Are you a Actor? Filmmaker? Screenwriter? Investor? Well, whatever your interest in filmmaking, this is the place to connect with other members having similar interests and need of your talent! Even if you don't live near Schaumburg and don't wish to commute the distance, if you live in the Chicago metropolitan area please join the group for on-line discussions and connect remotely with our members. Our discussion group is active and our networking is intended for the Chicagoland area. We target …

This is a group that meets to WRITE, to socialize, and to offer encouragement and inspiration to others as we practice our craft. We're focused on the process, not the product.  Writing can be a solitary activity...but it doesn't have to be. This is a group where the focus is actually on DOING the work as opposed to critiquing already finished works. I found so many groups on meetup focused on the critique, but none focused on motivating each other to get the writing done. So if you need motivat …

A group of writers, whether published or not, who support all kinds of heroes including the brave members of our armed forces to those on the front lines in hospitals, fire stations, police departments, schools, and so much more. Our support ranges from donating books, supporting literacy efforts, and helping those who face danger and difficult challenges to explore their experiences through the power of telling their story.

Meet with writers who are motivated to publish their work, write for themselves and with local writers who have already been published. Be accountable for your own progress while gaining valuable feedback & critiques on your work. Make some new friends who might inspire you to accomplish your goals and keep you writing on.

The Evanston Writers Group is an eclectic mix of writers, ranging from beginners to long time professionals, and reflect all ages, genders and backgrounds. We have members who publish literary fiction, creative non-fiction, children's literature, romance, hard-boiled crime, memoir, travel, poetry, humor and assorted forms of the unclassifiable. Because we are fearless and a little nuts, we open our minds to anyone and any thing. We'll bend and stretch ourselves like soft licorice to dig your s …

This group is for published, established and working writers who seek fraternity, conversation and friendship. Join if you're a published/established/working writer looking for the company of your peers, and seeking like-minded companions for talk, dining, museums, films, concerts, travel and other activities.

This bimonthly networking event provides a chance for filmmakers to meet and collaborate on projects. Are you a screenwriter looking for a producer? A director looking for a director of photography? This event is open to all talents and disciplines who are interested in making independent media: editors, actors, art directors, composers, make-up artists... Bring your resume and business cards, and we’ll handle the rest.

WHO WE ARE The Chicago Female-Focused Film Meetup & Festival is a group for those involved in the film industry, (not a group that goes to see movies together) who are interested in actively participating in the creation, support, development, and promotion of screenplays and films that offer increased opportunities for women in film, especially in broadening the types of roles, stories, ages, body-types, diversity and the overall presence and number of women in film. Members range in experience …