Champaign County Film Office

04/28/2026

Watch short films with local connections at the opening night of the Savoy Lumière film festival, April 29, 7-9 p.m. Filmmaker Q&As to follow the screenings. All screening take place at the Savoy 16 + IMAX.

Held by the Chambana Film Society, the Savoy Lumière Film Festival features 17 screenings April 29-May 5.

For a full list of the Festival program, visit: 2026lumiere.chambanafilmsociety.org

Chambana Film Society

12/15/2025

Illinois has enhanced its Film Production Tax Credit—and Champaign County is ready for its close-up.🎬

With up to 40% in combined tax credits available for productions filming outside the Chicago area, filmmakers can stretch budgets further while gaining access to diverse locations, a growing production infrastructure, and an experienced local film office.

We're here to support every step of the process making filming in our region seamless and production-friendly. Ready to take action? Visit experiencecu.org/film

12/01/2025

Moses the Black - Movie official teaser is here! 🔥🔥🔥

How many Champaign-Urbana area spots can you find? There are many more than you know.

We were thrilled to have this film by Yelena Popovic shot right here at Flyover Film Studios, along with locations in Champaign, Urbana, Paxton, Rantoul, and at Willard Airport in Savoy.

You can find them all when the film is in theaters on January 30.

11/18/2025

Congrats to our friends at for being named Business of the Year by the ! From creating jobs, to generating local tax dollars, to showing our community what's posible with film, this studio and their incredible team are working hard to make an impact while also sharing their passion. 🎥👏

11/07/2025

Flyover Film Studios wants you to join the crew! 🎥

Filmmaking 4x4 will teach you about the four pillars of filmmaking—camera, lighting, art, and production. This one-day, intensive workshop will offer a speed dating-style circuit, allowing you to connect your existing skills with the current needs of the growing film industry in Central Illinois.

🗓️: November 22, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
📍: Flyover Lab, Rantoul
➡️: https://www.flyoverfilmstudios.com/event-details/filmmaking-4x4

Early bird registration ends this Saturday! Don't miss this opportunity to use your unique skills as we prepare for more filming in our region.

Learn filmmaking four ways with four filmmakers in one day: Camera, Grip & Electric, Art (Production Design, Hair/Makeup, and Wardrobe), and Direction (Casting, Directing, and Creative Producing) - Imagine film school, but it's one day.

09/05/2025

🚨CASTING NEWS 🚨

Filming on this feature film starts next week and local background actors are needed. Connect with Bokeh Background to be a part of this production!

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We’re seeking background actors for the feature film MOSES THE BLACK. From church goers to party girls, prisoners to choir singers, we’re looking for Champaign County LOCALS to fill this film.

Synopsis: Set in real neighborhoods on Chicago’s West Side and shaped by community voices, Moses the Black is a gritty, raw redemption story —inspired by a 4th-century outlaw-turned-saint.

Click this link to learn more and submit https://www.compasscasting.com/mosestheblack

08/05/2025

Sarah Cayce, a one-of-a-kind Casting Director, filmmaker and one of Chicago's best on-camera teachers will be hosting two incredible workshops on August 23 and 24 at Flyover Film Studios in Rantoul! 📋✅

🎬 The first workshop, Acting for Camera, will be a day packed with acting education where you'll learn how to enter and exit the frame, using camera to your advantage, how to break down a film script, acting techniques specific to camera, and more.

🎬 The second workshop, Audition for Film and Television, you will focus on audition material that will be prepped beforehand. You'll run your scene several times on camera and receive feedback from Sarah in between takes. After lunch, you'll come back and work through a cold-reading exercise and wrap with a Q&A.

🎬 This is an amazing opportunity to learn, get all your questions answered and prep for any big films coming to the Champaign-Urbana area! Check out the links below for more information and to sign-up ⬇️

Acting for Camera Intensive: https://bit.ly/4fnWqec
Audition for Film and Television Workshop: https://bit.ly/4lea8Sn

06/09/2025

It's always a thrill to see our Film CU shirts on the hardworking crews who bring stories to life in the Champaign-Urbana area. 🎬
..Especially when they're behind the scenes of something major happening right now 👀🤭

05/28/2025

The first-ever Savoy Film Lumiere Film Festival provided by the Chambana Film Society starts tomorrow! 🎬 Check out this year's film lineup and purchase your tickets here:

We're launching our first film festival, running May 29 - June 2, 2025 at the Savoy 16 + IMAX in Savoy, IL

05/21/2025

Film lovers 🎬: The Chambana Film Society is launching their first-ever Savoy Lumiere Film Festival at Savoy 16 + IMAX!

With 14 screenings across five days, there will be narrative comedies, dramas, thrillers, action, emotional documentaries, attending local and regional filmmakers, and plenty of short films. Check out their film schedule here: https://bit.ly/4jhs8dA

For tickets: https://bit.ly/4iOyUIq

04/09/2025

Attention film lovers 🎬 Individual tickets for Roger Ebert's Film Festival are now on sale! Don't miss your chance to see Oscar-winning films on the big screen, engage in thought-provoking discussions, and celebrate the power of cinema with fellow movie-lovers at The Virginia Theatre. 🎥

🍿 Individual film passes and festival passes are now available to purchase here: https://bit.ly/41WNO9F

🍿 See the film schedule here: https://ebertfest.com/2025-films