The Creation of NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT FILM PROJECTS, INC. is based upon four major premises:
1) that film and video are two of the most characteristic art/mass media forms of the 20th century,
2) that communication in film or video is one of the most effective means of conveying information, fostering inquiry and stimulating self-reflection,
3) that independent film and video production encourages innovation and alternative viewpoints and,
4) that high-quality independent film and video projects are under-developed, under-supported, and under-utilized in Nebraska.

NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT FILM PROJECTS, INC. (NIFP) is committed to enabling, fostering and augmenting the development, production, and distribution of Nebraska-based independent film and video projects that educate and inform the general public through educational agencies, community functions and broadcast television. NIFP will heighten public recognition of the educational, cultural and social role independent media and develop new sources of support for independent projects. The organization will also provide centralized information, education, funding and exhibition assistance to independent film and video artists in Nebraska.

NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT FILM PROJECTS, INC. will serve the general public by playing a vital role in the promotion, funding, and distribution of Nebraska-based film and video projects which create a public awareness and appreciation of histories, phenomenon, material culture, peoples and art forms previously unexplored. These projects include, but and not limited to: documentary, narrative or experimental treatments of biographical, historical, aesthetic, cultural, scientific or social subject matter with local, national or global perspectives and implications.

(FOUND IN THE NIFP ARCHIVE BOX)