Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti (iFFY) is an annual event that draws and develops diverse audiences for mind-expanding, independently-made movies in downtown Ypsilanti, MI.

Awards & Prizes

iFFY will provide two cash awards for audience-selected "Best Michigan Made" film and juror-selected "Best Michigan Made" film, plus honorable mention awards.

Additionally, official selection laurels are available to films screened during the festival.

Rules & Terms

Seeking filmmakers based in Michigan or films made in Michigan. Please Note: films that are not strongly tied to Michigan will not be considered.

GENERAL ELIGIBILITY
Submissions must be accompanied by the applicable submission fee PER ENTRY and a completed online entry form. All films must be in English or have English subtitles at the time submitted. Films that are not strongly tied to Michigan will not be considered.

Films must be submitted as an online streaming video via a participating submission platform, a password-protected streaming URL.

In the event of a password change or link change after submitting, you must email the Festival at info@iffypsi.com immediately with that change so we may update your record. If the Festival is not notified of the change and the link is found to be inactive or the password to be incorrect, the submission may be deemed ineligible.

Iffy screens films as digital files during the Festival and does NOT screen films on Blu-Ray, HD-CAM, or DCP.

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  • Jake Girolami

    iFFY was a very welcoming event in a very cool theater space.

    April 2025
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  • Moon Abbott

    iFFY was a great time! Loved the community and the audience. Michigan filmmaking is so cool and I was happy to be part of a festival that uplifts that. Also I am honored to have received the Jury Award for When Life Gives You A Lawnmower! Thanks to everyone at iFFY for the recognition and hospitality.

    April 2025
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  • Ty Besh

    Great to see another local festival growing like this. Has nothing but a good experience with them from the submission to the screening. One of the most communicative and organized festivals I’ve seen. Keep the energy and see y’all next year!

    May 2024
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  • Andrew Howell

    A great festival! A really wonderful mixture of films and events throughout IFFY. Love having a festival as good as this one in Ypsilanti

    May 2023
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  • Scott A. Galeski

    This was an event put together by wonderful people. Everyone was ready for a F2F film festival…..and thank you IFFY for being kind to our students…. This is a worthwhile festival.

    June 2022
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