Champaign Movie Makers

08/25/2026

A feature film potentially shooting in the area is looking for a location:

We’re scouting locations for an independent feature film that’s considering filming in the Champaign-Urbana area with Flyover Studios!

We’re looking for a modest, older single-family home on a quiet neighborhood street in Champaign, Urbana, Rantoul, or nearby communities such as Mahomet or St. Joseph.

If you’re interested in having your home considered as a potential filming location, please email [email protected] with:
- One photo of the front exterior of your home
- Address
- Contact information (name, phone, and email)

If your home looks like a potential fit, we’ll reach out with more information and discuss the possibility of scheduling a location scout.

08/22/2026

Another Saturday at Urbana's Market at the Square. We'll be here until noon. Come say hi!

08/21/2026

Locally produced feature film screening at the Virginia Theatre!

Join us for a special premiere of a locally filmed psychological thriller! DARK SOUL RIVER follows the notorious Kaw Valley Killer as he promises to reveal where his victims are buried to his last victim's brother. This haunting, multicultural film was shot in locations in Champaign, Rantoul, and Kickapoo. Following the film will be a cast and crew Q&A.

📅 Sat, Sept 19
⏰ 7:30pm

🎟️ TICKETS | https://bit.ly/4wDvj5U

08/20/2026

Fire up the projector! All the films made as part of this year's Pens to Lens Screenwriting Competition are now available on our Youtube channel. Go to https://www.youtube.com/ to watch them all!

08/11/2026

There's a lot of good films in store for you this Saturday!

08/09/2026

Some locally produced documentaries will be airing on WILL. Check them out!

Illinois Soul’s Block Party is airing on WILL-TV! 📺

Beginning August 18 at 8 PM, tune in for three documentaries spotlighting local stories from The Evolution of the Barber, Boys & Girls Club, and legendary singer Candy Foster.

Stay with us for even more powerful films, including The Historic HBCU Photograph from PBS at 10:30 PM.


University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Media at Illinois University of Illinois Black Alumni Network Candy Foster and Shades of Blue

08/08/2026

We are once again at Urbana's Market at the Square recruiting new filmmakers and promoting next weekend's Pens to Lens Red Carpet Gala. Come say hi!

07/25/2026

It's a little bit misty out, but that won't stop us from recruiting new filmmakers. We'll be at Urbana's Market at the Square until noon today. Come say hi!

07/24/2026

We are saddened to learn about the passing of filmmaker Chuck Russell. He is known for directing A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob, The Mask, The Scorpion King, and more. But before all those movies, he was a student at the University of Illinois and the star of the 1973 feature film Shot, made on campus and around Champaign-Urbana.

05/09/2026

The summer before her sophomore year of college, Ella Yoder, now-junior in Media, wrote and directed a comedy short film. She said her professor loved it and challenged her to write another short film script during winter break. It was no easy task. “For lack of better words, it was hard as hell,....