Chicago International Film Festival

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Special Event:

56th Chicago International Film Festival Awards Announcment

October 23 @ 10:00 am

Fri 23

Panel Discussion:

Sweat Livestream Q&A

October 23 @ 12:00 pm

Fri 23

Panel Discussion:

City So Real Livestream Q&A

October 23 @ 2:00 pm

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Director Spotlight: Sabine Lubbe Bakker and Niels van Koevorden on BECOMING MONA

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The 56th Chicago International Film Festival is excited to welcome directors Sabine Lubbe Bakker and Niels van Koevorden to our fair city for the premiere … Read more...
Director Spotlight: Jiayan “Jenny” Shi on FINDING YINGYING

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The 56th Chicago International Film Festival is excited to welcome director Jiayan “Jenny” Shi to our fair city for the premiere of her film Finding … Read more...
Director Spotlight: Bruno Santamaria on THINGS WE DARE NOT DO

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The 56th Chicago International Film Festival is excited to welcome cinematographer-turned-director Bruno Santamaria to our fair city for the premiere of his film Things We Dare … Read more...

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Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the Chicago International Film Festival, is a year-round non-profit cultural and educational organization dedicated to fostering better communication between people of diverse cultures through the art of film and the moving image. We serve Chicago’s diverse and under-served citizenry by providing access to world-class cinema. We aim to enrich Chicago’s cultural environment by presenting film in contexts that encourage discussion and debate.