News Archive
Month: July 2016
July 28, 2016
Cinema Supper Club: THE UNTOUCHABLES
Festival News
Join us for a wholly unique take on the "dinner and a movie" experience. Pairing great films with great food, we've created an evening to discover both in a whole new way. With a custom-crafted menu created exclusively for this event, you'll enjoy a screening of the Chi...
July 27, 2016
Special Screening: LAMPEDUSA IN WINTER
Festival News
Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival have partnered with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the Italian Cultural Institute to present a special one-night-only screening of LAMPEDUSA IN WINTER, winner of the Swiss Critics Boccalino Award...
July 21, 2016
Industry Days to Honor Jim Stern
Festival News
The Chicago International Film Festival’s Industry Days (Oct. 20-23) will kick off this year with an Industry Tribute to Chicagoland native Jim Stern, a prolific producer of stage and screen, whose distinguished resume includes mainstream movies (Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, Looper, Lor...
July 20, 2016
Winning Festival Poster Revealed
Festival News
We're proud to reveal the winning design of the second-annual Festival Poster Competition, "Framed by the Love of Film" by UK-based designer Ollie Boyd. A prolific graphic designer, his design was inspired by by the Festival's tagline, "...because everybody loves movies!"Â With its bold use of col...
