User:Guvnur/sandbox/Chicago Film Producers Alliance

Chicago Film Producers Alliance (CFPA) http://www.screenmag.tv/feature.aspx?fid=2933 CFPA is a support and resource sharing group based in Chicago, Illinois. The mission of the group is to support and assist independent producers located in, committed to, and/or from the Midwest through the process of completing their films  and obtaining distribution. The group is focused on helping its members successfully navigate the journey and overcome challenges and roadblocks encountered during the five major stages of film making: development, pre-production, production, post and distribution. The CFPA was founded to specifically address the needs of Executive Producers, Producers, Line Producers, Associate Producers, UPMs, Production Coordinators, Production Assistants, and Post Supervisors.[1] In 2003, a New York Times article  noted that with the move to the production and shooting of films in Canada and other countries, a practice known as "runaway productions," smaller film markets such as Chicago have been devastated. In 1999, Illinois was ranked as the third largest film market but by 2000 it had slipped to fifth in ranking, with seventy percent of the Illinois-based companies out of business, according to Screen Magazine . Independent film production has since made a resurgence in Chicago and the Midwest. Drew Turner, owner of AESOP pictures, founded Chicago Film Producers Alliance, believing that the strategy of intra-industry  collaboration would enable local and midwest film producers to build their success on a foundation of support. And it seems to be working. CFPA does not focus on acting, directing, screenwriting, etc. The group is intended to help members completely develop,and execute production of distribution-ready quality films that are aimed at obtaining distribution and achieving a profit, or competing in contests and film festivals .[1] A limited extended membership is offered to persons and companies who have established, quality products and services specific to film industry needs.

CFPA membership is a group diverse both in culture and genre interest, who completed between one and twenty three films. To date, membership is comprised of 70% Anglo American, 23% African American, 4% Hispanics, 1% Asian, and 2% other. Gender composition is 60% men and 40% women.

Members who have won awards for their films include, but are not limited to:

Vincent Singleton's storyID=1957 "The Porter", 1st Place Co-Winner, 2008 Chase/HBO/Blackfilm.com Legacy of Home Ownership Contest Sean J.S. Jourdan's "An Open Door", 2008 CINE Golden Eagle Award of Excellence Chris L. Griffin's "Partyline" (click on "Screenings & Events" on Withoutabox website), Best Feature, 2007 Detroit Motor City Film Festival Additional Members' films:

Catherine Rubey's "Holiday Baggage" starring Cheryl Ladd and Barry Bostwick Junko Kajino and Ed M. Koziarski's "The First Breath of Tengan Rei" starring Erika Oda and Katori Eason

Other sources
Read about CFPA's support on The Porter at www.ReelChicago.com, Chicago's leading online film news source View The Porter film on "Blackfilm.com", a leading source of national news for the U.S. film industry Read about Legacy of Home Ownership Contest at "Chase.com", the Chase Bank website Read about Partyline at IMDb.com, the global professional movie database Visit CFPA on Meetup.com, a worldwide group organizing website Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFPA_chicago" Hidden categories: Orphaned articles from March 2009 | All orphaned articles