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CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTS
POSTER COMPETITION WINNER
275 submissions were received from 41 countries

The 51st Chicago International Film Festival is thrilled to announce the winner of its first-ever international poster design competition: Tsung-Hui (aka “Mavis”) Kuo-Crary! Kuo-Crary is from Taiwan. Her pop art-inspired design is the official poster for the 51st Chicago International Film Festival held this October 15-29, 2015 at the AMC River East 21.

The Chicago International Film Festival’s poster design competition ran from July 9 – Aug 14, 2015.[…]

2015 CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
REVEALS FIRST LIST OF OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Featuring Premieres from directors Todd Haynes, Paolo Sorrentino, Nanni Moretti, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Jacques Audiard, Peter Greenaway, and many more!

CHICAGO – The Chicago International Film Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, announces its first 24 films and several events to be featured at the 51st Chicago International Film Festival this October 15-29 2015. Festival passes are available for purchase online 24 hours a day at ChicagoFilmFestival.com or by phone Mon-Fri from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm CST at 312-332-FILM.[…]

Passes for the 51st Chicago International Film Festival, Oct 15-29, are on sale now! Our Moviegoer Pass gets you admission to 10 regular film screenings and our Passport Pass gets you admission to 20 regular film screenings. Purchase here. Details below:

MOVIEGOER
10 regular admissions*
$100 FOR MEMBERS
$130 for non-members

PASSPORT
20 regular admissions*
$195 FOR MEMBERS
$250 for non-members

*Moviegoer and Passport Passes are not valid for Special and Gala Presentations, Tributes, Opening Night, Centerpiece, or Closing Night. […]

CHICAGO, IL (August 3, 2015) – Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival announce Industry Days to run alongside the 51st Film Festival. Industry Days will serve as the central hub for filmmakers and industry professionals. The four-day conference kicks off on Thurs, Oct 22 with a special Industry Tribute to Chicago native Gigi Pritzker, producer of such noted films as Jon Stewart’s directorial debut Rosewater, the Academy Award-nominated Rabbit Hole, Sundance favorite The Way Way Back, Drive starring Ryan Gosling, and Ender’s Game, based on Orson Scott Card’s novel.[…]

CHICAGO, IL (July 20, 2015) – The Chicago International Film Festival’s International Communications Video & Interactive Media Competition (known as INTERCOM), now in its 51st year, is accepting entries in the following categories: Corporate Sponsored and Non-Theatrical Films, Educational Videos, Business Communications and Interactive Productions. Deadline for entries is August 28, 2015. Full details are at http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/intercom.

Last year INTERCOM featured work from over 20 countries. The 2014 INTERCOM Gold Hugo went to a multinational agency headquartered in Germany, Kemper Kommunikation GmbH.[…]