| Chicago Creatives Cocktail Party Hosted by IFP/Chicago - July 28th |
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JULY CHICAGO CREATIVES COCKTAIL PARTY HOSTED BY IFP/CHICAGO
July 28, 2015
5:30-7:30pm
Join us for a happy hour (or two) of networking with members of Chicago's film, television, and new media production community.
Admission is free-of-charge for this networking event... Read more
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IFP/Chicago Member Screening Series
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IFP/Chicago kicked off our first Rough Cuts Session screening on July 8, at Tribeca Flashpoint Academy with
IFP/Chicago member Nathan Deming's short film "Crazy." A screening of
the film was followed by a discussion and critique with other
IFP/Chicago members. These discussions benefit not only the filmmaker,
but all present as we engage with each other and learn from one another.
We will be kicking off our Member Screenings of completed work on August 17, at 6:00PM at the Chicago Cultural Center. This event is free and open to the public. Stay tuned for more details.
Have a project for us to consider? CLICK HERE to tell us about your project. You must be a current IFP/Chicago member to participate. Not yet a member or need to renew? CLICK HERE to join or renew right now.
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23rd Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival Dates and Call For Submissions Announced!
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The 23rd edition of the Chicago Underground Film Festival will be returning to the Logan Theatre June 1-5, 2016, for another year of screenings, parties and conversations.
Call for submissions opens July 15.
IFP/Chicago members receive 50% off
regular submission fees to the Chicago Underground Film Festival. Email
kbyrne@ifpchicago.org for more information.
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Save The Date!
August 31 - IFP/Chicago will be having a Fall Kick-off and Fundraising Party at Lagunitas Brewing Company. There will be food, drinks, entertainment and more! Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information!
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Discounts for IFP/Chicago Members to the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival
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July 19-26, 2015
The Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF), kicks off Sunday, July 19th for its sixth year with its Blue Carpet Opening Night at the Star Cinema Grill in Arlington Heights at 7:00 pm.
IFP Chicago members get $2 off regular ticket prices at the door. Just present your IFP Chicago member card at purchase.
More details on the festival, the full schedule and program can be found online at www.bwiff.com.
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| IFP/Chicago Member Profile: Mike Houlihan, Irish American Movie Hooley |
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Mike Houlihan of the Irish American Movie Hooley
How long have you been a member?
I have been an IFP member, on and off, since 2005.
Why did you join IFP?
I joined IFP to
connect with not only the Chicago filmmaking community but to avail
myself of the many resources IFP makes available to members.
What does it mean to you to be a filmmaker in Chicago? How does Chicago inform/influence your work?
Chicago plays a role in every film I make, all of them have been shot in Chicago, beginning with my first feature, Tapioca,
which we shot on the streets of Chicago in 2006. I'm a very proud
Irishman from the Southside of Chicago and I was shaped by the
neighborhood I grew up in, my Southside pals from high school and my
ever expanding family of friends and artists here in Chicago. Other than
the dozen years I spent in New York City acting from 1973-85, my entire
career has been here in the great city of Chicago.
What projects are you currently working on?
I'm currently working
on The First Annual Irish American Movie Hooley, a film festival I have
founded with my company, Hibernian Transmedia NFP and the Gene Siskel
Film Center. I encourage all IFP members to submit their Irish American
films for potential premiere with our festival in September. More
information on the Hooley festival is available at http://hiberniantransmedia.org/movie-hooley/. Send me your movies!
Hibernian Transmedia also produces a couple of Irish American radio shows each week in Chicago, The Skinny & Houli Show on
WCEV 1450AM and The Houli's Hooley on WSBC 1240AM, broadcasting every
Saturday and also available by podcast. I continue to co-host The Skinny & Houli Show every week on WCEV 1450AM every Saturday from 3-4PM and podcast at http://skinnyhouli.com.
I also have a few
film projects in development through Hibernian Transmedia. I'm working
on a book right now about my work with the Chuy Garcia Campaign for
Mayor last winter, which introduced me to a multitude of Chicago
political characters. I hope to have the book, "Get the Money, My 82 Days on the Campaign Trail in Chicago," out by the end of this year. I've been a columnist for the Irish American News since 1996 and continue to write my column, Hooliganism every month in that paper and online at www.mikehoulihan.com.
What was the last movie you saw?
The last movie I saw was "One for the Ditch,"
a very funny documentary by Paddy Hayes about irrepressible Irishman
Mike Malloy, who survived over twenty attempts on his life in
depression-era New York. He's the Rasputin of the Bronx. One for the Ditch is under consideration to premiere in Chicago this September at the First Annual Irish American Movie Hooley.
Call for entries for the Irish American Movie Hooley are open until July 31.
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| Member News |
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We want to hear from you! Current
IFP/Chicago members, please let us know what you are working on, any
casting calls, screenings and other news by emailing
info@ifpchicago.org.
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Irish American Movie Hooley
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September 25-28, 2015
Call for Entries open until July 31!
We are out to discover the next John Ford, Ed Burns, Preston
Sturges, John Huston, or John Patrick Shanley, i.e.; Irish American
filmmakers who epitomize Irish American pride, bravado, and legendary
storytelling. More info and how to submit at http://hiberniantransmedia.org/movie-hooley/
Hurry, final deadline is July 31st and we want to see your films!
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Elevated Films Launches 2015 Summer Roof Top Series - Premieres PEOPLE PLACES THINGS at Lincoln Park Whole Foods
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Elevated Films, The Film Arcade, and Whole Foods launch the 2015 Summer Roof Top Film Series. The outdoor film series will kick off with the premiere of the Sundance selected PEOPLE PLACES THINGS at 7:30 PM, on Wednesday August 5, at the Lincoln Park Whole Foods Garage Rooftop located at 1550 N. Kingsbury in Chicago. Read more...
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Member Benefits
Being a member of IFP/Chicago has its perks!
Movie Magic Screenwriter and Dramatica
software are available for purchase to IFP/Chicago members for only $99
each. If you would like to purchase one or both of these software
packages, please send an email to info@ifpchicago.org to receive the promo code for purchase . This offer is good through the end of August!
Our friends at Fandor are
giving current IFP/Chicago Members a 50% discount for a one-year
subscription of their streaming video services. Current members, please
email info@ifpchicago.org to receive the discount code.
Free Guest pass to the 2015 Hell's Half Mile Film and Music Festival for all IFP/Chicago members! To receive a guest pass, please send an email to kbyrne@ifpchicago.org.
Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival takes place September 24 - 27, 2015, in Bay City, Michigan.
MAXIMUM SCREENWRITING SEMINAR SPECIAL OFFER FOR IFP MEMBERS
On Sat. July 25-Sun. July 26, Chicago Screenwriters Network (CSN) presents Jeff Schimmel's Maximum Screenwriting seminar at Loyola University (Rogers Park campus).
As a courtesy, CSN will extend to IFP Chicago members a 20% discount
on the standard $289.00 registration fee (i.e., the same discount that
CSN annual members receive). Email kbyrne@ifpchicago.org to receive the
discount code. The deadline for this discount is 11:59pm Monday, July 13th.
Not yet a member or need to renew? CLICK HERE to join/renew today!
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IFP/Chicago's Fiscal Sponsorship Program
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IFP/Chicago's Fiscal
Sponsorship program was created to assist members applying for these
funding opportunities. Additionally, this arrangement enables
individuals to take contributions to sponsored projects as charitable
contribution deductions on Federal tax returns.
To
participate in IFP/Chicago's Fiscal Sponsorship program, you must be a
current member of IFP/Chicago. Not yet a member or need to renew? CLICK HERE. Questions? Email us!
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Get involved! Volunteer for IFP/Chicago!
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Independent Filmmaker Project Chicago (IFP/Chicago) is currently looking for volunteers and interns to be
a part of building Chicago's independent film community! Help
IFP/Chicago continue to grow, and get hands-on experience with event
coordination and staffing, office admin and website management, social
media management, and much more!
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New and renewing members!
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We'd like to welcome (and welcome back) the following members:
Jason Culver, Erica Duffy, Tony Green, Thomas Haigh, Lei Dede Johnston, Susan Linker, Jack Puisis, Laurie Rosenow, Dane Shubert, Logan Stone, Ben-Hur Uribe, and Kat White
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The Documentary Summit Postponed until October 3-4, 2015
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