{"id":6838,"date":"2017-08-02T02:11:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T02:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/?p=6838"},"modified":"2017-08-02T02:11:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T02:11:52","slug":"the-independent-film-initiative-now-accepting-applications-for-2017-18-filmmaker-in-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/?p=6838","title":{"rendered":"The Independent Film Initiative Now Accepting Applications for 2017-18 Filmmaker-in-Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Applications for the Chicago Film Office\u00a0Filmmaker-In-Residence (2017-18)\u00a0are now being accepted. The residency is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofchicago.org\/city\/en\/depts\/dca\/supp_info\/chicago_film_office3.html\"><strong>Independent Film Initiative<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(IFI)\u00a0&#8211; a platform to formally support local independent filmmakers, and to bring more visibility and support to Chicago&#8217;s independent filmmaking industry. Preferred applicants should be mid-career professionals with a project in development and\/or prepping for production. Residents will be connected to an expert advisory group, new collaborators, and a wider network of funders and distributors. This year-long residency is designed to help further the completion of an original independent work (narrative feature, documentary, web series, etc.) and will provide a Chicago-based film\/media maker with the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$10,000 in funding<\/li>\n<li>Meeting\/convening space at the Chicago Cultural Center, with access to multiple downtown amenities<\/li>\n<li>An advisory board comprised of experts in the independent film and broadcast field<\/li>\n<li>Additional promotion, resources, and mentorship<\/li>\n<li>Industry+ Badge at the Chicago International Film Festival&#8217;s 2017 Industry Days and slot in the Pitch session<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>IFI Residents will be required to make a public presentation of their project at the completion of the residency, participate as a lead in the Producers Apprenticeship Program (details to come), and provide a final report and budget.<\/p>\n<p>Apply through\u00a0August 31\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.callforentry.org\/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=4439&amp;utm_source=Opportunities+-+July+2017&amp;utm_campaign=Opportunities+-+July+2017&amp;utm_medium=email\"><strong>www.callforentry.org<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0The residency will be announced in October 2017.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofchicago.org\/city\/en\/depts\/dca\/provdrs\/chicago_film_office.html\"><strong>chicagofilmoffice.us<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications for the Chicago Film Office\u00a0Filmmaker-In-Residence (2017-18)\u00a0are now being accepted. The residency is part of the Independent Film Initiative\u00a0(IFI)\u00a0&#8211; a platform to formally support local independent filmmakers, and to bring more visibility and support to Chicago&#8217;s independent filmmaking industry. Preferred applicants should be mid-career professionals with a project in development and\/or prepping for production. Residents [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6838\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}