News Archive
Category: Festival News
March 20, 2020
TAKE 2: Virtual Screenings in April 2020
Festival News
Vitalina Varela is virtually screening now through the Gene Siskel Film Center. For this month's TAKE 2, we're excited to highlight special virtual screenings taking place online through Chicago's arthouse theaters to keep filmgoing alive from home. The below virtual screenings, a...
March 13, 2020
The Truth Screening Cancelled
Festival News
Dear Chicago International Film Festival Community, The health and safety of our patrons and staff is our highest priority. Following the lead of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who have strongly recommended the cancellation or postponement of gatherings of 25...
March 1, 2020
TAKE 2: What to See in Theaters and Stream in March 2020
Festival News
The Whistlers opens at the Music Box Theater on March 27 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! Take a look below f...
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...
