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May Newsletter

May Newsletter

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Edifye Plugging Power to Purpose Founded by Pauly Jackson, Jacob Blake, Steven Louis, Daniel Poneman, Edifye is a non-profit organization that connects professional athletes & other platformed entertainers to the local/down-ballot issues that they care about. At Edifye, they do two things: find the specific reasons WHY each person is in this fight for equity and reparations, then connect them to the resources to act on it. They want to identify where players can really move the needle, and what their respective cities actually need — symbolic gestures and donations to team charities are nice, but their focus is on mutual aid and using the levers of local government for lasting change. We've been honored to sponsor some of their upcoming video work.

IFA Monthly Member Meetups May 7th, 12:00pm -1:00pm Share your lunch break with IFA! Come catch up with IFA members, talk about your projects, share resources, learn about member opportunities and upcoming events and share how we can support you moving forward.

Women's Weekend Film Challenge: Virtual Networking May 11th, 5:00pm - 6:30pm Meet potential collaborators in the film industry through moderated networking prompts in a fun, safe environment. During this event, WWFC will break attendees into small groups and provide helpful questions to prompt meaningful discussion. It's an opportunity to meet filmmakers in many roles of production from the safety of your home. In honor of the beginning of spring, the theme for this month will be springing into action. Space is limited.

Chicago Filmmakers' Virtual Meet-up May 18th, 7:30pm Join Chicago Filmmakers on their bi-monthly Zoom to meet other filmmakers, actors, and crew members in Chicago through speed interviews, group discussions, and friendly games. This group is open to all talents and disciplines who are interested in making independent media: directors, editors, cinematographers, screenwriters, actors, art directors, composers, make-up artists, and more!

Lunch&Learn: Legal Advice for Indie Filmmakers May 19th, 2:00pm - 3:00pm Seed&Spark presents this panel where they’ll chat with entertainment lawyers and creative professionals fluent in legal practices for filmmakers. Don’t cut corners — Come get your entertainment law questions answered by the experts!

Self Taping Virtual Bootcamp Hosted by Sarah Clark of Compass Casting May 19th, 2:00pm - 3:00pm We're excited to present this latest installment in our Virtual Bootcamp series! This two-hour workshop will go over how to best record your own self-tape audition.

Event: MFF Homecoming Shorts Night Virtual Screening May 27th Save the date for some homecooked short films (virtually) coming to a screen near you later this month. Follow Midwest Film Festival on social for updates & details.

Camera Ambassador rolling papers: Now Available!