Professional and Academic Associations
Communication & Media Communication Associations
The Institute for Progress
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Women in Film
Documentary Filmmaking Tips for Beginner Filmmakers
Directors Guild of America
Writers Guild of America West
Digital Filmmaking Guide 101
International Association For Media and Communication Research
Association for Women in Communication
International Association of Business Communicators
The Journalist's Resource
Human Performance and Training Associations
American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)
Chicago Chapter of American Society for Training and Development (CCASTD)
Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)
Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT)
Academic Associations
National Communication Association (NCA)
International Communication Association (ICA)
Central States Communication Association (CSCA)
Southern States Communication Association (SSCA)
Western States Communication Association (WSCA)
Eastern Communication Association (ECA)
World Communication Association (WCA)
American Communication Association (ACA)
University Film and Video Association
Broadcast Education Association
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
Popular Culture Association
Rhetoric Society of America (RSA)
Society for Cinema & Media Studies (SCMS)
Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender (OSCLG)
Association for Cultural Studies
International Listening Association
Testimonials
"The IFDI program is all about authorship and encouraging the creative growth of individual writer-directors and photographers. GovState student and alumni films have been screened at hundreds of international film festivals and won multiple awards. Our faculty has received recognition from major entities such as the Guggenheim Foundation, the New York Times, and Roger Ebert. To top it all off, an MFA at GovState is more affordable than one at other Chicago-area schools."
Dan Nearing, Full Professor of IFDI
"IFDI offers a unique Chicago based MFA experience where self-motivated, independent writer-directors and photographers come together to form an artistic community in which each individual develops their own artistic voice and vision under the mentorship of renowned faculty."
Beth Parin, Associate Professor IFDI
"IThe MFA program encourages you to take your big ideas and turn them into a real production by providing you with the creative channels, skills, and knowledge you need to do it. My professors gave me the push to take strategic risks and follow my passion—that created confidence that I now implement in my current job where I use the skills I gained as an M.F.A. student in studio production, filming, and editing.."
Uriah Berryhill, Specialist, TV & Media Production