SESSION — NIFP’S FISCAL SPONSORSHIP – A PRACTICAL GUIDE Chad Haufschild – NIFP Representative
Nebraska Independent Film Projects’s treasurer, Chad Haufschild, walks you through how the fiscal sponsorship works, from the application process all the way to receiving disbursement checks. Learn what you need to apply, how and when to use it in your fundraising campaign, how to acknowledge your donors, and what it all means to you at the end of your project. He’ll even have PowerPoint slides!
WRITING YOUR FEATURE FILM SCREENPLAY Shelby Hagerdon — Filmmaker/Producer
Learn what goes into writing a full-length feature screenplay, from organizing your ideas to getting them on the page. We will discuss loglines, outlining, character creation, and how to approach the writing itself.
PICHING YOUR FILM (for financing and development) Michael G White — Filmmaker/Producer
Learn the components of financing your film with investors and grants. This includes the components of deck development and navigating investor meetings.
Are you looking to expand your network and meet new people in the Nebraska film community? Join the Flatwater team for a session of rapid-fire speed-networking! Speed networking is a bit like speed dating for screen practitioners, with a focus on finding your future project collaborators. Meet fresh new faces as well as touch base with old friends.
Trying to escape his complicity in an environmental disaster, a gifted economist retreats into an Eden of his own making, but when a tyrannical energy conglomerate threatens to destroy paradise, he takes conservation to a murderous extreme.
Omaha is one of the most car-centric cities in America. This film addresses why remaining car-centric is unsustainable and explores alternatives that will help Omaha grow into a thriving and vibrant city.
On the coldest night in decades, a teenage pizza delivery driver fights to survive the brutal elements after a mysterious stranger steals his car and locks him in the trunk.
Students from a private Nebraska liberal arts college experience Yellowstone National Park for the first time, discovering its breathtaking beauty, scientific significance, and cultural importance.
The Cornhusker Marching Band at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a spectacle like no other! It’s time to take a deep dive into the work, fun, and pride behind this wonderful group!
Nebraska was one of the last states without a Vietnam memorial. Four veterans led the effort to create the state’s largest and most interactive tribute, overcoming Covid with community support to honor 400 KIA and reveal remarkable untold stories.
A heartwarming 3D animated short about a pigeon navigating a bustling city, facing rejection at every turn, and discovering connection and kindness in unexpected places.
People Worth Caring About highlights Nebraska’s invisible caregivers, revealing the love, dignity, and emotional labor of a profession too often overlooked.
The RoseMan of Omaha follows Dean Battiato, a Sicilian-American man on the spectrum who sells roses across Omaha, sharing love while navigating cancer, bullying, and violence, revealing resilience, identity, and the beauty beyond society’s judgments.
A young adult with a complex gastrointestinal disorder, as she navigates her first Passover Seder on a feeding tube amid pushy relatives, malfunctioning medical devices, and a table full of inedible food.
This short documentary explores Fr. John Shea, a Jesuit priest and Creighton University biology professor, as he navigates the intersection of faith and science through personal reflections and candid conversations.
A pastor and his troubled young adult group retreat to a remote Nebraska camp, where isolation and dark secrets force them to confront their pasts, their faith, and each other.
This film highlights Nebraska conservationists and explains how the Wetland Reserve Easement program helps landowners restore and protect wetlands on private property.
This mini-documentary follows Westside High School, Omaha NE, football, capturing victories, challenges, and the quest to continue a legacy of greatness.
In the heartland, a mosque, synagogue, church, and interfaith center are linked by a shared vision—exploring whether this model of coexistence can bridge growing divisions.
This film explores memory and identity through a nursing home resident and an archive of 50,000 photographs, arranging fragments of voice, image, and text to reconstruct a life’s story.
A personal exploration of Nebraska, this film reflects on time, change, and a way of life that continues to leave a lasting impression years later, on a former exchange student from Denmark.
When frustrations around a new case cause Johnny Pikes and James Jenkins to break up, the race begins to see who will catch a mysterious killer- with brand new partners.
A down and out Native American man must dig up bones for a shady museum curator. The land is protected by a spirit and William Bill must use his mental abilities to eventually place the bones back on the sacred land.
A group of die-hard fans resurrect late rock star Hugo for one last U.S. tour, hitting the road in a 1970s behemoth car on a wild, drug-fueled journey chasing the American dream.