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Category: Festival News
April 22, 2020
Illinois Film Office Shortcuts Film Contest Announces Winning Film
Festival News
The Illinois Film Office, in partnership with the Chicago International Film Festival and Full Spectrum Features, is pleased to announce the winner of the Shortcuts Short Film Contest and the $500 first prize is Fear, written and directed by Marjorie Matamoros, a freshman Film major at Columb...
April 19, 2020
Four Roles You Can Play
Festival News
Photo by Timothy M. Schmidt Dear Friends, Supporters and Fellow Movielovers: At the Chicago International Film Festival, we have long believed in the power of cinema to bring people together from across different cultures and walks of life, to transport us to distant places and states o...
April 9, 2020
Remembering Victor Skrebneski
Festival News
Chicago International Film Festival Founder Michael Kutza and photographer Victor Skrebneski. Photo by Timothy M. Schmidt. We are saddened by the passing of legendary photographer Victor Skrebneski. Victor's iconic black and white poster images shot for the Chicago International Film Festi...
April 2, 2020
Flashback: Stream Select CineYouth 2019 Chicago Films
Festival News
CineYouth 2020 has been postponed for now due to Illinois' shelter-in-place order. We will announce new dates once we can comfortably rescheduled CineYouth. In the meantime, we're happy to share a selection of Chicago-made films from the 2019 CineYouth Festival that are free to watch on...
March 24, 2020
Women’s History Month: Award Winning #ChiFilmFest Selections to Stream
Festival News
54th Festival Gold Hugo winner HAPPY AS LAZZARO is now streaming on Netflix. In celebration of Women's History Month, the Chicago International Film Festival is taking a look back at the many award winning films from the 54th Festival directed by women who are driving contemporary world ...
