The 23rd annual Indie Memphis Film Festival presented by Duncan Williams, Inc. will be hosted “Online and Outdoors” from October 21 - 29, 2020 as Indie Memphis seeks to transcend beyond its traditional festival.
Virtual events of the festival will be accessible for attendees both in and outside of Memphis to watch films on their TV or device and participate in online events and discussions -- reaching out to a wider audience than ever before.
Outdoor events in Memphis are available for tight circles of family and friends who can attend as a pod -- while the Memphis Passes allow access to both the online and outdoors events! Passes will allow one vehicle per Drive-In screening, or one pod circle per lawn screening.
In its new form, the film festival will feature over 20 screenings at outdoor venues including nightly films at the Malco Summer Drive-In, as well as lawn screenings at venues including Shelby Farms, Levitt Shell, The Grove at GPAC, Stax Museum parking lot, and the Downtown riverfront.
Virtual passes start at $25 and Memphis Passes (online and outdoors) start at $100. Members receive a 20% discount.
In addition, the Black Creators Forum returns for a third year, this time held virtually for international participation throughout the African Diaspora, on October 17 and 18. Application to attend can be found here.
Indie Memphis will also host the national “Regional Roundtable” for the Film Festival Alliance -- the professional organization for film festivals and the people who run them. Festival directors, staff members, and filmmakers will join for industry discussions and networking virtually for the roundtable events on October 16 and 23.
To kick off the reimagined festival season, everyone is invited to join us online for the “Preview Party” on Thursday September 24th -- during which the festival film lineup and schedule will be revealed! Passholders may begin reserving tickets as soon as the schedule goes live during the event, and will have one week to reserve tickets before single tickets go on sale to the general public in early October.
Due to social distancing, capacity is limited for outdoor events. Some virtual events will have limitations due to limited tickets available per guidelines with distributors and some films may have geoblocking.