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Got a great idea for a movie?

LIFF 2009 will host another round of our popular Pitching Grounds this year. This is your chance to pitch your movie idea directly to a panel of British filmmakers. Just stand up and the floor is yours. You have two minutes to convince us to champion your script or help you to make your film.

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Letter from new festival director Erich Schultz

Filmmaker workshops at LIFF 2009

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Polar Filmmaker Project

In 2009 LIFF will organize another series of week-long bootcamps and weekend-long seminars in Sweden for independent filmmakers where we'll bring together all of our collective filmmaking knowledge.

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		New message boards There are now four Polar message boards to help you keep in contact with the rest of the indie filmmaking world

		Streaming Shorts updated the new batch of shorts from the 2006 festival is now online for your streaming viewing pleasure. Be sure to vote in our Surfer's Choice Awards.

		Pitching Grounds This year will see another round of our pitching grounds. Take a chance, pitch your film idea.

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Top 99 Contacts at Cannes

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London Filming Guide

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Dog Juice?

The Filmmaker's Bill of Rights

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The Script Report

Film Financing Terms A-B

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Film Financing Terms S-Z

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