Join us for the free Production Institute Film Showcase, celebrating the 12 original short films produced by the 2026 Production Institute cohort.
Fellows were selected from a highly competitive pool of talented South Side media makers and underwent 13 weeks of intensive production training to produce and direct their own 5-minute films. The development of these projects deepened their artistic capacities, strengthened community connections, and built collaborative relationships across identities and lived experiences.
The Community Film Workshop, partners with the Production Institute to design the curriculum and provide technical training in cinematography to the participants. A Q&A session follows the screening.
Margaret Caples
Executive Director - Community Film Workshop Chicago
The Community Film Workshop is honored to partner with the Production Institute and the Logan Center to provide hands-on training to each new cohort. Our partnership is an appropriate addition to the fifty-five-year legacy of CFWC and its mission to support emerging filmmakers in Chicago and beyond.