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Festival Selections Win Big at the Golden Globe Awards

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This weekend, Awards season officially began with the Golden Globes, the star-studded evening that honors the year’s best in film and television. We watched with pride as several Chicago International Film Festival selections won across several categories!

The Opening Night selection for the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival, La La Land broke the record for most Golden Globe wins, sweeping up seven honors including Best Song, Best Actor and Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) and more.[…]

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Flicks at the Public: Monthly Film Series

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The Associate Board of Cinema/Chicago is proud to announce their 2017 screening series, in partnership with the Public Hotel Chicago, Stella Artois and Wansas Tequila. Flicks at the Public presents screenings at The Public Hotel’s plush screening room featuring some of the most beloved classic films of recent memory. Proceeds from each event go directly to Cinema/Chicago’s Education Program that brings independent film to Chicagoland students.

For the 2017 series, the Associate Board presents monthly screenings in two four-film programs: Totally ‘90s and Batter Up!,

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52nd Festival: Awards Ceremony

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Relive the most exciting night at the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival! Watch the complete Awards Ceremony now.

In the course of one night, we honored the best films from around the world with the help of friends like Richard Roeper, Chaz Ebert and more.

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CineYouth

CineYouth 2017 – Entries Now Open

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At Cinema/Chicago, we pride ourselves on recognizing emerging talents and new voices in filmmaking. Well, we’re putting our money where our mission is again this year, with CineYouth Festival, the annual film festival that celebrates the work of filmmakers 22 years old and younger.

Taking place May 4-6 at Chicago’s famed Music Box Theatre, we’re in search of the best films from around the world by student and young filmmakers. With awards, networking and mentorship opportunities, be a part of CineYouth this year.[…]

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To Recap…

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red-carpetThe 52nd Chicago International Film Festival was, by all accounts, an unqualified success. Hosting filmmakers and special guests from around the world, presenting hundreds of films to sold-out crowds and honoring both established and emerging talents in the art of cinema, this year’s Festival will be remembered as a banner year, including these exceptional highlights:

Spanning the Globe: filmmakers and special guests traveled from dozens of countries to join us in Chicago, logging a whopping 244,000 miles traveled to be here for screenings, panels, parties and conversations.[…]

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