CITF Production Grant
CITF's most recent project is to provide support to Chicago-based productions for the completion of works about Chicago-land youth.
CITF requests proposals from Chicago area filmmakers working on projects that could produce social change. CITF seeks to fund content that reflects the diversity of the human experience, advances under-represented
points of view, compels public dialogue, and produces social change.
Productions already underway with a completion scheduled within the next year are most encouraged.
Please feel free to contact CITF at 720-864-9055 or hliew@itfitv.org
For information about the 2009 Production grants, click here.
Deadlines for 2009 Submission
March 20, 2009 Postmarked deadline
To see a list of the CITF Video Production Grants winners, click here.
Following are the 3 categories for funding along with links to their RFP's:
1. The CITF Established Filmmakers Production Grant provides grants to established filmmakers in the form of production
or post-production funds for specific Educational Programs made in the Chicago-land area. An established filmmaker is defined as a
professional filmmaker who has completed projects that were considered for screening or were screened at major film festivals.
For more information about this grant, including an application, click here
2. The CITF New Filmmaker's Production Grant provides grants to emerging filmmakers in the form of production or
post-production funds for specific Educational Programs made in the Chicago-land area. New Filmmaker is defined as anyone 18 years of
age or older who has some experience in filmmaking.
For more information about this grant, including an application, click here
3. The CITF Youth Filmmaker's Production Grant provides grants to youth filmmakers in the form of production or
post-production funds for specific programs made by Chicago-land area youth. Nonfiction documentary work is encouraged although
fiction has been funded in the past. No copyrighted material can be included in any production funded by CITF. Youth is defined as
18-years old or younger.
For more information about this grant, including an application, click here
2008 Production Grantees:
- Jake P. Saner - The Inaudibles
- Peter Grosz - The Ambassadors
- Thomas Bailey - Short Winter
- Mindy Faber - Chicago Youth 2.0
- Siskel/Jacobs Productions - Louder than a Bomb
- Ronit Bezalel - Mixing it up!
Many of these filmmakers will come to your classroom or community group to screen their film and lead a discussion. Please call us for more info. 773-384-2288 (CCTV)