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IFP/Chicago Updates 10/8/02
* Interview with An Assassin Screening and Workshop with Director Neil Burge=
r=20
- Oct. 9th
* Flyover Zone Short Film Festival Entries Due - Oct. 11th=20
* DGA Assistant Director's Training Program - Information Session - Oct 15t=
h=20
& 16th
* Works In Progress Membership Meeting - Oct. 16th
* IFP/Chicago Independent Filmmakers Conference - Nov. 8 -10 - New=20
Announcements!
* Films of IFP/Chicago Members Featured at the Chicago International Film=20
Festival=20
* Director Guillermo Del Toro Workshop and Screening of Devil's Backbone -=20
Oct. 18
* Action/Cut Seminar - Member Discounts Available - Oct 12-13
* NATAS Screenwriting Workshop - Free to IFP/Chgo members - Oct. 29th
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IFP/Chicago Facets Film Series Presents=20
An Interview with the Assassin
Director Neil Burger in attendance!
Wednesday, October 9
7 pm=20
Facets
1517 W. Fullerton, Chicago =20
Walter Ohlinger is the ex-Marine who comes forward with a startling claim.
Sometimes it only takes one man to make a conspiracy. Ron Kobelski, an=20
out-of-work TV news cameraman, may have just stumbled onto the story of a=20
lifetime. His neighbor claims he was the "grassy knoll gunman"..is he tellin=
g=20
the truth?=20
Director Neil Burger will lead a pre-workshop at 5:30 pm at Facets to discus=
s=20
more in detail the film's financing, production, and distribution process.=20
To RSVP for the Workshop, please call 312-435-1825 or write=20
infoifpmw at aol.com.=20
Admission is free! Seating is on a first-come first served basis!=20
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FLYOVER ZONE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 11th!
Call for Entries for the IFP/CHICAGO Flyover Zone Short Film Festival.=20
Flyover Zone: Name given to that area of the United States between New York=20
and Los Angelesoften viewed by industry executives from 35,000 feet above th=
e=20
earth. Chosen films will be screened at the 11th Annual IFP/Chicago=20
Independent Filmmakers Conference that will take place from November 8-10,=20
2002 in Chicago. Eligible films must be 30 minutes or less in the categories=
=20
of Student Films, Comedy Shorts, Dramatic, Non-Fiction and Experimental=20
Shorts.=20
To be eligible, films must have been produced in the Flyover Zone region or=20
by filmmakers currently residing in the Flyover Zone region, defined as=20
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohi=
o=20
and Wisconsin. Films and videos must have been produced in 2001 or 2002.
All films will compete for BEST OF THE FEST honors in each category. $300 To=
p=20
Prize. DEADLINE: OCTOBER 11, 2002. Applications available on the website at=20
www.ifp.org or call (312) 435-1825 Fax: 312-435-1828 or E-mail:=20
infoifpmw at aol.com=20
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IFP/Chicago members invited to attend! =20
John Slosser of the Director's Guild of America will be at Columbia College=20
Chicago on Tuesday, October 15 and Wednesday, October 16 to give a=20
presentation on the Assistant Director's Training Program. The presentations
will be as follows:
Tuesday, October 15
1104 S. Wabash, Room 302
4:30 PM to 5:45 PM
Wednesday, October 16
1415 S. Wabash, Room 114
Noon to 1:15 PM
The training program is currently accepting applications for the 2003=20
Assistant Director's Training Program. For more info on the program, or to=20
download an application, visit http://www.dgptp.org/.
NOTE: Applications for the 2003 program are due by 5:00 pm P.S.T. on Novembe=
r=20
15th 2002!
This event is sponsored by the Columbia College Career Center for Arts &=20
Media and the Film Department. All are welcome.
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OCTOBER IFP/CHICAGO MEMBERSHIP MEETING:=20
Works in Progress Screening and Workshop
Wednesday, October 16
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Old State of Illinois Building
160 N. LaSalle
5th Floor
This is your chance to show your works-in-progress and get feedback from=20
knowledgeable film professionals. Please bring your works-in-progress on a=20
VHS dub (15 minutes max.) with a list of questions you want to pose to the=20
audience about
your piece.=20
When you are RSVPing at 312-435-1825 or at infoifpmw at aol.com, please let us=20
know what the title of the piece you are bringing and its length so we can=20
plan accordingly.
Free event for IFP/Chicago members. $5 for non-members.=20
#########################
11th ANNUAL INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS CONFERENCE=20
SAVE THE DATE!=20
November 8 -10, 2002
The Conference features screenings, workshops and panels focused on issues=20
important to the independent filmmaker. Feature film and documentary topics=20
will be covered. Past participants in the Conference have included: Richard=20
Linklater, Neil LaBute, Christine Vachon, Jeff Lipsky, John McNaughton, and=20
Ernest Dickerson.=20
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8th
Featuring the Opening Night Film and Party=20
=E2=80=94 Celebration of Chicago Blues! We will be presenting the World Prem=
iere of=20
Godfathers and Sons, directed by Marc Levin (his first feature Slam won the=20
Sundance Festival and the Cannes Camera d'Or)!=20
Call them the Blues Brothers 2002 - in Marc Levin's lively verite driven=20
film, Godfathers and Sons, hip-hop legend Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and=20
Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the Chess Records legacy)=20
return to Chicago to explore the heyday of Chicago Blues and unite to produc=
e=20
an album that attempts to bring veteran blues players together with=20
contemporary hip hop musicians such as Common and The Roots. Along with=20
unseen archival footage of Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters and the Paul Butterfiel=
d=20
Blues Band, are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim,=
=20
Ike Turner and Sam Lay.=20
- Wim Wenders' Road Movies Website.
The film is part of the PBS series, The Blues, executive produced by Martin=20
Scorsese to premiere in 2003. The six hour series will also include films by=
=20
directors Spike Lee and Sam Pollard, Wim Wenders, Mike Figgis, and Charles=20
Burnett.=20
The Blues Celebration continues after the screening with a live performance=20
by legendary guitar player Lurrie Bell and a rocking party sponsored by the=20
Nevada Film Office!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 =E2=80=94 9 am - 5 pm:
Seminars and panel discussions, including:
- Producers and Directors Discuss Lessons Learned from Their First Features
- How Documentaries Play in Today's Commercial Marketplace
- Raising Money for Documentaries
- Choosing Your Medium: Practical Considerations for Digital vs. Film
- Putting Music in Your Movie
- How to Self Distribute Your Movie
- Titles, Credits and Sound Design
- Knowing When Your Script is Ready for Production
SATURDAY NIGHT:=20
Flyover Zone Short Film Festival and Announcement of 2003 Production Fund=20
Winner, followed by reception
=E2=80=94 A Festival of the best Short Subject, Comedy, Drama, Experimental,=
=20
Non-fiction and Student films from the Flyover Zone: The name given to the=20
area of the United States often viewed by film industry executives from=20
35,000 feet above the Earth as they travel between New York and Los Angeles.=
=20
That night an announcement will be made of the 2003 IFP/Chicago Production=20
Fund recipient as well.
Admission: $10 (admission free for conference attendees)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10:
- 75 Minutes with an Award-Winning Indie Filmmaker
- Screenings of Films Made in the Midwest
Location: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Admission Fees Lower Than Ever!
IFP Member Full Conference Pass $50.00
Non-Member Full Conference Pass $150.00
IFP Membership (one year) $85.00
Student Non-Member Pass $70.00
(Student Pass Includes 6-month trial membership)
Full Conference pass includes tickets to the Opening Night Film and Party,=20
all panels and seminars, ticket to the Flyover Zone Short Film Festival, and=
=20
tickets to films shown on Sunday, November 10.
For more information on the conference, please email infoifpmw at aol.com or=20
call 312-435-1825.=20
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Several IFP/Chicago members are having their work showcased at the 38th=20
Annual Chicago International Film Festival, Oct. 4 =E2=80=93 18, 2002.
Duane Edwards - The Confession
Ron Lazzeretti - Flowers
Michael Ojeda - Lana's Rain
Bruce Terris - Flying
As part of a shorts program called "Illinois' Own" - Ron Lazerretti, Bruce=20
Terris, and Duane Edwards, will have their shorts screened among other short=
s=20
produced in Illinois.=20
"Removed from the bright lights and red carpets, there=E2=80=99s an approach=
to=20
filmmaking that is truly Illinois=E2=80=99 Own. These seven varied films sho=
wcase=20
some of our homegrown talents. In Sock It to Me (USA, D: Anna Christopher, 1=
5=20
min.), a mother and daughter face off in the cutthroat world of competitive=20
sock monkey art. Blood Drinkers (USA, D: Rusty Nails, 3 min.) reminds of the=
=20
ever-present threat to America=E2=80=94zombies and rock n roll. With wacky s=
ound=20
effects and sight gags, Doggnapp=E2=80=99d (USA, D: Pat Healy, 16 min.) is m=
uch like=20
the live-action dog theft movie Hanna-Barbera never made. Puppetry (USA, D:=20
Caton Volk, 15 min) takes a documentary look at creation and performance in=20
Chicago=E2=80=99s puppetry scene. It=E2=80=99s Christmas in Chicago, a time=20=
for awakening=20
the spirit in The Confession (USA, D: Duane Edwards, 13 min). Flying (USA, D=
:=20
Bruce Terris, 12 min.) shows a frazzled businessman waiting to board a plane=
,=20
until he meets a stranger and suspects that this flight might be unlike any=20
other. A random act of romantic whimsy takes on a life of its own in Flowers=
=20
(USA, D: Ron Lazzeretti, 21 min.)."=20
Screening
Saturday, October 12
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema,
5:45 PM
Sunday, October 13
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema,
4:30 PM
------------=20
IFP/Chicago Michael Ojeda's feature film, LANA'S RAIN, is also being feature=
d=20
as part of the Film Festival
Lana's Rain," a sprawling Chicago independent film directed by first time=20
director Michael Ojeda, will have its World Premiere at the 2002 Chicago=20
International Film Festival. The film will play in the World Cinema section=20
which presents the best from established masters and exciting new=20
visionaries. "Lana's Rain" is the only Chicago independent feature length=20
film chosen to participate in this year's festival. It will have three=20
showings at the Landmark Century Cinemas on the following dates:
Lana's Rain" is a look into the culture of outsiders and what it means to be=
=20
a refugee in America today, telling the explosive tale of a Balkan brother=20
and sister forced to survive by any means possible on the fringes of=20
contemporary Chicago. It's a different type of first time feature with a=20
scope and reach seldom attempted by local filmmakers with limited resources.=
=20
Working with a huge canvas, the visceral "Lana's Rain" was shot on two=20
continents in two languages using 78 locations over a three year production=20
span. The majority of the film is set in Chicago and filmed in numerous=20
locations on the streets of Chicago, including old Maxwell street, Uptown an=
d=20
the South Side.
"Lana's Rain" is the first feature length motion picture produced by Reignin=
g=20
Pictures, a Chicago based production company founded in 1996 by partners=20
Michael Ojeda, Joel Goodman (producer) and Jeffery Dillard (executive=20
producer). The film was shot in Super 16mm and being blown up to 35mm in the=
=20
Technicolor Immersion Process for the festival showings. John Iltis and Davi=
d=20
Sikich of Iltis Sikich Associates are acting as the Producers Representative=
s=20
on behalf of Reigning Pictures. =20
Monday, October 14 at 9:15 p.m.
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Tuesday, October 15 at 4:00 p.m.
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Wednesday, October 16 at 6:45 p.m.
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema
Visit www.chicagofilmfestival.org for more information.
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IFP/Chicago and the Gene Siskel Film Center present
An Evening with director Guillermo Del Toro and a=20
special screening of his film, Devil's Backbone
Friday, Oct. 18th, 8:45 pm
Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State, Chicago
A Question and Answer session will follow the screening of the film. For mor=
e=20
information and to purchase tickets for the screening, call the Film Center=20
at 312-846-2600 (general information) or 312-846-2800 (Hotline). Admission=
:=20
$4 for members of the Film Center and IFP, $8 for non-members =20
Mr. Del Toro will also be holding a workshop from 3 pm - 5 pm on Friday, the=
=20
18th, at the Gene Siskel Film Center. During the workshop, Mr. Del Toro will=
=20
talk more in-depth about his career and offer advice to local filmmakers.=20
Admission is free for IFP/Chicago members to the Workhop and $10 for=20
non-members. To RSVP for the workshop, please call 312-435-1825.
"Devil's Backbone is a mournful and beautiful new ghost story by Guillermo=20
del Toro, understands that most ghosts are sad, and are attempting not to=20
frighten us but to urgently communicate something that must be known so that=
=20
they can rest.The film takes place in Spain in the final days of the Civil=20
War. Franco's fascists have the upper hand, and in a remote orphanage the=20
children of left-wing families await the end. In the courtyard, a huge=20
unexploded bomb rests, nose-down, like a sculpture. 'They say it's switched=20
off,' says one of the kids, 'but I don't believe it. Put your head against=20
it. You can hear it ticking.' The Mexican director del Toro is a master of=20
dark atmosphere, and the places in his films seem as frightening as the=20
plots. He is only 36; he began with Cronos (1994), the story of an antiques=20
dealer who invents a small, elegant golden beetle that sinks its claws into=20
the flesh and imparts immortality. In 1997 he made a Hollywood film, Mimic,=20
starring Mira Sorvino and Jeremy Northam... Devil's Backbone has been=20
compared to The Others and has the same ambition and intelligence, but is=20
more compelling and even convincing."
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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THE ACTION/CUT FILMMAKING SEMINAR --
IFP/Chicago members receive the early-bird rate of $275. =20
The most acclaimed Filmmaking Seminar in the industry - If you haven't signe=
d=20
up, you'd better hurry up, the seminar runs October 12 & 13! This is your=20
chance to learn from Guy Magar, an experienced director that is currently on
contract with Miramax Films. =20
This seminar is highly recommended for Filmmakers, Directors, Writers,=20
Actors, Producers, Editors, DPs, Executives, 2nd-Unit Directors, UPMs & ADs,=
=20
and Film & TV Students. Visit www.actioncut.com or call (800) 815-5455 to=20
sign up. =20
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IFP/Chicago Members are invited to a
NATAS - Chicago/Midwest Chapter
SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP
Tuesday, October 29th
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Tips from one of the top instructors on Screenwriting, Dan Decker. Tips on=20
how to put your story on paper and how to sell it.
The workshop will be conducted October 29th from 7 to 8:30 PM with networkin=
g=20
time at 6:30 pm (sodas & munchies provided). The last half hour will be a=20
chance for Q&A.=20
Location: Screenwriters Group Studios
1803 W. Byron (1 bk south of Irving Park, 1 bk east of Damon)
There is street parking available.
Attendance is limited to 40. It is suggested that reservations be made now=20
by calling 312-435-1825.
Members of NATAS/Chicago and the IFP will be admitted without charge.=20
Non-members will be charged $10.
For more information on the Screenwriters Group go to <A HREF=3D"http://www=
.screenwritersgroup.com/">
http://www.screenwritersgroup.com</A>.=20
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Rebekah Cowing
IFP/Chicago
33 E. Congress, Ste. 505
Chicago, IL 60605
312-435-1825 (p)
312-435-1828 (f)
infoifpmw at aol.com
www.ifp.org (Chicago page)
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IFP/Chicago Updates 10/8/02<BR>
<BR>
* <I>Interview with An Assassin</I> Screening and Workshop with Director Nei=
l Burger - Oct. 9th<BR>
* Flyover Zone Short Film Festival Entries Due - Oct. 11th <BR>
* DGA Assistant Director's Training Program - Information Session - Oc=
t 15th & 16th<BR>
* Works In Progress Membership Meeting - Oct. 16th<BR>
* IFP/Chicago Independent Filmmakers Conference - Nov. 8 -10 - New Announcem=
ents!<BR>
* Films of IFP/Chicago Members Featured at the Chicago International Film Fe=
stival <BR>
* Director Guillermo Del Toro Workshop and Screening of Devil's Backbone - O=
ct. 18<BR>
* Action/Cut Seminar - Member Discounts Available - Oct 12-13<BR>
* NATAS Screenwriting Workshop - Free to IFP/Chgo members - Oct. 29th<BR>
<BR>
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<BR>
IFP/Chicago Facets Film Series Presents <BR>
<BR>
<I>An Interview with the Assassin<BR>
<BR>
</I>Director Neil Burger in attendance!<BR>
<BR>
Wednesday, October 9<BR>
7 pm <B><BR>
<BR>
</B>Facets<BR>
1517 W. Fullerton, Chicago <BR>
<BR>
Walter Ohlinger is the ex-Marine who comes forward with a startling claim.<B=
R>
Sometimes it only takes one man to make a conspiracy. Ron Kobelski, an out-o=
f-work TV news cameraman, may have just stumbled onto the story of a lifetim=
e. His neighbor claims he was the "grassy knoll gunman"..is he telling the t=
ruth? <BR>
<BR>
Director Neil Burger will lead a pre-workshop at 5:30 pm at Facets to discus=
s more in detail the film's financing, production, and distribution process.=
<BR>
<BR>
To RSVP for the Workshop, please call 312-435-1825 or write infoifpmw at aol.co=
m. <BR>
<BR>
Admission is free! Seating is on a first-come first served basis! <BR>
<BR>
#########################<BR>
<BR>
FLYOVER ZONE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES<BR>
<BR>
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 11th!<BR>
<BR>
Call for Entries for the IFP/CHICAGO Flyover Zone Short Film Festival. Flyov=
er Zone: Name given to that area of the United States between New York and L=
os Angelesoften viewed by industry executives from 35,000 feet above the ear=
th. Chosen films will be screened at the 11th Annual IFP/Chicago Independent=
Filmmakers Conference that will take place from November 8-10, 2002 in Chic=
ago. Eligible films must be 30 minutes or less in the categories of Student=20=
Films, Comedy Shorts, Dramatic, Non-Fiction and Experimental Shorts. <BR>
<BR>
To be eligible, films must have been produced in the Flyover Zone region or=20=
by filmmakers currently residing in the Flyover Zone region, defined as Illi=
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio an=
d Wisconsin. Films and videos must have been produced in 2001 or 2002.<BR>
<BR>
All films will compete for BEST OF THE FEST honors in each category. $300 To=
p Prize. DEADLINE: OCTOBER 11, 2002. Applications available on the website a=
t www.ifp.org or call (312) 435-1825 Fax: 312-435-1828 or E-mail: infoifpmw@=
aol.com <BR>
<BR>
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<BR>
IFP/Chicago members invited to attend! <BR>
<BR>
John Slosser of the Director's Guild of America will be at Columbia College=20=
Chicago on Tuesday, October 15 and Wednesday, October 16 to give a presentat=
ion on the Assistant Director's Training Program. The presentations<BR>
will be as follows:<BR>
<BR>
Tuesday, October 15<BR>
1104 S. Wabash, Room 302<BR>
4:30 PM to 5:45 PM<BR>
<BR>
Wednesday, October 16<BR>
1415 S. Wabash, Room 114<BR>
Noon to 1:15 PM<BR>
<BR>
The training program is currently accepting applications for the 2003 Assist=
ant Director's Training Program. For more info on the program, or to downloa=
d an application, visit http://www.dgptp.org/.<BR>
<BR>
NOTE: Applications for the 2003 program are due by 5:00 pm P.S.T. on Novembe=
r 15th 2002!<BR>
<BR>
This event is sponsored by the Columbia College Career Center for Arts &=
Media and the Film Department. All are welcome.<BR>
<BR>
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<BR>
OCTOBER IFP/CHICAGO MEMBERSHIP MEETING: <BR>
Works in Progress Screening and Workshop<BR>
<BR>
Wednesday, October 16<BR>
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.<BR>
<BR>
Old State of Illinois Building<BR>
160 N. LaSalle<BR>
5th Floor<BR>
<BR>
This is your chance to show your works-in-progress and get feedback from kno=
wledgeable film professionals. Please bring your works-in-progress on a VHS=20=
dub (15 minutes max.) with a list of questions you want to pose to the audie=
nce about<BR>
your piece. <BR>
<BR>
When you are RSVPing at 312-435-1825 or at infoifpmw at aol.com, please let us=20=
know what the title of the piece you are bringing and its length so we can p=
lan accordingly.<BR>
<BR>
Free event for IFP/Chicago members. $5 for non-members. <BR>
<BR>
#########################<BR>
<BR>
11th ANNUAL INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS CONFERENCE <BR>
<BR>
SAVE THE DATE! <BR>
<BR>
November 8 -10, 2002<BR>
<BR>
The Conference features screenings, workshops and panels focused on issues i=
mportant to the independent filmmaker. Feature film and documentary topics w=
ill be covered. Past participants in the Conference have included: Richard L=
inklater, Neil LaBute, Christine Vachon, Jeff Lipsky, John McNaughton, and E=
rnest Dickerson. <BR>
<BR>
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8th<BR>
Featuring the Opening Night Film and Party <BR>
<BR>
=E2=80=94 Celebration of Chicago Blues! We will be presenting the World Prem=
iere of <I>Godfathers and Sons</I>, directed by Marc Levin (his first featur=
e <I>Slam</I> won the Sundance Festival and the Cannes Camera d'Or)! <BR>
<BR>
Call them the Blues Brothers 2002 - in Marc Levin's lively verite driven fil=
m, <I>Godfathers and Sons</I>, hip-hop legend Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and=20=
Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the Chess Records legacy) r=
eturn to Chicago to explore the heyday of Chicago Blues and unite to produce=
an album that attempts to bring veteran blues players together with contemp=
orary hip hop musicians such as Common and The Roots. Along with unseen arch=
ival footage of Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters and the Paul Butterfield Blues Ban=
d, are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Ike Turn=
er and Sam Lay. <BR>
- Wim Wenders' Road Movies Website.<BR>
<BR>
The film is part of the PBS series, <I>The Blues</I>, executive produced by=20=
Martin Scorsese to premiere in 2003. The six hour series will also include f=
ilms by directors Spike Lee and Sam Pollard, Wim Wenders, Mike Figgis, and C=
harles Burnett. <BR>
<BR>
The Blues Celebration continues after the screening with a live performance=20=
by legendary guitar player Lurrie Bell and a rocking party sponsored by the=20=
Nevada Film Office!<BR>
<BR>
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 =E2=80=94 9 am - 5 pm:<BR>
Seminars and panel discussions, including:<BR>
<BR>
- Producers and Directors Discuss Lessons Learned from Their First Features<=
BR>
- How Documentaries Play in Today's Commercial Marketplace<BR>
- Raising Money for Documentaries<BR>
- Choosing Your Medium: Practical Considerations for Digital vs. Film<BR>
- Putting Music in Your Movie<BR>
- How to Self Distribute Your Movie<BR>
- Titles, Credits and Sound Design<BR>
- Knowing When Your Script is Ready for Production<BR>
<BR>
SATURDAY NIGHT: <BR>
Flyover Zone Short Film Festival and Announcement of 2003 Production Fund Wi=
nner, followed by reception<BR>
<BR>
=E2=80=94 A Festival of the best Short Subject, Comedy, Drama, Experimental,=
Non-fiction and Student films from the Flyover Zone: The name given to the=20=
area of the United States often viewed by film industry executives from 35,0=
00 feet above the Earth as they travel between New York and Los Angeles. Tha=
t night an announcement will be made of the 2003 IFP/Chicago Production Fund=
recipient as well.<BR>
Admission: $10 (admission free for conference attendees)<BR>
<BR>
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10:<BR>
- 75 Minutes with an Award-Winning Indie Filmmaker<BR>
- Screenings of Films Made in the Midwest<BR>
<BR>
Location: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois<BR>
<BR>
Admission Fees Lower Than Ever!<BR>
IFP Member Full Conference Pass $50.00<BR>
Non-Member Full Conference Pass $150.00<BR>
IFP Membership (one year) $85.00<BR>
Student Non-Member Pass $70.00<BR>
(Student Pass Includes 6-month trial membership)<BR>
<BR>
Full Conference pass includes tickets to the Opening Night Film and Party, a=
ll panels and seminars, ticket to the Flyover Zone Short Film Festival, and=20=
tickets to films shown on Sunday, November 10.<BR>
<BR>
For more information on the conference, please email infoifpmw at aol.com or ca=
ll 312-435-1825. <BR>
<BR>
#########################<BR>
<BR>
Several IFP/Chicago members are having their work showcased at the 38th Annu=
al Chicago International Film Festival, Oct. 4 =E2=80=93 18, 2002.<BR>
<BR>
Duane Edwards - The Confession<BR>
Ron Lazzeretti - Flowers<BR>
Michael Ojeda - Lana's Rain<BR>
Bruce Terris - Flying<BR>
<BR>
As part of a shorts program called "Illinois' Own" - Ron Lazerretti, Bruce T=
erris, and Duane Edwards, will have their shorts screened among other shorts=
produced in Illinois. </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-C=
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hts and red carpets, there=E2=80=99s an approach to filmmaking that is truly=
Illinois=E2=80=99 Own. These seven varied films showcase some of our homegr=
own talents. In <B>Sock It to Me</B> (USA, D: Anna Christopher, 15 min.), a=20=
mother and daughter face off in the cutthroat world of competitive sock monk=
ey art. <B>Blood Drinkers</B> (USA, D: Rusty Nails, 3 min.) reminds of the e=
ver-present threat to America=E2=80=94zombies and rock n roll. With wacky so=
und effects and sight gags, <B>Doggnapp=E2=80=99d</B> (USA, D: Pat Healy, 16=
min.) is much like the live-action dog theft movie Hanna-Barbera never made=
. <B>Puppetry</B> (USA, D: Caton Volk, 15 min) takes a documentary look at c=
reation and performance in Chicago=E2=80=99s puppetry scene. It=E2=80=99s Ch=
ristmas in Chicago, a time for awakening the spirit in <B>The Confession</B>=
(USA, D: Duane Edwards, 13 min). <B>Flying</B> (USA, D: Bruce Terris, 12 mi=
n.) shows a frazzled businessman waiting to board a plane, until he meets a=20=
stranger and suspects that this flight might be unlike any other. A random a=
ct of romantic whimsy takes on a life of its own in <B>Flowers</B> (USA, D:=20=
Ron Lazzeretti, 21 min.)."</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUN=
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Screening<BR>
Saturday, October 12<BR>
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema,<BR>
5:45 PM<BR>
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Landmark's Century Centre Cinema,<BR>
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FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">IFP/Chicago Michael Ojeda's=20=
feature film, LANA'S RAIN, is also being featured as part of the Film Festiv=
al<BR>
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Lana's Rain," a sprawling Chicago independent film directed by first time di=
rector Michael Ojeda, will have its World Premiere at the 2002 Chicago Inter=
national Film Festival. The film will play in the World Cinema section which=
presents the best from established masters and exciting new visionaries.&nb=
sp; "Lana's Rain" is the only Chicago independent feature length film chosen=
to participate in this year's festival. It will have three showings at the=20=
Landmark Century Cinemas on the following dates:<BR>
<BR>
Lana's Rain" is a look into the culture of outsiders and what it means to be=
a refugee in America today, telling the explosive tale of a Balkan brother=20=
and sister forced to survive by any means possible on the fringes of contemp=
orary Chicago. It's a different type of first time feature with a scope and=20=
reach seldom attempted by local filmmakers with limited resources. Working w=
ith a huge canvas, the visceral "Lana's Rain" was shot on two continents in=20=
two languages using 78 locations over a three year production span. The majo=
rity of the film is set in Chicago and filmed in numerous locations on the s=
treets of Chicago, including old Maxwell street, Uptown and the South Side.<=
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"Lana's Rain" is the first feature length motion picture produced by Reignin=
g Pictures, a Chicago based production company founded in 1996 by partners M=
ichael Ojeda, Joel Goodman (producer) and Jeffery Dillard (executive produce=
r). The film was shot in Super 16mm and being blown up to 35mm in the Techni=
color Immersion Process for the festival showings. John Iltis and David Siki=
ch of Iltis Sikich Associates are acting as the Producers Representatives on=
behalf of Reigning Pictures. <BR>
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Monday, October 14 at 9:15 p.m.<BR>
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema<BR>
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Tuesday, October 15 at 4:00 p.m.<BR>
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema<BR>
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Wednesday, October 16 at 6:45 p.m.<BR>
Landmark's Century Centre Cinema<BR>
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Visit www.chicagofilmfestival.org for more information.<BR>
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IFP/Chicago and the Gene Siskel Film Center present<BR>
<BR>
An Evening with director Guillermo Del Toro and a <BR>
special screening of his film, <I>Devil's Backbone</I><BR>
<BR>
Friday, Oct. 18th, 8:45 pm<BR>
Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State, Chicago<BR>
<BR>
A Question and Answer session will follow the screening of the film. For mor=
e information and to purchase tickets for the screening, call the Film Cente=
r at 312-846-2600 (general information) or 312-846-2800 (Hotline). &nbs=
p;<B> </B>Admission: $4 for members of the Film Center and IFP, $8 for non-m=
embers <BR>
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Mr. Del Toro will also be holding a workshop from 3 pm - 5 pm on Friday, the=
18th, at the Gene Siskel Film Center. During the workshop, Mr. Del Toro wil=
l talk more in-depth about his career and offer advice to local filmmakers.=20=
Admission is free for IFP/Chicago members to the Workhop and $10 for non-mem=
bers. To RSVP for the workshop, please call 312-435-1825.<BR>
<BR>
"<I>Devil's Backbone</I> is a mournful and beautiful new ghost story by Guil=
lermo del Toro, understands that most ghosts are sad, and are attempting not=
to frighten us but to urgently communicate something that must be known so=20=
that they can rest.The film takes place in Spain in the final days of the Ci=
vil War. Franco's fascists have the upper hand, and in a remote orphanage th=
e children of left-wing families await the end. In the courtyard, a huge une=
xploded bomb rests, nose-down, like a sculpture. 'They say it's switched off=
,' says one of the kids, 'but I don't believe it. Put your head against it.=20=
You can hear it ticking.' The Mexican director del Toro is a master of dark=20=
atmosphere, and the places in his films seem as frightening as the plots. He=
is only 36; he began with <I>Cronos</I> (1994), the story of an antiques de=
aler who invents a small, elegant golden beetle that sinks its claws into th=
e flesh and imparts immortality. In 1997 he made a Hollywood film, <I>Mimic<=
/I>, starring Mira Sorvino and Jeremy Northam... <I>Devil's Backbone</I> has=
been compared to <I>The Others</I> and has the same ambition and intelligen=
ce, but is more compelling and even convincing."<BR>
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times<BR>
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THE ACTION/CUT FILMMAKING SEMINAR --<BR>
IFP/Chicago members receive the early-bird rate of $275. <BR>
<BR>
The most acclaimed Filmmaking Seminar in the industry - If you haven't signe=
d up, you'd better hurry up, the seminar runs October 12 & 13! Thi=
s is your chance to learn from Guy Magar, an experienced director that is cu=
rrently on<BR>
contract with Miramax Films. <BR>
<BR>
This seminar is highly recommended for Filmmakers, Directors, Writers, Actor=
s, Producers, Editors, DPs, Executives, 2nd-Unit Directors, UPMs & ADs,=20=
and Film & TV Students. Visit www.actioncut.com or call (800=
) 815-5455 to sign up. <U><BR>
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IFP/Chicago Members are invited to a<BR>
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NATAS - Chicago/Midwest Chapter<BR>
SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP<BR>
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Tuesday, October 29th<BR>
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm<BR>
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Tips from one of the top instructors on Screenwriting, Dan Decker. Tips on h=
ow to put your story on paper and how to sell it.<BR>
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The workshop will be conducted October 29th from 7 to 8:30 PM with networkin=
g time at 6:30 pm (sodas & munchies provided). The last half hour=20=
will be a chance for Q&A. <BR>
<BR>
Location: Screenwriters Group Studios<BR>
1803 W. Byron (1 bk south of Irving Park, 1 bk east of Damon)<BR>
There is street parking available.<BR>
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Attendance is limited to 40. It is suggested that reservations be made=
now by calling 312-435-1825.<BR>
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Members of NATAS/Chicago and the IFP will be admitted without charge. Non-me=
mbers will be charged $10.<BR>
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For more information on the Screenwriters Group go to <A HREF=3D"http:=
//www.screenwritersgroup.com/">http://www.screenwritersgroup.com</A>. <BR>
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Rebekah Cowing<BR>
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IFP/Chicago<BR>
33 E. Congress, Ste. 505<BR>
Chicago, IL 60605<BR>
312-435-1825 (p)<BR>
312-435-1828 (f)<BR>
infoifpmw at aol.com<BR>
www.ifp.org (Chicago page)<BR>
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