film making in Chicago

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_film_industry

organizations

• Gene Siskel Film Center
• Chicago Filmmakers, a non-profit organization that offers classes, funding, equipment and space rentals, and professional development and networking
• Chicago Film Scene — filmmaker networking
• Independent Film Alliance

film festivals

• Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
• The Onion City Experimental Film + Video Festival

schools

• Film Connection
• Columbia College — Film & Video Department
• DePaul University — School of Cinema and Interactive Media
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago — Film, Video, New Media, and Animation
• UIC's Moving Image Arts program, a minor program within the School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Linguistics
  • it seems like this is more of an art history / film studies degree than a film-making degree