For generations of Chicagoans, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert weren’t just critics. They were ours, two newspapermen who helped turn this city into a national hub for film discussion. From
The city that launched the most influential duo in American film criticism is marking a major milestone this fall. The Chicago Film Office and the Department of Cultural Affairs and
Join the Independent Film Alliance (IFA) Chicago in a special edition of In Focus With…, featuring IFA Member and Breakthrough Voice Award winner Minhal Baig and a screening of her film
The Gene Siskel Film Center is holding a screening of the Jack C. Newell verité documentary, The Candidate on Saturday August 17, 6:00 p.m. Tickets available here. Kicking off a
Single Car Crashes, directed by Chicagoan Brittani Ward and inspired by true events, is set to make its Chicago premiere at The Gene Siskel Film Center from July 12-16. The
Presented as an annual collaboration with the Foundation for Asian American Independent Media and now celebrating its 26th year, the Asian American Showcase, hosted at the Gene Siskel Film Center,
Midwest Film Festival (MFF) features Greener Pastures at the Gene Siskel Film Center on April 24th at 6:30pm. This documentary follows the lives of four dairy farmers and their struggles
With the passing of celebrated film critic and Black Harvest Film Festival co-founder and consultant Sergio Mims last fall, the Gene Siskel Film Center announced the establishment of the Sergio Mims
Kicking off a new season, The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) shines a spotlight on the winning short films of the Best of The Midwest Awards. These films exemplify what our
After 20 remarkable years, Gene Siskel Film Center Executive Director Jean de St. Aubin will resign this winter; her last day at the Film Center will be February 15. The
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center will present the exclusive U.S. Academy Award-qualifying run of Chicago filmmaker Kevin Shaw’s critically acclaimed documentary feature, LET
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center will co-present the world theatrical premiere of Chicago filmmaker Michael Smith’s fourth feature film, Relative. Screenings will be
The Gene Siskel Film Center at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago announced that actor, producer and screenwriter Matt Damon will be honored with the Film Center’s Renaissance Award during a special
The Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago announces the 2021 winners of the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Black Harvest Film Festival Prize.
The Gene Siskel Film Center will partner with the Midwest Film Festival (MFF) as the host venue for the MFF 2021 film lineup. The partnership, which was set to roll
Conversations at the Edge’s fall 2021 calendar begins Thursday, September 23 with a season of virtual and in-person screenings and talks by groundbreaking media artists. All virtual events are free, open to
The Road Up, the inspiring documentary feature from Siskel/Jacobs Productions (No Small Matter, Louder Than a Bomb) will open October 8 at Gene Siskel Film Center. The Road Up returns to
The Gene Siskel Film Center has named L’Soft (they/them) as its Black Harvest Film Festival Associate Programmer. In this new position for the Film Center, created with the aim of growing
This Friday, June 4, is the exclusive Chicago streaming engagement of Monuments, from local filmmaker and Gene Siskel Film Center alum Jack C. Newell (Open Tables, 42 Grams), and Chicago Producer, Angie Gaffney (Executive Director
The acclaimed, gripping Mexican border thriller from debut Mexican filmmaker Fernanda Valadez, Identifying Features, will open January 22 with Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center Virtual Cinema. Middle-aged Magdalena (Mercedes Hernandez)
