The Chicago Film Office is a sponsor of Camera Ambassador's 2022 Community Builders Grant. In order to celebrate their work, we had a wonderful discussion with Thavary Krouch, the Independent Film Coordinator of the Chicago Film...

BLAZE IT   Our intention is to create a safe space for BIPOC, Femme, and LGBTQ+ Creatives to learn from industry professionals! The event will first feature a panel discussion, moderated by filmmaker Kala Bradford,...

Kala Monet Bradford is our most recent graduate of the Camera Ambassador Apprenticeship Program! We sat down with Kala to get to know her better! Enjoy.    CA: As a Digital Media Artist, Producer, Director, Editor, and...

  The 2022 Community Builders Grant is now officially open! Apply now we're so excited to support your project!!! The Community Builders Grant is a short-form film fund and production resources grant presented by Camera...

Since starting Full Spectrum Features in 2015, Eugene Sun Park has helped secure over $1 million in grants for his films, including grants from DCASE, the Illinois Arts Council, the Chicago Digital Media Production Fund,...

In celebration of Black History Month, we’ve checked in with some of our previous collaborators amplifying Black stories on where they and these projects are now. We're excited to spotlight their work! Read on to learn...

Happy Black history month to our Chicago community! There's love and opportunities in the air this month. Scroll through & get excited with us!       The Chicago Film XLerator, a Creative Cypher Project,...

Brian Lawes isn’t afraid of silence. In his latest award-winning short film Lost Kings, Lawes uses sparse dialogue and tense pauses to hang the audience in suspense. Through studying other films and building upon his own...

Carl Ryan Stemple is a digital intermediate colorist A connoisseur of coloring, Ryan grades and delivers feature films, short films, and commercials through his post-production business Quicksilver Color– located right here in the Camera Ambassador building. As...

It’s a new year and we have a new look! But we’re back with the same great Chicago film news. Scroll over and get excited with us!       The OTVFELLOWS program identifies and...

  Ever so often, we ask our team, "Hey CA!...," a common question to catch up with what they're working on or how they're doing. This week, we asked our team...  Hey CA, What's Your Fav...