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Program has been on hiatus since 2022 awaiting future funding. Last active cycle was 2022.
Chicago Digital Media Production Fund is a grant from Chicago Digital Media Production Fund that funds Chicago-based filmmakers and digital media artists creating work that encourages social change and diverse perspectives. The program supports projects from artists currently living in or attending school in the City of Chicago, Illinois.
Note that this program is currently on hiatus awaiting future funding; past grantees and completed projects can be viewed on the organization's website. No award amount or deadline is currently specified.
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The Chicago Digital Media Production Fund was a grant program designed to support Chicago-based filmmakers and digital media artists whose work encourages social change. From 2012 to 2022, Chicago Filmmakers awarded a total of $1,050,000 to 82 Chicago-area artists through the CDMPF, made possible through the support of Voqal .
Productions funded by the CDMPF have included award-winning web series, groundbreaking short documentaries, interactive media projects, and more.
Productions funded by the CDMPF have been viewed online for free by over a million viewers, have been screened at festivals such as Outfest, Newfest, San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival and museums such as the Brooklyn Art Museum, Smart Museum of Art, National Museum of Mexican Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, and online on platforms such as Tribeca Film. com and Open TV.
Projects have been featured on more than 100 media outlets, among them Elle Magazine, Forbes, The Atlantic, Variety, IndieWire, Vice, Ebony, NBC News, ABC News, After Ellen, The Guardian, and Jet Magazine. Brown Girls was a nominee for the Emmy Award and the International Academy of Web Television Awards.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Filmmakers currently living in or attending school in the City of Chicago, Illinois. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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