Screening & Event Calendar

• December 2025

Sat December 06

"Digging Deeper Into Movies" Film Talk
Undercover No Longer: The Secret Agent and Kleber Mendonça Filho
11:00amAlliance Française de Chicago
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Tue December 16

Members' Screening
Members’ Screening: Song Sung Blue
7:00pmAMC NEWCITY 14
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• January 2026

Sat January 10

"Digging Deeper Into Movies" Film Talk
Get into the Spirits!
11:00amAlliance Française de Chicago
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Sat January 31

"Digging Deeper Into Movies" Film Talk
Buried Treasures: Unsung Movies of 2025
11:00amAlliance Française de Chicago
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• February 2026

Fri February 13

Chicago Industry Exchange Workshop
Master Class: Screenwriting with Linda Yvette Chávez
6:00pmChicago Cultural Center
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Wed February 18

Members' Screening
Members’ Screening: Midwinter Break
7:00pmAMC NEWCITY 14
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Sat February 21

"Digging Deeper Into Movies" Film Talk
Oscar Spotlight: What a Difference a Director Makes
11:00amAlliance Française de Chicago
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Fri February 27

Free Community Cinema Screening
A Raisin in the Sun
6:30pmKennedy-King College Theater
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• March 2026

Mon March 09

Members' Screening
Members’ Screening: André Is an Idiot
7:00pmAMC NEWCITY 14 » Special guests scheduled to attend
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Sat March 21

Members' Screening
Marc By Sofia
1:00pmChicago History Museum
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• April 2026

Wed April 08

Members' Screening
I Swear
7:00pmAMC River East 21
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Sat April 11

"Digging Deeper Into Movies" Film Talk
What a Difference a Director Makes: Documentary Edition!
11:00amAlliance Française de Chicago
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Fri April 17

Chicago Industry Exchange Workshop
Master Class in Directing with Andrew Ahn
6:00pmChicago Cultural Center
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Fri April 24

CineYouth Screening
Check Your Local Listings
7:00pmFacets
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Fri April 24

CineYouth Screening
Chaotic Evil
9:00pmFacets
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Sat April 25

CineYouth Workshop
New Tools, New Voices: Emerging Filmmakers and AI, presented by Adobe
11:00amFacets
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Sat April 25

CineYouth Screening
The Animator’s Playground
1:00pmFacets
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Sat April 25

CineYouth Workshop
Adobe Drop-in Demo Session | Edit Like the Pros: Film Workflows
2:00pmFacets
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Sat April 25

CineYouth Screening
Time Capsules: Documentary
2:30pmFacets
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Sat April 25

CineYouth Workshop
Adobe Drop-in Demo Session | Say It On Screen: Text, Graphics, and Captions That Connect
3:30pmFacets
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Sat April 25

CineYouth Screening
(Dis) Embodied
4:30pmFacets
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Sat April 25

CineYouth Screening
Familial Ground
7:00pmFacets
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Sat April 25

CineYouth Screening
Saturday Night LOLs
9:00pmFacets
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Sun April 26

CineYouth Workshop
You’ve Been Selected! Festival Strategy and Best Practices
11:00amFacets
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Sun April 26

CineYouth Screening
Dreamstates: Experimental
12:15pmFacets
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Sun April 26

CineYouth Screening
Between Homes
2:15pmFacets
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Sun April 26

CineYouth Screening
Undercurrents
4:00pmFacets
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Sun April 26

CineYouth Screening
Check Your Local Listings
6:30pmFacets
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Mon April 27

Screening Special Event
BİRDMAN or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), performed by Antonio Sánchez
7:00pmReva and David Logan Center for the Arts » Special guests scheduled to attend
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Wed April 29

Panel Discussion Special Event
Jazz, Film, and the Improvisational Architecture of Storytelling
2:00pmChicago Cultural Center » Special guests scheduled to attend
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• May 2026

Sat May 02

"Digging Deeper Into Movies" Film Talk
Cannes Staycation 2026
11:00amAlliance Française de Chicago
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Wed May 06

Members' Screening
Two Women
7:00pmAMC NEWCITY 14
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• June 2026

Wed June 03

Free Summer Screening
Small Body
6:30pmChicago Cultural Center
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Wed June 10

Free Summer Screening
The Raftsmen
6:30pmChicago Cultural Center
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Fri June 12

Chicago Industry Exchange Workshop
Creative Film Producing with Gabrielle Nadig
6:00pmAlliance Française de Chicago
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Tue June 16

Members' Screening
The Invite
7:00pmAMC NEWCITY 14
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Wed June 17

Free Summer Screening
Mastergame
6:30pmChicago Cultural Center
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Wed June 24

Free Summer Screening
Upon Open Sky
6:30pmChicago Cultural Center
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Sat June 27

Free Summer Screening
The Three Urns
1:00pmChicago History Museum
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• July 2026

Wed July 01

Free Summer Screening
Alberta Number One
6:30pmChicago Cultural Center
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Wed July 08

Free Summer Screening
On the Wandering Paths
6:30pmChicago Cultural Center
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Sat July 11

Free Summer Screening
Portrait of a Certain Orient
1:00pmChicago History Museum
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Wed July 15

Free Summer Screening
The Red Tree
6:30pmChicago Cultural Center
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Sat July 18

Special Event
Cinema Soirée 2026
6:00pmThe Geraghty
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Wed July 22

Free Summer Screening
Bonjour Switzerland
6:30pmChicago Cultural Center
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Sat July 25

Free Summer Screening
The Frog and the Water
1:00pmChicago History Museum
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Sun July 26

Special Event
Movie Trivia Fundraiser
1:00pmMidwest Coast Brewing Co.
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Wed July 29

Free Summer Screening
Bike Vessel
6:30pmChicago Cultural Center
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• August 2026

Sat August 01

Free Summer Screening
Birds Flying East
1:00pmChicago History Museum
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Tue August 04

Members' Screening
Late Fame
7:00pmAMC NEWCITY 14
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Wed August 05

Free Summer Screening
Short Vacation
6:30pmChicago Cultural Center
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Sat August 08

Free Summer Screening
Godspeed
1:00pmChicago History Museum
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Wed August 12

Free Summer Screening
The Son and the Sea
6:30pmChicago Cultural Center
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Sat August 15

Free Summer Screening
Route 29
1:00pmChicago History Museum
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Wed August 19

Free Summer Screening
Day by Day
6:30pmChicago Cultural Center
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Sat August 22

Free Summer Screening
Dug Dug
1:00pmChicago History Museum
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