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Member Screening: PARIAH with director Dee Rees and actress Adepero Oduye Monday, 12/12
Cinema/Chicago and Focus Features will be hosting an exclusive members-only screening of PARIAH on Monday, December 12th at 6pm at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.). Immediately following the screening will be a Q&A with director Dee Rees and ac...
Member Screening: TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY, with director Tomas Alfredson and actor Gary Oldman, Thursday 11/17
Cinema/Chicago and Focus Features will be hosting an exclusive members-only screening of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY on Thursday, November 17 at 7pm at AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St.Immediately following the screening will be a Q&A with direct...
IT’S TIME FOR…THE BEST OF THE FEST!!!
As the 47th Chicago International Film Festival comes to a close, Chicagoans will be given one more chance to experience the Festival’s most celebrated films, with this year’s award-winning and most popular films being screened one more time for...
CHICAGO TOP AWARDS GO TO THE BEST OF WHAT THE WORLD IS WATCHING
Chicago, IL -- Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director of the Chicago International Film Festival, Mimi Plauché, Head of Programming, and Programmers Penny Bartlett and Lee Ferdinand proudly announce the winners of the 47th Chicago Internatio...
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The 47th Chicago International Film Festival Has a Surprise for You!
Could there actually be a music-thriller-vampire movie about Wall Street with penguins and swashbuckling cats shot on 3D? Of course not! But you sure can brag about having seen that hotly anticipated movie your family, coworkers and Facebook friend...
JOHN C. REILLY TIPS HAT TO CHICAGO ROOTS
Chicago, IL -- Actor John C. Reilly took a sold-out crowd on a trip down memory lane during a special event held at the AMC River East on October 12. The one-on-one with Reilly (Chicago, Boogie Nights, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) was part ...
WIM WENDERS IN 3D!
The director of the acclaimed Wings of Desire and Buena Vista Social Club introduces dance to a new dimension
The 47th Chicago International Film Festival welcomes back legendary German filmmaker Wim Wenders, winner of the Festival’s 1976 Gold Hugo for Kings of the Road. Wenders will be presenting his latest feature film Pina, shot in state-of-the-art 3D...
ZOMBIES, MURDERERS AND H.P. LOVECRAFT SET LOOSE IN FIRST EVER AFTER DARK COMPETITION
Chicago, IL-- The Chicago International Film Festival’s After Dark program—a perennial October favorite in the lead up to Halloween—has been expanded in its first ever competitive year to include an international mix of ten thrilling feature l...
FIRST-TIME DIRECTORS MAKE WAVES AT THE 47TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Chicago, IL-- Since its founding in 1965, the Chicago International Film Festival has welcomed to Chicago the new visions and generations of filmmakers from around the world. At this 47th Festival, more than 45 feature directorial debuts from 29 co...
REELWOMEN PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK OF FIRST-TIME WOMEN FEATURE FILMMAKERS AND DOCUMENTARIANS
Chicago, IL-- Created to celebrate the contributions that female writers and directors continue to make to film around the world, the REELwomen program at the 47th Chicago International Film Festival will introduce Chicago audiences to the works ...
FARINA SHINES AT OPENING NIGHT
47th Chicago International Film Festival opens in style with The Last Rites of Joe May
Chicago, IL-- Chicago’s own Dennis Farina won the hearts of more than 1,200 guests at the 47Th Chicago International Film Festival’s Opening Night presentation of the locally produced and shot The Last Rites of Joy May, in which Farina stars. ...
47TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA’S BOLD VISIONS
Chicago, IL -- The 47th Chicago International Film Festival will celebrate the vibrant and innovative work coming from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America in its Cinema of the Americas program. The 13 films featured in this year's...
“VIVE LE CINEMA!” CLAUDE LELOUCH CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF FILMMAKING IN CHICAGO
Chicago, IL-- The 47th Chicago International Film Festival welcomes back French film director/producer Claude Lelouch to celebrate his rich fifty year history as a filmmaker. The Festival will present Lelouch with a Silver Hugo award at the Saturday...
47th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TO HOST FREE PANELS
Filmmakers to Discuss the Latest Trends
Free tickets will be available on a first-come first-served basis at Festival box offices, AMC River East 21 (322 East Illinois St.) and Cinema/Chicago (30 E. Adams St.), starting at 10 a.m., Monday, October 3rd. Eight free discussion panels ho...
BUTTER AND THE DESCENDANTS ADDED TO THE 47TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WHAT: The 47th Chicago International Film Festival announces the addition of two highly anticipated movies to their Special Presentations program: The Descendants, Alexander Payne’s first film in seven years since the Academy Award®-winning S...
RISING STAR ANTHONY MACKIE TO BE HONORED AT THE BLACK PERSPECTIVES TRIBUTE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15TH
CHICAGO, IL -- Cinema/Chicago announced today that rising star Anthony Mackie will be honored Chicago at the annual Black Perspectives tribute on Saturday, October 15th. The 47th Chicago International Film Festival's Black Perspectives Committee wi...
FOCUS ON CHICAGO FILMMAKERS AT THE 47th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CHICAGO, IL-- Cinema/Chicago announced that the 47Th Chicago International Film Festival will spotlight a diverse group of actors and filmmakers with Illinois and Chicago connections through two unique Festival programs: City & State and Chic...
CINEMA/CHICAGO TO SHOW CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WHAT THE WORLD IS WATCHING AT THE 47th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Student/Director Discussions to be Held after Select Screenings
WHAT: Cinema/Chicago will hold 8 free Festival screenings for audiences of public school students as part of its year-round Education Outreach Screening Program. A select number of seats will be available to credentialed media. ...
47th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Films In Competition!
A Little Closer USA (Director: Matt Petock) This lyrical portrait of life in small town Virginia finds a single mother struggling to keep it together, working as a housekeeper and looking for love. Meanwhile, her two adolescent sons explore their ...
SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH ASIA AT THE 47th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Opening Night Film Announced: THE LAST RITES OF JOE MAY
CHICAGO FILM TO OPEN 47TH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WITH THE LAST RITES OF JOE MAYCHICAGO, IL - Cinema/Chicago today announced that the 47th Chicago International Film Festival will officially open with THE LAST RITES OF JOE MAY, showcasing a tour-de...
Passes Now on Sale!
FESTIVAL PASSES AND THEATER INFOA variety of Festival Passes are already on sale. Pass options include: Moviegoer (10 regular admissions): $90 for Cinema/Chicago members, $120 for non-members. Passport (20 regular admissions): $170 for Cinema/Chicago m...
First 25 Films released!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT THE WORLD IS WATCHING The 47th Chicago International Film Festival announces its first 25 titles CHICAGO, August 26, 2011 - Cinema/Chicago and The Chicago International Film Festival, the oldest competitive film festival in N...
Governor Pat Quinn proclaims August 19 as Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez Day!
CHICAGO, AUGUST 10, 2011 – Martin Sheen will go home with more than just the Silver Hugo for Career Achievement when he visits Chicago this August for the Chicago International Film Festival’s Annual Summer Gala. Governor Quinn has an...
Member Screening: CATCHING HELL with director Alex Gibney, 8/25, 7pm
Cinema/Chicago and ESPN FILMS will be hosting an exclusive screening of CATCHING HELL, directed by Oscar winning director, Alex Gibney, on Thursday August 25 at 7pm at The Music Box Theater, 3733 N. Southport Ave.A panel discussion will immediately fol...
INTERCOM Open For Business!
2011 INTERCOM Competition Accepting Entries
CHICAGO, August 3, 2011 - The 47th Chicago International Film Festival’s International Communications Video & Interactive Media Competition (INTERCOM) is now accepting entries in the following categories: Business Communications, Corporate Sponsore...
2011 Summer Gala honors Martin Sheen, 8/19, 7pm
Cinema/Chicago and the 47th Chicago International Film Festival, are pleased to present the 2011 Summer Gala, honoring Martin Sheen with special guest Emilio Estevez. This memorable cinematic event will be held on Friday, August 19th at AMC River E...
Cinema/Chicago member screening:SARAH'S KEY, 7/12, 7:30pm with director in attendance!
Cinema/Chicago and The Weinstein Company will be hosting a members-only screening of SARAH'S KEY, on Tuesday, July 12, at 7:30pm at AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois.Director Gilles Paquet-Brenner will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A!Cinema/...
2011 CineYouth welcomes Academy Award winning director Luke Matheny, 5/5
CineYouth welcomes 2011 Best Live Action Short Film Academy Award Winner Luke Matheny! His winning film God of Love and other selected work will be shown and he will discuss the journey from student filmmaker to Oscar winner. Thursday, May 5, 7pm Colum...
Cinema/Chicago members screening: BEGINNERS, 5/12, with director Mike Mills in attendance!
Cinema/Chicago and Focus Features will be hosting a special advance screening of BEGINNERS, on Thursday, May 12, at 7pm, at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois).Director/writer Mike Mills will be present for a post-screening Q&A, moderated by Richar...
2011 International Screenings Program, May 4-September 24
Experience the Chicago International Film Festival all summer long!Together with the Chicago Cultural Center and our consular and cultural partners, the International Connections Committee of Cinema/Chicago is pleased to present the 8th annual Internat...
VIDEO: Highlights from the 46th Chicago International Film Festival
VIDEO: 46th Chicago International Film Festival Awards Night
VIDEO: Alan Cumming, OUTrageous Award Winner, talks The Tempest
On Monday, October 18, the Chicago International Film Festival presented Alan Cumming with the Artistic Achievement Award as part of the OUTrageous program. From the edgy to the tender, the bold gay-themed films in the OUTrageous program fearlessly exh...
VIDEO: Slam Poets featured in LOUDER THAN A BOMB participate in a post-screening Q+A
Who ever said poetry was boring? Four teams of supremely talented Chicago high school students harness the ecstatic power of words as they prepare to compete in the world’s largest youth poetry slam right here in Chicago. Come see this rousing...
VIDEO: Actress Cécile De France answers questions with Richard Roeper atfter the showing of HEREAFTER
Hereafter is a drama centered on three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways. George (Damon) is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, Marie (de France), a French journalist...
VIDEO: Visionary Award Recipient Guillermo del Toro talks with Ron Perlman about his distinguished career
Guillermo del Toro’s incomparable imagination, distinctive visual style, and thematically charged narratives have earned him a place at the forefront of the thriving Latin American filmmaking community. With The Devil’s Backbone, the Hellbo...
BEST OF FEST ANNOUNCED!!
BEST OF THE FEST! Wednesday, October 20 As the 46th Chicago International Film Festival comes to a close, Chicagoans will be given one more chance to experience the Festival’s most celebrated films, with this year’s award-winning and mos...
VIDEO: Director Qasim Basir talks about MOOZ-LUM
Director Qasim Basir discusses MOOZ-LUM with the audience. Director Qasim Basir Talks about "Mooz-Lum" from Cinema Chicago on Vimeo.
VIDEO: Director Aaron Katz discusses COLD WEATHER
Director Aaron Katz discusses his film COLD WEATHER with the audience. Director Aaron Katz discusses "Cold Weather" from Cinema Chicago on Vimeo.
The 46th Chicago International Film Festival Award Winners Announced
RUSSIA, MEXICO, NORWAY, GERMANY AND THE USA WIN TOP AWARDS IN CHICAGO Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director of the Chicago International Film Festival, Mimi Plauché, Head of Programming, and Associate Programmers Joel Hoglund and Penn...
VIDEO: Director Danny Boyle talks about 127 HOURS.
Director Danny Boyle talks to the audience after the screening of 127 HOURS. Danny Boyle Talks about 127 Hours from Cinema Chicago on Vimeo.
CHER? CROWE? DAMON? NEESON? DOWNEY, JR? AGUILERA?
The 46th Chicago International Film Festival Has a SurpriseYou're going to be pretty awesome Wednesday morning. Why? Because you saw a movie everyone's dying to see the night before! Even better, you saw it for free. Man, you're going to be one smokin'...
VIDEO: Director: Lucy Walker talks about Waste Land
Winner of more than a half-dozen top prizes from Sundance to Berlin, this rightfully exalted documentary about the transformative power of art is one of the most inspiring films this year. Acclaimed filmmaker Lucy Walker (Blindsight, Countdown to Ze...
VIDEO: Black Perspectives Tribute honoring Forest Whitaker
On Saturday, October 9, the Chicago International Film Festival presented Forest Whitaker with the Career Achievement Award. 2010 Black Perspectives Tribute honoring Forest Whitaker from Cinema Chicago on Vimeo.
VIDEO: Opening Night of the 46th Chicago International Film Festival
Missed your chance to attend Opening Night? Want to live your experience? Check out the highlights from Opening Night festivities of the 46th Chicago International Film Festival. Chicago International Film Festival Opening Night 2010 from Cinema Chi...
VIDEO: 46th Chicago International Film Festival Trailer!
Here is your chance to see the new 46th Chicago International Film Festival created by Ken Nordine. Click the below video to check it out!
Chicago Film Festival adds OUTrageous Award to Alan Cumming
The 46th Chicago International Film Festival is celebrating its diverse array of programming this year by presenting honorees in several special programs. The Black Perspectives program (Seven feature films) is honoring Forest Whitaker, the Cin...
Life Is Short! So Make It Entertaining...
The 46th Chicago International Film Festival announces a stellar line up of short films, from homegrown talent to weird and wonderful animated tales to the striking debut work of actor-turned-filmmaker, James Franco. Also featured are documentary short...
The 46th Chicago International Film Festival Welcomes the World and International Premieres of Documentaries in Chicago
As documentary films gain ever-increasing recognition in theaters around the world, the 46th Chicago International Film Festival announces the 2010 lineup of its Docufest documentary program and new series for true movie buffs, “Film on Film.&rdq...
46th Chicago International Film Festival Sneak Preview
SNEAK PREVIEW Click here to download a PDF of the 2010 Sneak Preview! SEE THE BIG PICTURE. Each year, we scour the globe to find new, unconventional voices in film and bring them to Chicago. Nothing quite compares to the electrifying s...
Upcoming Member Screening: SOUL KITCHEN
Wednesday, August 25SOUL KITCHENLandmark Century Centre Cinema | 2828 N. Clark St.SYNOPSIS:Young restaurant owner Zinos is down on his luck. His girlfriend Nadine has moved to Shanghai, his Soul Kitchen customers are boycotting the new gourmet chef, an...
Upcoming Member Screening: CAIRO TIME
Thursday, August 12CAIRO TIMEAMC River East 21 | 322 E. Illinois St.SYNOPSIS:Juliette, a fashion magazine editor in her 40s, travels to Cairo to meet her husband, Mark, a UN official working in Gaza, for a three week vacation. When he is unavoidably de...
Stars coming out to honor Ron Howard at film festival gala
June 10, 2010 BY BILL ZWECKER Sun-Times ColumnistStar-watchers will be in for a treat Saturday night at the Museum of Science and Industry. Word has it, a number of actors who have worked with Ron Howard will be on hand to honor the director and former...
Your chance to pre-bid on all the exciting items from our Summer Gala's SIlent Auction!
Autographed film memorabilia. One-of-a-kind Chicago adventures. Fine art. Haute furniture. For the first time ever, the Chicago International Film Festival is giving Gala patrons and the public a chance to pre-bid on our exciting lineup of silent aucti...
Upcoming Cinema/Chicago Member Screening: PRINCESS KAIULANI
Tuesday, May 18PRINCESS KAIULANILandmark Century Centre | 2828 N. Clark St.Set against the dramatic island backdrop of Hawaii and based on the inspiring true story, Princess Kaiulani is a breathtaking romance about an unlikely heroine and her unwaverin...
Ron Howard to Receive Career Achievement Award
46th Chicago International Film Festival’s Summer Gala, June 12, 2010
The 46th Chicago International Film Festival will honor Ron Howard with its Silver Hugo Career Achievement Award on June 12, 2010. During the Festival’s annual Summer Gala, the acclaimed actor, producer and director will receive the award, in rec...
Upcoming Member Screening: THE ART OF THE STEAL
**This event is sold out! We are currently not selling tickets or taking anymore RSVPs**Monday, March 1, 7:00PMTHE ART OF THE STEALdirected by Don ArgottAMC River East | 322 E. Illinois St.THE ART OF THE STEAL chronicles the long and dramatic struggle...
45th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Audience Choice Awards!
The centerpiece film of the 45th anniversary Chicago International Film Festival, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, was named the Festival’s Audience Choice Award winner Friday. “Like everyone else who’s see...
45th Chicago International Film Festival Award Winners Announced!
CHICAGO, October 17, 2009 – Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director of the Chicago International Film Festival, Mimi Plauché, Head of Programming, and Jesse Berkowitz, Documentary and Short Film Programmer, proudly announce the winner...
Chicago's Windy City Rollers show their support of the Chicago International Film Festival!
Members of the Windy City Rollers (including Cinema/Chicago's own Education Program Administrator Rebecca Fons aka Doris Day of the Dead) take to the street in support of the Chicago International Film Festival. Skaters and referees street teamed in th...
Scenes From Past Chicago Film Festivals
Experience the excitement of red carpets and gala tributes. Watch directors and stars - Clint, Sophia, Liza, Faye, Shirley, Viggo, Sarandan, Tom, Jodi, Douglas, Dustin, Spielberg, Cage to "Slum Dog Millionaire's" director Danny Boyle. 123
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