IFP/Chicago hosts more than 30 screenings each year that are free for members. These include sneak previews of wider-release indies like Pineapple Express and Swing Vote, as well as free admission to our Meet the Filmmaker and Rough Cuts/Short Cuts screenings.
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IFP/Chicago hosts workshops on a wide range of topics related to the art and business of filmmaking. 2008 workshops have included: Business Plan Workshop with Stu Pollard, Tribeca All Access Teach-In with David Kwok and How to Make $100,000 to $1,000,000 Self Distributing Your Film With Yvonne Welbon.
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For more information about this year's Chicago Underground Film Festival - produced with IFP/Chicago please visit www.cuff.org.
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A comprehensive four-part workshop, the Producers' Series addresses the challenges of producing a feature film. In 2009, the series is focused on producing documentary features. This intensive workshop is led by experienced producers and entertainment lawyers, and combines classroom style instruction, panel discussions, case studies and screenings.
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Members of the IFP/Chicago are invited to apply for the Production Fund, which provides $100,000 worth of in-kind goods and services, including film from Kodak, a Fletcher Chicago camera package, processing from Astro Lab/Filmworkers, editing with Black Cat Productions and post services from Nolo Digital Film.
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IFP/Chicago members are invited to submit their shorts and rough cuts for consideration in the Short Cuts/Rough Cuts Screening Series. The Rough Cuts series offers members a chance to screen near-completed projects for the Chicago filmmaking community. After the screening, the filmmakers receive audience feedback and critique. Short Cuts is an evening of short films by IFP/Chicago members.
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Each month IFP /Chicago hosts a screening of a new, regionally produced independent film at Facets Cinematique. Afterwards, there is a Q and A session with the filmmaker. This year's selections have included Gary Marks' Dream Havana and Clayton Brown's The Atom Smashers. A workshop with the filmmaker to discuss their processes, both artistic and financial, precedes the film.
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