CHICAGO TALENT DIRECTORY®
Film Offices & Production Support
lllinois Film Office
Chicago Film Office
Official city resource for filming in Chicago, permits, and production support.
Central Illinois Film Commission
Northwest Illinois Film Office
Illinois Film Tax Credit
Choose Chicago
CHICAGO TALENT DIRECTORY® is developing resources to help producers, casting professionals, filmmakers, and content creators discover Illinois talent, industry organizations, and production support resources.
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A starting point for producers, casting professionals, filmmakers, and content creators
exploring Illinois as a production destination.
Theatre & Market Activity
Theatre In Chicago
Chicago theatre listings, reviews, audition notices, and theatre-market activity, including Equity, Non-Equity, and film audition categories.
Buzz Center Stage
Chicago theatre, dance, reviews, interviews, and performance coverage.
Future Resources
This page will continue to expand as Chicago Talent Directory® rebuilds its role as a starting point for discovering Illinois talent, casting, and production resources.
Studios & Soundstages
Chicago Studio City
Independent Chicago soundstage facility for film, television, commercial, and media production.
CineCity Studios
Chicago production studio and event venue; host venue for FilmScape Chicago.
Cinespace Studios Chicago
Major Chicago studio campus for film, television, and commercial production.
Forge Virtual Studios
Virtual production studio in Hanover Park, Illinois, with LED volume stages and production support for film, commercial, agency, and branded content work.
The Fields Studios
Purpose-built Chicago production campus with soundstages and production support.
Illinois
OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE ILLINOIS FILM OFFICE -- 1991
CHICAGO TALENT DIRECTORY® PRESENTS
PRODUCING IN ILLINOIS
Be Cast! Be Seen! Be Hired!
Illinois offers more than locations and incentives. It offers a deep and diverse talent, film, theatre,
and media production community for those looking to cast, create, and produce projects.
Industry Organizations
Illinois Production Alliance
Independent Film Alliance Chicago
SAG-AFTRA Chicago
Actors’ Equity Association – Central Regional Office
Equity’s Central Regional Office is located in Chicago.
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Industry News & Intelligence
ReelChicago
Talent • Production Resources • Industry Organizations • Official Support Services.
Production Guides & Resource Directories
Illinois Production Guide
Additional DCASE resource guide for Chicago film organizations, filmmaker resources, archives, festivals, and related local film activity.
Chicago Creative Directory
Casting Resources
Talent Agencies
Casting Directors
Extras Casting
Talent Resources Hub