Cinema/Chicago Venues
From the Chicago International Film Festival to the CineYouth festival, free summer screenings of international films, Chicago Industry Exchange events, and more, Cinema/Chicago presents year-round programming throughout Chicago.
Below is a list of our most common screening venues and information about them.
Accessibility
Cinema/Chicago is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment at all of our programs and events. All event venues are fully wheelchair accessible for audiences, with no-step entrances or ramp access and elevators. All venues offer wheelchair designated spaces, companion seating, easy-access theater seating, and accessible restrooms. Festival attendees with accessibility needs have priority early-access seating to festival screenings.
Screening Venues
Alliance Française de Chicago
The Alliance Française is among the oldest of cultural institutions in the city. It hosts a diverse array of programs and events in its two renovated vintage buildings.
AMC NEWCITY 14
The central hub of the Chicago International Film Festival, AMC NEWCITY 14, is located in the NEWCITY outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complex in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Chicago Cultural Center
The Chicago Cultural Center is the nation’s first and most comprehensive free municipal cultural venue. Every year, it presents hundreds of free international, national, regional and local artists, musicians and performers.
Chicago History Museum
Home to the museum and library of the Chicago Historical Society, the Chicago History Museum in Lincoln Park is also a popular location for celebrations and events.
FACETS
The home of the CineYouth festival, FACETS is a mission-driven organization in the Lincoln Park neighborhood that aims to create cinematic experiences for youth and adults.
Gene Siskel Film Center
The Gene Siskel Film Center is Chicago’s premier art house cinema in the heart of the theater district, bringing film lovers together for an unparalleled movie-going experience.
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Located on the University of Chicago campus, the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts has been showcasing the most innovative arts creators for over ten years.
Kennedy-King College Theater
Kennedy-King College is City Colleges of Chicago’s hub for culinary and hospitality training. The campus is located at the “gateway” to Chicago’s burgeoning Englewood community.
Music Box Theatre
The Music Box Theatre is a historic movie theater located in Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1929, it has been operating continuously as an art-house and repertory cinema since the early 1980s.
National Museum of Mexican Art
Located in the heart of the Pilsen neighborhood, the museum is the most prominent first-voice institutions for Mexican art and culture in the United States, housing the country’s largest Mexican art collections.
Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
The MCA in downtown Chicago near Water Tower Place has been a destination for contemporary art lovers since 1967.
212 W Van Buren St., Suite 400
