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Category: Festival News
June 1, 2021
Stream Q-Hugo Award Winners for Pride Month
Festival News
Silver Q-Hugo winner Portrait of a Lady on Fire streams on Hulu. To celebrate Pride month this June, we're thrilled to take a look back at the winners of the Festival's Q-Hugo Awards. The Q-Hugo Award goes to the top film in our Out-Look Competition, which honors superbly crafted and uni...
May 6, 2021
CineYouth Festival is Streaming May 6-13!
Festival News
This week the Chicago International Film Festival's CineYouth Festival presents its most expansive lineup yet with 102 extraordinary short films from around the world streaming virtually through May 13! With the selection spread across 14 short film programs, all are free to stream and ava...
March 8, 2021
Watch: Director Talks for Women’s History Month
Festival News
I'm Your Woman is streaming now on Amazon Prime March is Women's History Month, and to celebrate we're proud to share a collection of director and actor talkbacks and livestream events from our Women in Cinema program at the 56th Chicago International Film Festival in October 2020. Find ...
February 2, 2021
Watch the International Oscar Contenders Round Table, Co-Presented with IndieWire
Festival News
The Chicago International Film Festival has a long history of presenting films selected to represent their country as submissions for the Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film category. These past two years have been no exception, with many contenders for their country’s offic...
February 1, 2021
Celebrate Black History Month with Director Talks
Festival News
MLK/FBI is now streaming through IFC Films In celebration of Black History Month, the Chicago International Film Festival is proud to share a collection of director talkbacks from the 56th Festival in October 2020. Find where to watch these select films from the Black Perspectives progra...
