CHICAGO FILIPINO AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

The Filipino American Network of Chicago is now accepting submissions for the Chicago Filipino American Film Festival, November 6-8, 2009, at the Portage Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

The festival celebrates the works of cutting-edge Filipino and Filipino-American filmmakers.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Format: The Filipino-American Film Festival is seeking short and feature length works in the following categories:

• Feature Length (over 61 minutes in length)
• Shorts (under 60 minutes in length)
• Documentary (feature-length and short); Music Video

No Entry Fee.

Eligibility: In order to qualify as an Official Selection at the 2009 Chicago Filipino American Film Festival, all entries must have a theme related to Filipino or Filipino American culture, or must have been created, acted, written, directed, or produced by Filipino or Filipino American artists or performers.

To submit your selection, download the entry form at http://cfaff.org/programming/cfaff2009entry.pdf and ship to:

CFAFF
516 N. Ogden #151
Chicago, IL 60622

For more information about the Chicago Filipino American Film Festival, please visit www.cfaff.org or contact Jonathan Laxamana at jlaxamana@cfaff.org.

Take The Kids To The Philippines For The Day—At the Chicago Children’s Museum on Navy Pier

Bring the family and experience the wonders of the Philippines, as the Chicago Children’s Museum (CCM) features the Philippines during its “Passport to the World” series. The Museum will host displays of Philippine crafts and exhibits, as well as interactive productions by native performers and artists, during the weekend of June 11-14, 2009.

Thursday, June 11, 2009 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:00pm – 4:30pm
Sunday, June 14, 2009 12:00pm – 4:30pm

The CCM’s “Passport to the World” series showcases the arts and traditions of Chicago’s many ethnic groups to provide opportunities for museum visitors to better understand Chicago’s unique multicultural community. Previous “Passport to the World” exhibits showcased Chicago’s Korean, Persian and American Indian communities.

This will be the second time that the series celebrates the Philippines. The weekend celebration begins on Thursday evening, June 11, 2009. The exhibits and performances will then continue Saturday and Sunday (June 13-14).

On Thursday evening, both the Children’s Museum and the opening reception are free to the public. Although there is no extra charge for the Passport to the World: Philippines event on Saturday and Sunday, attendees must pay the regular CCM entrance fee.

The event will include a variety of fun “hand’s on” programs for kids.

“We’re very proud and excited to have this opportunity to share our culture with our greater Chicago community,” said Ruben Salazar, chairman of the planning committee for the program. “Our local Filipino-American community is the second largest Asian American group in the metropolitan area. It’s a great opportunity for uniting the many Filipino-American organizations and individual Pinoys throughout the Chicago area.”

Volunteers and sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact the steering committee for more information on how you can help make this celebration a success.

This event is a collaborative program by FAN, Samahang Kapatid and other Filipino American organizations.

For more information, go to http://www.passporttophilippines.org.

May 28, 2009
Volunteer Kickoff Meeting
Mercury Cafe

2009 Chicago Filipino American Film Festival

Volunteering for CFAFF is an opportunity to have fun, gain valuable work experience, and get involved with a program that brings together hundreds of Filipino Americans from the Chicagoland area and the Midwest. It’s also a great way to meet and network with other Filipino Americans.

Opportunities are available in the following areas:

• Operations: Volunteers involved in operations will help with planning and coordinate volunteer activities at the event.
• Programming: Our programming committee researches the latest works from Filipino and Filipino American filmmakers, and reviews films received through our annual call for entries.
• Fundraising: Our fundraising team solicits money and in-kind support from corporate sponsorships, grants, and donations.
• Marketing: The marketing team creates ways to promote CFAFF through media, public relations, and outreach.

Volunteers participate on committees solely on the basis of personal interest, relevant work experience is not a requirement.

Please join us, our kickoff volunteer meeting will be held on Thursday, May 28 at 7pm, at the Mercury Cafe, 1505 W. Chicago Avenue.

The Chicago Filipino American Film Festival (CFAFF) exhibits Filipino and Filipino American feature films, shorts, and music videos. In its sixth year of operation, this years event will take place in November 2009. CFAFF is sponsored by FAN, the Filipino American Network of Chicago.

CFAFF provides filmmakers with a chance to show their works in an established film festival and offers the Chicago community an opportunity to see works by artists of Filipino heritage. Our festival is held in the historic Portage Theater and has presented several Chicago, U.S. and World premieres, as well as hosting guest filmmakers and performers from all over the world.

RSVP For A Night of Networking – And Fun!

The winter hibernation in Chicago is finally over and we’re in the mood to celebrate and connect with friendly faces!

Join FAN, along with FACHIC and Believe International, as we host a night of networking fun for Chicago’s Filipino-American community.

Mix and mingle with professionals from various industries, enter to win raffle prizes, and learn more about upcoming Fil-Am events in 2009. It’s been too long since we’ve all gotten together so come out and enjoy good company, food and drinks…and remember to bring your business cards. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

Date: Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Venue: Moonshine, 1824 W. Division St., Chicago

Cost: No cover. Complimentary appetizers provided by FAN. Cash bar and drink specials.

RSVP here…

The event have ended - no more registrations are allowed.

Thanks!!

Who’s Attending So Far…

Small Business Boot Camp

March 28, 2009

UIC Student Center
750 S. Halsted

The Philippine American Chamber of Commerce for Greater Chicago is hosting a conference for current and would-be entrepreneurs.

Start Local, Go Global
It may not seem like it, but now may be the right time to finally start your own business? Billions of dollars are being allocated for small business development. Come speak with advisers from the Small Business Administration (SBA), city of Chicago, Cook County, state of Illinois and the World Trade Center.

Go Big, Go Green
Green technology is one of the pillar’s of President Obama’s economic recovery initiative. Listen to our panel of experts on green tech entrepreneurship and discover the opportunities in this emerging field.

Small Business Boot Camp
What does it take to get from your BIG IDEA to “ready to launch”? Get hands-on training from our team of legal, accounting, finance, business development, sales and promotion experts.

For more information, check out www.paccgc.org.

Are you on Facebook…or do you want to be?

FAN has launched a Facebook group to keep everyone abreast of upcoming events. More importantly, it allows us to tap into Facebook’s helpful features.

Join up at…   http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#
/group.php?sid=f8e2665b64a9d1f0ee8fc44f1914819b&gid=22437948716

Don’t worry if you’re currently don’t have a Facebook page. You’ll be prompted as soon as you click on the above link. Plus, set up is quick and easy. And with the FAN Facebook group, you can get connected right away with other FAN members!

Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008
1 pm to 2 am

It’s like Vegas, baby! Anything is possible.
You’re invited to an exclusive night of Las Vegas-style poker tournament, with professional dealers and casino-style poker tables. Join us for a lot of fun and a great cause, at the new South Loop hot spot Grace O’Malley’s, on Dec. 13th from 1pm -2am!

FAN is hosting this poker tournament to benefit BELIEVE International, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides education to disadvantaged youth in the Philippines while teaching them leadership skills to, one day, help alleviate poverty and make a difference in the Philippines. Come out and play, have fun, win, and at the same time, raise money for a great cause! Don’t forget to tell all your friends!

When:

Saturday, December 13th, 2008
1pm – 2am

Where:
Grace O’Malley’s
1416 South Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605

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Poker Tournament Info:
There will be 2 tournaments and cash games running throughout the event.
Tournament 1: $50 buy in, $5 registration fee
Tournament 2: $100 buy in, $10 registration fee
All buy-in money goes toward the tournament prize. There will be professional dealers and casino poker tables.
Pre-register Online:
For more details or to pre-register online.

For questions, contact Vince Tan Liao at vincejtl+poker@gmail.com
Let the games begin! We hope to see you there!

Help alleviate poverty & empower filipino youth. Become a believe sponsor.

This year, our FAN Service Leadership Committee has partnered with BELIEVE International to help transform the lives of Filipino youth and their families.

For $110 a year, which is about $10 per month, you can sponsor one BELIEVE Scholar. $110 will fund one school year’s worth of:
School fees
School uniforms & supplies
Transportation to and from school
Positive Values/Leadership Training

Shake Off Winter with Casino/Poker Night in the South Loop

Saturday, March 21
1:00 PM to 2:00 AM

Grace O’Malleys, 2nd floor
1416 South Michigan Avenue

Play poker for fun or profit…and help FAN raise scholarship funds for the Philippines!

Our charity beneficiary, Believe International, will be there again to raise sponsorships for students in the Philippines. Online and cash sponsorship opportunities will be available, with some other surprises. 20% of our night’s net raised funds will go directly to them. For more information, please click www.believeinternational.org.

The rest of the night’s proceeds will directly benefit the Filipino American network, FAN, so we can continue to offer our following annual events:

-Tagalog Lessons
-Passport Series: Children’s Museum at Navy Pier
-Adobofest
-Beyond the Barrelman Art Exhibition
-Chicago Filipino American Film Festival
-Senior Gift Basket Drive

Please email us at info@fan-chicago.org for more details and volunteer opportunities!

To add to the excitement, our main tournament, professionally run by Main Even Charity Games, on our behalf, will be recorded and televised in a few weeks on Comcast Sportsnet. Here is their first ever broadcast, televised on March 9th. http://www.windycitypokerchampionship.com/

Poker Play details:

No cover at the door. All games are played on actual casino-style, 10-seat, green-felt poker tables. Bring cash to buy chips.

Vegas / Indiana -Boat style Texas Hold’em poker is dealt by experienced dealers, played with real 12 gram clay poker chips and professionally officiated. You bet as little as you want, on any game you want: Tournaments, 1-2 no-limit, 3-6 max bet, pot limit, etc.

There is an ongoing sign-up board so you can join in as soon as you walk in. Simply bring cash to buy chips.

Max rake per pot is $4 or 5%, whichever is lowest. Tournament fees are only a few bucks. Our 501(c) 3 charity raises funds from these collections.

If you have any questions or want to help out, please email Edgar, our Poker Tournament coordinator at Edgar@fan-chicago.org or you can call him at 312-519-2834.

Please spread the word! Have a great week and we plan to see you on the 21st!