[NEohioPAL]Film Director Guillermo Del Toro Workshop

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IFP/Chicago Updates 10/15/02
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* An Evening with director Guillermo Del Toro and a special screening of his=
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film, Devil's Backbone, Friday, Oct. 18th
* Works In Progress Membership Meeting - Oct. 16th
* IFP/Chicago Independent Filmmakers Conference - Nov. 8 -10 - New=20
Announcements!=20
* NATAS Screenwriting Workshop - Free to IFP/Chgo members - Oct. 29th
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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=
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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=
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$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=
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18th, at the Gene Siskel Film Center. During the workshop, Mr. Del Toro will=
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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=
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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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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

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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=
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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=
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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=
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Blues Band, are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim,=
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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=
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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!

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,=
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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.=
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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=
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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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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=
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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=20
HREF=3D"http://www.screenwritersgroup.com/">http://www.screenwritersgroup.co=
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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
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