Help Bring Cinema To Life in Chicago!

Your generous donation helps Cinema/Chicago create connection and empower communities through the transformative effect of cinema. Our year-round artistic, educational, and creative development programs promote discovery and discussion and inspire new visions of our shared future.

Joining a community of patrons who share your love of cinema and look to film to move, entertain and inspire a global community. Make a 100% tax deductible donation to Cinema/Chicago today!

Every level of donation matters.

Your donation of:

  • $50 provides snacks for volunteers for one shift
  • $100 transports 8 students to one of our festival screenings
  • $300 offers one free filmmaker workshop at CineYouth
  • $500 presents one free Summer Screenings film at the Chicago Cultural Center or Chicago History Museum every summer
  • $1,000 provides accessibility accommodations for one film at the Chicago International Film Festival (for example: open and closed captioning, live captioning, ASL interpretation, audio description, and sensory friendly spaces)
  • $2,500 provides travel and hospitality for one filmmaker at the Chicago International Film Festival

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Does your employer offer a matching gift program? If they do, it could more than double the impact of your donation! Email Executive Director Vivian Teng for more information.

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Cinema/Chicago Members enjoy exclusive early screenings, Festival pre-sale access, and discounts while helping to foster the next generation of filmmakers and film lovers!

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As a true partner, we work closely with you to create a customized sponsorship package to fit your organization’s unique business objectives and needs.

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Join the Cinema Circle

The Cinema Circle is for arts patrons who value innovative, high-caliber cinema, arts education, and cultural experiences and want to take their support to the next level.

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“The CineYouth Festival has given me great opportunities to explore my dreams of becoming a filmmaker. It is a great outlet for young artists to express themselves to the world, an aspect that I have not seen in any other film festival.”

-Andres Aurelio, age 18, Lincoln Park High School

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“I love Cinema/Chicago because it offers the opportunity to see a variety of amazing films throughout the year. I also enjoy meeting other members that have a love for great films! It is a wonderful community of nice people.”

-Nerissa Legge, Cinema/Chicago Member

“Being at the Chicago International Film Festival, it really reminds me that I haven’t made my ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ yet – I haven’t made my ‘Grapes of Wrath’ yet. It makes me hungry. I will go home from here with a healthy appetite to keep working.”

–Steven Spielberg, Director and Festival Honoree

“I love Cinema/Chicago because no one else brings such a rich variety of stories to Chicago audiences. From polished modern classics to raw, visceral narratives from all-corners of the world, Cinema/Chicago is my way to live a thousand lives, two hours at a time.”

–Lauren Robishaw, Board Member

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