OUR MISSION
The primary mission of the Chicago Female-Focused Film Meetup & Festival is to discover, develop, create and promote screenplays and films with strong roles for women, particularly women 35 and older, that break from the accepted Hollywood norms of age constraints, body-types, and stereotypical women's roles in order to equalize female and male opportunities in film, as well as to more accurately and inclusively represent real women in film.
WE AIM TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS THROUGH PROJECTS INCLUDING:
1. Choosing screenplays that match the group's mission/criteria and having public readings of the screenplays to expose the scripts, writers, and actors to potential producers and directors, as well as for feedback for writers in the development phase.
2. Having guest speakers come in to present seminars on relevant, helpful topics.
3. Scheduling networking time at meetups and events for filmmakers to make connections and find other members for their current film projects.
4. Having participatory workshops to learn new film-related skills or to improve skills in a fun, supportive, female- focused atmosphere.
5. Starting a Chicago Female-Focused Film Festival.
6. Having contests to discover, support, or promote screenplays and films that meet the group's criteria and mission.
7. Working together with group members to create and produce unique new media content to promote the group and entertainingly educate viewers about women in film, or the lack thereof, and the need for change.
8. Holding creative fundraising events and film screenings to help fund all or any of the above while offering networking opportunities to all.
2. Having guest speakers come in to present seminars on relevant, helpful topics.
3. Scheduling networking time at meetups and events for filmmakers to make connections and find other members for their current film projects.
4. Having participatory workshops to learn new film-related skills or to improve skills in a fun, supportive, female- focused atmosphere.
5. Starting a Chicago Female-Focused Film Festival.
6. Having contests to discover, support, or promote screenplays and films that meet the group's criteria and mission.
7. Working together with group members to create and produce unique new media content to promote the group and entertainingly educate viewers about women in film, or the lack thereof, and the need for change.
8. Holding creative fundraising events and film screenings to help fund all or any of the above while offering networking opportunities to all.
