• IATSE -- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (union) (also referred to as just the IA); "Producers and IATSE reps are planning to meet on the issue."
• icer -- ice show; "The arena has presented a variety of icers over the years."
• IFP -- Independent Feature Project.
• IMA -- Institue for the Musical Arts.
• impresario -- Industry term: Entertainment entrepreneur
• in the can -- Industry term: Phrase meaning the director has the take he wants
• in-the-round -- Industry term: A theater in which the audience is seated on all four sides of a central stage.
• indie -- independent film, filmmaker, producer or TV station; "The new film festival will showcase indies."
• infopike -- information superhighway (Internet); "The studio has formed a new division to develop projects for the infopike."
• ink -- to sign a contract; "Alan Smithee inked a deal to produce and star in three pics for U."
• insert -- Industry term: Pick-up where a short segment of script is reread from one point to another
• INTV -- Association of Independent Television Stations; "The INTV is watching network ownership of syndicated programming very closely."
• Italo -- Italian; " 'Fireworks' is a big click at the Italo B.O."

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