| December 15, 2011 |
Hello! You have arrived to the “Everything you needed to know about the IFP/Chicago Production Fund…but were afraid to ask” page! Download these links below!
| March 18, 2011 | ||
| 12:00 pm |
IFP PRODUCERS SERIES: SHOOT YOUR MOVIE, ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE
Saturday, March 19th
$25 members/$30 non-members for the full day of events.
Pre-registration is required.
To register email Christy @ chicago@ifp.org.
Deadline to register is Friday, March 18th at Noon.
Schedule:
10AM – 1PM 5D/7D Camera Workshop
LOCATION: ProGear Rental (1740 W. Carroll Ave, just south of Grand and west of Ashland. Plenty of free parking.)
Join us for a Canon 5D, 7D and D60 Workshop including an overview with Canon’s Ed Meyers, a hands-on demo and discussions about data management, rigging, lighting, lenses, audio and renting a full production package. This workshop will tell you everything you need to know to shoot your movie or just become bettter informed about these cameras and gear. Also, please bring a CompactFlash card so you have an opportunity to test the cameras out and review your results at home. Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by Canon, Fletcher Chicago, ProGear Rental, Barbizon Lighting and IFP Chicago.
2PM – 4:30PM PUSHING THE ELEPHANT Screening
LOCATION: Chicago Cultural Center (78 E Washington St., at Washington & Michigan Ave.)
ITVS Community Cinema and IFP Chicago are proud to present Arts Engine’s internationally acclaimed documentary, PUSHING THE ELEPHANT, about Rose Mapendo, a Congolese woman who lost her family to violence and became an international advocate of forgiveness and reconciliation. We are also delighted to host Arts Engine’s Director of Production and Director of PUSHING THE ELEPHANT, Beth Davenport, who will participate in a discussion after the screening. Arts Engine is a New York based social-issue documentary production company, an online community of filmmakers and activists through Mediarights.org, and creators of the film festival Media That Matters. If you want to know how to engage your audience from the day you begin shooting, Arts Engine is an organization that can help guide your way.
5PM – 7PM Post-Screening Meet and Greet
LOCATION: Elephant & Castle (185 N. Wabash)
Join us for a post-screening meet up at Elephant & Castle, where you will have an opportunity to talk to people from Arts Engine, ITVS Community Cinema, IFP Chicago and filmmakers from PUSHING THE ELEPHANT as well as other participants from the day.
Sponsored by ITVS, Arts Engine and IFP/Chicago.
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| March 15, 2011 | ||
| 5:00 pm |
The 18th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival Call for Submissions is open. CUFF 2011 will take place June 2-9, 2011 at The Gene Siskel Film Center. To find out more visit cuff.org
| August 31, 2010 |
The Winning entry receives cash prize and will premiere at the 2010 Chicago International Film Festival!
The Illinois Film Office today launched its third annual Shortcuts contest. Shortcuts is a statewide short film competition designed to encourage growth in Illinois’ film industry. The competition is open to all Illinois residents over the age of 18 and students over the age of 18 who attend Illinois colleges and universities. The winning entry will receive a cash prize and the winning film will screen during the Chicago International Film Festival.
“Shortcuts is another avenue for up-and-coming Illinois filmmakers to showcase their talent and gain greater exposure. At the same time, it provides the film office with another great tool for promoting Illinois’ exceptional film industry,” said Illinois Film Office Managing Director Betsy Steinberg. “I encourage filmmakers of all levels of experience to participate in this year’s competition, which we anticipate will be bigger and better than ever.”
Participants may use any format – film, video, graphics and/or animation – to tell a narrative story, a documentary or free form visual expression of ideas. Submissions must be 15 minutes or less in running time. Entries will be judged by a panel of film industry professionals. Submissions must be postmarked by August 31st, 2010.
Additional contest rules and details can be found at www.illinoisfilm.biz.
Over the last few years, Illinois’ film industry has enjoyed record spending in the state with such films as “The Dark Knight,” “Public Enemies,” and “The Informant.” The state is already seeing positive momentum in 2010 with a number of TV pilots and movies in the works.
The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is dedicated to advancing Illinois’ reputation as a world-class film destination. The Illinois Film Office (IFO), a division of DCEO, promotes and markets the state as an ideal shooting location for films, television shows and commercials. The IFO also promotes and encourages the training and hiring of Illinois residents who represent the diversity of the state’s population.
| March 15, 2010 |
The 17th Chicago Underground Film Festival
June 24 – July 1 2010
The Gene Siskel Film Center
Final Deadline April 1.
For entry forms and guidelines please visit http://www.cuff.org
Since 1994, the Chicago Underground Film Festival has presented the finest in new underground, experimental and documentary film and video. In 2008 the festival entered into a partnership with IFP/Chicago and in 2009 the festival moved to the state of the art Gene Siskel Film Center. 2010 will mark another major change for thefestival as we move from our traditional fall dates to the summer.
What kinds of movies are we looking for? Our mission is to promote films and videos that dissent radically in form, technique, or content from the ‘indie’ mainstream and to present adventurous works that challenge and transcend commercial and audience expectations…if you suspect your film is ‘underground,’ it probably is…
| April 15, 2010 |
CineYouth Festival
Education. Competition. Inspiration.
Young visionaries let their voices be heard at Cinema/Chicago’s CineYouth Festival. Celebrating its sixth year in 2010, the CineYouth festival showcases and celebrates filmmakers 20 years old and younger.
During the three day Festival, CineYouth provides young filmmakers the opportunity to attend numerous workshops (past workshops include: Screenwriting 101, Bach or Beyonce – Soundtracking Your Film, Am I Gonna Get Sued for This?, Final Cut Editing), film school panels and discussions, and access to industry professionals, all at Columbia College Chicago, the country’s biggest film school.
CineYouth brings filmmakers of all ages and from around the country together to share their work, learn together, and be inspired by each other.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 15, 2010
Visit the website for more information!
| February 15, 2010 |
FILMMAKERS!
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is getting ready to host its first ever short film contest: thinkFilmSlam!
This contest is being produced in conjunction to our upcoming Mainstage show, The Island, by Athol Fugard.
The Island tells the story of two men, imprisoned for their political beliefs during the time of South African apartheid.
Film entries should focus on the themes of civil disobedience, the effects of social injustice, faith in solidarity, and the struggle to bring awareness to issues deprecating the human spirit using the conventions of theatre—strong dialogue, limited locations, etc.
Entries submitted for review must be on DVD. Entry formats exhibited at thinkFilmSlam will be DVD. Submission copies will also serve as the screener copies unless the filmmaker specifically requests a change. All films must have a total running time of no less than 3 no more than 5 minutes. Entrants must own the clear copyright to the film, and all materials in the film (including music), or are authorized by the copyright holder to submit the film. Finalists’ films will be available online through the Remy Bumppo website and will be played in the lobby of the Greenhouse Theater during the run of The Island.
A well-written, 25-word synopsis of the basic plot and premise of the work(s), cast and production list and director bio are required with each entry.
Entry forms are available at the Remy Bumppo website at: http://www.remybumppo.org/pages/thinktank/278.php
Deadline for all submissions: Monday, February 1, 2010. Finalists will be announced online Monday, February 15, 2010.
The final contest will be held at Lincoln Hall on Monday, March 1st , starting at 7:30pm. (Doors open at 7:00pm.)
Entry into the thinkFilmSlam is FREE and open to all Chicago area filmmakers. There is a $5.00 admission fee to the screening so that the filmmakers do not have to pay an entry fee! Tell your friends to come support indie film!
Shipping and postage costs for DVDs and any support material to and from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company will be paid by the filmmaker. Remy Bumppo will not accept COD shipments. Drop off hours between 9am – 5pm. Submissions may be addressed to or dropped off at:
thinkFilmSlam c/o Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
3717 N. Ravenswood, Suite 245
Chicago, IL 60613
773 244-8119 or check the Remy Bumppo website, www.remybumppo.org
| January 22, 2010 |
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: January 22
The 2010 Talking Pictures Festival invites independent filmmakers to submit their work to its second annual festival competition.
We seek films that are thought-provoking, intriguing, entertaining, vibrant, authentic, artful and informative. From dramatic films to hard-hitting documentaries, comedic shorts, experimental films, or music videos, we invite independent filmmakers to send us their work for consideration. All genres, styles and lengths welcome. Cash awards for winning film entries.
CONTACT:
Ines Sommer
Festival Co-Director
filmvideoforum@yahoo.com
www.talkingpicturesfestival.org
www.percolatorfilms.org
Entry form and more info at:
http://www.talkingpicturesfestival.org
Submit your entry at: http://www.withoutabox.com/login/8776
The Talking Pictures Festival is produced by Percolator Films, a non-profit film organization that also organizes the popular ten-year-old Reeltime film and discussion series.
| February 15, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm |
CALL FOR ENTRIES, 2010 SEASON
Chicago Short Film Brigade seeks short films, videos, and digital works of all genres to be considered for quarterly screenings. We’re an ongoing series open to submissions from directors of all ages and levels of filmmaking experience.
We look for short films of all types, including flukes, epics, first-timers, experimental, animation, dramas, documentaries, music videos, etc.
Each show presents a diverse selection of local and international films as part of a carefully curated, cohesive program. Film Brigade screens ongoing community-based shows for a live audience, bringing uncommon films to the general public.
Awards are given at annual “Best Of” at the Gene Siskel Film Center each year.
Maximum total running time: 25 minutes
Deadline 2/15
Click to submit Without A Box (https://www.withoutabox.com/login/6925)
