"Each January in San Francsico, IFFCON matches 60 select indie projects-in-development with international buyers. North American filmmakers are given the opportunity to mix with potential overseas and domestic production partners over the course of the three days. Panel discussions with industry veterans are interspersed with private producer -buyer meetings. Notable IFFCON graduates include "Crumb" and "Some Mother's Son." Foreign outlets such as Britain's Channel 4, France's Gaumont and CiBy 2000, Japan's NHK and Germany's ZDF have participated in previous years."