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September 24, 2021
Announcing the Industry Days Schedule, Oct 14-17
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The 57th Chicago International Film Festival announced today the program for Industry Days, to be held October 14 - 17, 2021, with an impressive list of guest speakers to inspire and illuminate the film and entertainment community. Highlights include this year’s Keynote talk with Brenda Gi...
September 1, 2015
Science Panel: Refresh My Memory
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October 17, 2015 From “Memento” to “The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” amnesia is a common trope in movies—a powerful launching point to explore issues such as identity and emotion. This year’s Festival includes three films, “Embers,” “Open Tables,” and “Other M...
August 2, 2015
A Conversation with Producer-Writer-Directors Steve Pink and Jeff Garlin, moderated by Seth Abramovitch
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October 24 2015 Producer-director-writer Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine, High Fidelity, New Girl) and actor-producer-writer Jeff Garlin (Wall-E, Curb Your Enthusiasm) have served in a variety of impressive roles both on-screen and behind-the-scenes. In this conversatio...
August 2, 2015
State of the Art-house: A Conversation with Sony Pictures Classics’ Michael Barker
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October 23, 2015 As Co-President and Co-Founder of Sony Pictures Classics, Michael Barker (with Tom Bernard) has distributed (and often produced) some of the finest independent movies over the past 30 years. Over the span of his career, Barker's films have received 158 A...
August 2, 2015
Power Players: How Women Producers & Executives are Changing the Entertainment Business
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October 24, 2015 Though women are under-represented in the entertainment industry, a number of prominent female producers and executives are successfully leveling the scales. This panel will focus on the ways that women are influencing all areas of the business, from ind...
