News Archive
Category: Festival News
February 14, 2020
Special Screening of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s THE TRUTH
Festival News
Due to increasing travel uncertainties, director Hirokazu Kore-eda will no longer be able to come to Chicago. We look forward to welcoming director Kore-eda to Chicago at some point in the future to pay tribute to his career and present a retrospective of his work at that time. We will still...
January 30, 2020
TAKE 2: What to See in Theaters and Stream in February 2020
Festival News
Portrait of a Lady on Fire opens at the Music Box Theatre on February 21. Welcome to TAKE 2, our monthly feature where we highlight recent Chicago International Film Festival selections that are now playing in theaters or on streaming platforms in case you missed them at the Festival! Ta...
January 28, 2020
Managing Director Vivian Teng Named to DCASE Cultural Advisory Council
Festival News
Managing Director Vivian Teng (far left) at the 55th Chicago International Film Festival. We're thrilled to announce that our very own Managing Director, Vivian Teng, has been appointed to the City of Chicago's Cultural Advisory Council! The Chicago City Council approved the appointment...
January 15, 2020
56th Chicago International Film Festival to Receive Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Festival News
Chicago International Film Festival to Receive Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts We're thrilled to announce that Cinema/Chicago has been approved for a $25,000 Art Works grant to support the 56th Chicago International Film Festival taking place October 14-25, 2020. This grant will...
January 2, 2020
TAKE 2: What to See in Theaters and Stream in January 2020
Festival News
3D documentary Cunningham opens at the Landmark Century Cinema on January 3. Welcome to TAKE 2, our monthly feature where we highlight recent Chicago International Film Festival selections that are now playing in theaters or on streaming platforms in case you missed them at the Festival!...
