Typically, Brian Tamm is talking to a lot of filmmakers this time of year as he puts the finishing touches on the itinerary for the Independent Film Festival Boston.

The IFFB executive director is doing that this year, but he’s also dealing with insurance agents in the wake of a fire that destroyed the Somerville apartment he shared with the festival’s program director, Nancy Campbell.

“We’re very insured, so we’re good in that respect,’’ said Tamm, speaking from the hotel room he’s calling home while insurance is sorted out. “With the festival about to open, we’d be working nonstop and not sleeping anyway, so it’s really not different.’’

Indeed, the IFFB, which is now in its 15th year, opens Wednesday night and runs through May 3 at the Somerville Theatre, the Brattle, the Coolidge, and UMass Boston. The 2017 edition opens with Robin Berghaus’s “Stumped,’’ about filmmaker-educator Will Lautzenheiser’s journey as a quadruple amputee from stand-up comedy to a double arm transplant at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

“We’re insanely proud to be opening with ‘Stumped,’ ’’ says Tamm. “If you look at what Will’s been through and he doesn’t feel sorry for himself, then it’s ridiculous for us to feel sorry for ourselves about the fire. It gives you some perspective.’’

Tamm and Campbell were at home April 14 when a fire broke out in the roof of their building. Everyone got out safely, but some items related to the film festival — printers, programs, posters, and postcards — were lost. That’s a bummer, Tamm said, but it’s hardly a tragedy.

“We’re ready to go,’’ he said. “We have a great group of staff and volunteers who’ve been helping out. We’re just looking forward to spending eight days with Boston’s film- and art-loving community.’’