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NBC 5 Chicago and Telemundo local grant program returns
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NBC 5 Chicago and Telemundo local grant program returns

By Reel Chicago Mar 19, 2024
NBC 5 Chicago, Telemundo Chicago and Comcast NBCUniversal has announced that its competitive grant challenge, the NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants, is returning in 2024 fo...
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Neighborhood Access Program ‘Idea Submission’ deadline is Friday
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Neighborhood Access Program ‘Idea Submission’ deadline is Friday

By Reel Chicago May 15, 2023
The 2023 Neighborhood Access Program (NAP) application is now open. Idea Submission deadline is Friday, May 19 at 5pm CST. The goal of this program is to support the cultura...
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Final stage of 2023 Community Builders Grant to be held May 24
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Final stage of 2023 Community Builders Grant to be held May 24

By Reel Chicago May 11, 2023
The final stage of the 2023 Community Builders Grant will be held at the Chicago Cultural Center on Wednesday, May 24th, from 6-9:30pm. After another competitive grant seas...
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Camera Ambassador presents 2022 Community Builders Grant
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Camera Ambassador presents 2022 Community Builders Grant

By Reel Chicago Mar 25, 2022
Calling all Midwest filmmakers! Apply by March 31st at 11:59 pm for the 2022 Community Builders Grant. The Community Builders Grant is the annual short-form film fund and produ...
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Chicago filmmaker Jim Vendiola awarded NewNarratives inaugural grant
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Chicago filmmaker Jim Vendiola awarded NewNarratives inaugural grant

By Reel Chicago Nov 29, 2021
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA), supported by WarnerMedia OneFifty, has announced the final selection of its NewNarratives artist grant program. Chicago filmmaker Jim Vendiol...
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Lightswitch Video launches $5000 grant for Chicago filmmakers
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Lightswitch Video launches $5000 grant for Chicago filmmakers

By Reel Chicago Nov 24, 2021
Lightswitch Video, a Chicago-based video production company, launched The Full STEM Ahead Filmmaker’s Initiative. The first-year initiative is designed to encourage STEM ...
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Chicago Creative Worker Assistance Program deadline November 10
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Chicago Creative Worker Assistance Program deadline November 10

By Reel Chicago Oct 29, 2021
The Chicago Creative Worker Assistance Program will provide 450 – 500 relief grants to low and moderate income artists and creative workers who are residents of Chicago and h...
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Chicago Filmmakers seeks projects for CDMPF grant
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Chicago Filmmakers seeks projects for CDMPF grant

By Reel Chicago Mar 19, 2021
Chicago Filmmakers announces the 2021 call for applications for the Chicago Digital Media Production Fund (CDMPF), a grant designed to support Chicago-based filmmakers and digi...
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Applications now open for the Community Builders Grant
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Applications now open for the Community Builders Grant

By Reel Chicago Mar 15, 2021
The Community Builders Grant is a short-form film fund and production resources grant sponsored by Camera Ambassador. Their mission is to help build bridges between filmmakers...
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Miller Lite Level Up Fund announces $100k grant for IWD
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Miller Lite Level Up Fund announces $100k grant for IWD

By Reel Chicago Mar 9, 2021
Miller Lite announces the launch of the Miller Lite Level Up Fund, a $100,000 grant program that aims to provide financial support to uncelebrated communities in the gaming wor...
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Lightfoot announces $10m hospitality grant program
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Lightfoot announces $10m hospitality grant program

By Reel Chicago Nov 6, 2020
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today joined City and business leaders to announce an emergency COVID-19 relief package for the hospitality industry, including a $10 million grant prog...
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Camera Ambassador Grant winner Raju faces challenges
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Camera Ambassador Grant winner Raju faces challenges

By Dominique Chestand Oct 14, 2020
This past summer, director and writer Sean Sankalp Raju won the Camera Ambassador Community Builders Grant for his project A Nickname. The autobiographical short film tells the...
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Boeing gives $1.5m to CPS students for remote technology
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Boeing gives $1.5m to CPS students for remote technology

By Reel Chicago Aug 21, 2020
Boeing today awarded a $1.5 million charitable grant to support the expansion of technology access for approximately 4,500 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students and 100 educato...
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City of Chicago awards $2m in CityArts Program grants
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City of Chicago awards $2m in CityArts Program grants

By Reel Chicago Aug 19, 2020
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the recipients of the 2020 CityArts Program grants. This year, the CityA...
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Gov Pritzker announces $300k to support broadband
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Gov Pritzker announces $300k to support broadband

By Reel Chicago Jul 9, 2020
State of Illinois announces $300,000 public private investment to support community-driven broadband plans.New Illinois Connected Communities program will foster community enga...
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