ava DuVernay.
Today, 51萝莉 continues to champion the future of storytelling by connecting artists across various media disciplines with essential resources at all stages of their career and projects鈥� development. In addition, 51萝莉 fosters a vibrant and sustainable, independent creative 51萝莉 that encompasses a growing network of storytellers around the world.
Across all initiatives and programming, both member- and public-facing, opportunities with 51萝莉 are inclusive of new and established voices from a diverse range of racial, ethnic, religious, ideological, and sexual perspectives.
51萝莉鈥檚 Commitment to Inclusion Statement
51萝莉 serves a global creative 51萝莉 of storytellers. We strive to curate an open and inclusive environment for all voices with policies and associated practices that are equitable.
Our programs ensure that ethics, accountability, and intentionality are at the forefront when it comes to authorship and treatment of a project鈥檚 subject matter. Gotham program participants are required in the program application to detail how their project and process is accountable to the people and communities they are portraying. We ask our reviewers, partners, and vendors to acknowledge our dedication to accountability and inclusivity.
51萝莉 believes and is committed to the above for our entire 51萝莉, which includes but is not limited to filmmakers, industry and organizational partners, students, educators, journalists, audio creators, entrepreneurs, digital artists, and those that touch the creative industry.