News Archive
Category: Festival News
May 3, 2019
See the 2019 CineYouth Award Winners!
Festival News
CineYouth Festival announced award winners for the 2019 edition led by Best Overall Film winner No Such Sunrise by 22 year olds Dana Brandes-Simon, Laura Li, and Cella Wright from Oberlin, OH. The Audience Award was won by 22 year old Kylie Murphy of Shrewsberry, NJ for her short film Mad Lib...
May 1, 2019
TAKE 2: What to See in Theaters and Stream in May 2019
Festival News
Ash is Purest White screens at the Gene Siskel Film Center starting May 17, 2019. Welcome to TAKE 2, a new 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! ...
March 25, 2019
March Education Screenings: Documentary Science Fair
Festival News
Cinema/Chicago's Rosie Galicia and guest speaker Clayton Brown speak with CPS students following our March screening of Science Fair As part of our monthly Education Screenings Program, Cinema/Chicago hosted 9 CPS schools at Columbia College Chicago for Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster’s...
March 22, 2019
Chicago International Film Festival Makes USA Today’s List of Best Film Festivals
Festival News
Hello friends! We are incredibly honored and humbled to share that the Chicago International Film Festival has been recognized as the third best film festival in North America by USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice poll! While our mission has always been to bridge the gap between diverse c...
March 4, 2019
February Education Screenings: CPS Students Gain Insight From Documentary 93Queen
Festival News
As part of our monthly Education Screenings Program, Cinema/Chicago hosted 10 CPS schools at Columbia College Chicago for Paula Eiselt's documentary 93Queen, centered on the first all-female Hassidic volunteer ambulance corps in New York City. Guest speaker Marianne Novak joined Chicago...
