READ BEFORE SUBMITTING. We are NOT your typical FilmFreeway Festival. We are hosted on IGTV and are a local platform designed to be a digital library.
***We do NOT want to interfere with your film's festival run. Be aware that many film festivals disqualify films that are available online to the public. Come to us AFTER you get all of those shiny film festival laurels!***
-YOU MUST OWN THE FULL RIGHTS TO THE FILM. (You agree that you have obtained consent from any and all owners, creators, writers, producers and/or other authorized representatives of the film whose consent is required to submit the Project to Chicago Made Shorts)
-To be considered, your film MUST have been made in Chicago or the Chicagoland area and your director/producer/lead actor must be from Chicago. On a case-by-case basis, we also consider films produced by Chicago filmmakers outside of the city, and films produced by non-Chicago filmmakers within the city.
-We CANNOT showcase films with graphic nudity, excessive violence or explicit sex, due to Instagram’s policies.
What We Look For:
First and foremost, we consider the quality and emotional impact of the storytelling. We also consider the skill of craftsmanship and production value. You can find our full rubric on our website.
What to Expect:
All accepted submissions will receive proper credit on the Instagram post and other postings. We WON'T monetize your film. If you ever need us to take down your film for any reason, let us know and we'll remove it, no questions asked. Similarly, we do NOT guarantee indefinite placement and may move/remove the film from our channel.