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Be a Cinema Femme member and get exclusive benefits!

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All Cinema Femme members enjoy access to year-round community programming, featuring both virtual and in-person events. It’s a great way to connect with filmmakers, industry professionals, and passionate cinephiles.

Membership includes free access to all virtual events and industry conversations, as well as members-only Zoom Q&As and monthly meetups. You’ll also receive our member newsletter, featuring exclusive content.

Additional benefits include discounted festival passes and tickets, savings on annual online article subscriptions, merchandise discounts, and complimentary entry to select member events throughout the year.

Whether you’re launching or growing a career in film, or simply looking to engage more deeply with great cinema and the people who make it, Cinema Femme offers a dynamic, Chicago-based film community you’ll be proud to call your own.

To purchase a student membership, email a copy of your valid student ID to cinemafemme@cinemafemme.com with the subject line “Cinema Femme Student Membership” to receive your discount code.

Questions? Email rebecca@cinemafemme.com

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Emerging filmmakers often enter production without a clear understanding of post-production workflows, budgeting, or the creative opportunities available through collaboration with post professionals. This conversation is designed to change that narrative.

Join us for an insightful discussion on how filmmakers can better prepare for post-production during pre-production — from budgeting and workflow planning to maximizing state film tax incentives and ultimately creating the film they truly envision.

✨ Featuring Industry Professionals:

• Katie Waters — Foley Artist / Sound Editor

• Ana Christian — Editor

• Sophia Fishkin — Audio Engineer

• Ashton Johnson — Marketing Strategist / Editor

• Victoria Salazar — Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Designer

• Lindsey Mazur — Colorist

• Samantha Schickel — Post Producer

Cinema Femme in Focus is a monthly webinar series dedicated to educating emerging filmmakers on essential industry topics and empowering the next generation of storytellers.

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Free for Members

$25 for Non-Members

Reserve your spot now and join the conversation shaping the future of filmmaking.

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Join us for our monthly Cinema Femme meetup on June 18!

What was once a members-only gathering is now open to anyone who’d like to attend—there are 25 spots available, so be sure to grab yours.

Come learn more about our magazine, our upcoming film festival, and the many ways you can get involved. It’s also a chance for our Chicago community to connect in person, meet new faces, and keep building something meaningful together.

We’ll be meeting at Wilde Bar & Restaurant in Lakeview, seated at the back table.

We’re so excited (cue the Tessa gif!) and would love to see you there.

– Rebecca and the Cinema Femme team

The tool of every self-portrait is the mirror. You see yourself in it. Turn it the other way, and you see the world.

Agnes Varda

Truly creative things happen when one thinks differently, yet nobody wants to think differently.

Shonda Rhimes

Creator, Founder and Producer

Hope for the unknown is good.

Sarah Polley, Director

Ona (Rooney Mara), Women Talking (2022)

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