Round two of the Indie Film Town Hall was held Thursday

Town Hall

Round Two of the Indie Film Town Hall was held on Thursday, May 28th. The Town Hall meetings bring together Chicago’s independent film and media-making community during these difficult times.

In a series of lunchtime meetings over Zoom, members of Chicago’s indie film and media organizations will discuss the challenges that face our industries and actions we are taking in support of each other and Chicago-area creators.


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Here are the May 28 Indie Film Town Hall panelists:

Chicago Film Office, Kwame Amoaku
Full Spectrum Features, Jason Matsumoto
Kartemquin Films, Jolene Pinder
Midwest Film Festival, Mary Kay Cook
OTV, Aymar Jean Christian

This weeks Town Hall was moderated by Anthony Kaufman of the Chicago International Film Festival. Presenting organizations include Independent Film Alliance Chicago (IFA).

Here is the full recording of the meeting:

Round 3 of the Indie Film Town Hall is expected in two weeks with more information about getting back into production. Some of the panelists of Round 3 are said to be representatives of SAG and IATSE.


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