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Category: Festival News
October 7, 2022
International Feature Academy Award Submissions in the 58th Chicago International Film Festival
Festival News
As usual, there are several films that are the official submissions for their country in the Best International Feature Oscar category at this year's Festival, hoping to make the Academy Awards shortlist and eventual select list of five nominees. To even be selected as the submission and placed i...
October 7, 2022
Director Spotlight: Alfrun Ornolfsdottir on Band
Festival News
Showing her vibrant documentary, Band, we are so thrilled to host Icelandic filmmaker and band member Alfrun Ornolfsdottir at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival. The wonderfully heartfelt documentary follows her own band, an all-female, electro-punk Icelandic group, called Post Performa...
October 7, 2022
Double Your Contribution: Support Access to Cinematic Storytelling With The Chicago International Film Festival
Festival News
This article originally appeared on Better.net This year, the Chicago International Film Festival will be celebrating its 58th consecutive, enriching year. The fest, which doubles as North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, will begin its showcase October 12 and run until the...
September 30, 2022
Director Spotlight: Sinead O’Shea on Pray For Our Sinners
Festival News
We are delighted to host Irish filmmaker and journalist Sinead O’Shea along with her film Pray For Our Sinners. The documentary mixes personal storytelling with political exposé, where O’Shea returns to her small hometown to confront historical abuse and neglect in the Catholic Church. More speci...
September 30, 2022
Inferno 1911: Italy’s First Feature Film and Other Early Literary Interpretations
Festival News
Preceding the 58th Chicago International Film Festival, which begins on October 12th, Cinema/Chicago is hosting a CineConcert screening of L’Inferno to celebrate the centenary. The 1911 Italian silent film was directed by Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, and Giuseppe De Liguoro. More info...
