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Chicago Media Project

Chicago, Illinois(approximate location)

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Contact & details

TypeFinancing · Film

LocationChicago, Illinois

Websitechicagomediaproject.org

Emailinfo@wearecmp.org

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Statusactive2026 credit i

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How their work is rated

Average rating

7.5IMDb

4.0directory 6.28.0

19 rated titles, weighted by votes

Awards

Oscars	1	of	2	nominations	50%
Emmys	1	of	8	nominations	13%

65 wins from 178 nominations across all awards

Box office

$1m

Combined US gross, 4 of 28 titles

Highest rated

Tantura

2022

8.52,143 votes

Lowest rated

Voyeur

2017

6.16,923 votes

Mostly: documentary, biography, crime
Active: 2015–2025
Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
Best known for: Icarus

Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 24 of 28 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.

Credits24 of 29

27 films · 1 TV title

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026 · Film
Produced
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
2025 · Film
Produced
Mistress Dispeller
2025 · Film
Produced
Fly
2024 · Film
Produced
In Waves and War
2024 · Film
Produced
The Strike
2024 · Film
Produced
Going Varsity in Mariachi
2023 · Film
Produced
Tantura
2022 · Film
Produced
The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales
2022 · Film
Produced
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
2022 · Film
Produced
Allen v. Farrow
2021 · TV
Produced
Paper & Glue
2021 · Film
Produced
Radical Love
2021 · Film
Produced
Athlete A
2020 · Film
Produced
Us Kids
2020 · Film
Produced
A Concerto Is a Conversation
2020 · Film
Produced
The Apollo
2019 · Film
Produced
306 Hollywood
2018 · Film
Produced
The Feeling of Being Watched
2018 · Film
Produced
16 Shots
2018 · Film
Produced
The Pushouts
2018 · Film
Produced
Voyeur
2017 · Film
Produced
Icarus
2017 · Film
Produced
Step
2017 · Film
Produced

Titles per year28 titles · busiest 2017 with 6

28 titles across 12 years, averaging 2.3 a year. The last five years hold at 2.0 a year. 28 titles between 1997 and 2026, most in 2017 (6). 10 in the last five years shown, against 17 in the five before.

Quality over time19 rated titles · bigger dots carry more votes

Their 2010s work is their strongest, averaging 7.6 across 10 titles. 5 of 19 rated titles sit above their 7.5 average, which is weighted by votes: the most seen titles pull it up. 19 titles rated on IMDb between 1997 and 2026, averaging 7.5 weighted by votes. Highest: Tantura (2022) at 8.5; lowest: Henry Gamble's Birthday Party (2015) at 6.1.

Who they work with

Directors

Christina Clusiau2
Shaul Schwarz2
Bonni Cohen2
Jon Shenk2

Genres

Documentary23 of 24
Biography3 of 24
Crime3 of 24
Short2 of 24
Sport2 of 24

Names appearing on two or more of Chicago Media Project’s produced titles, across the 24 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.

Works with12 companies

Companies that appear alongside Chicago Media Project on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.

Film offices covering Chicago

Chicago Film OfficeChicago · 35% (resident/vendor/post); 30% non-resident labor (max 13)
Illinois Film OfficeChicago · 35% (resident/vendor/post); 30% non-resident labor (max 13)

Offices near this location, and the one covering the whole state. Proximity is not jurisdiction: confirm with the office before relying on it for permits.

Other companies near Chicago

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