Chicago Filmmakers announces the 35th edition of the Onion City Experimental Film Festival on Thursday, April 3 through Sunday, April 6.
The festival will take place at Chicago Filmmakers’ Firehouse Cinema in Edgewater, 1326 W. Hollywood Ave., with select special events taking place at FACETS, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Leisure Gallery, 2444 W. Division St., Northwestern University’s Block Cinema, 40 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston, and Public Works Gallery, 2141 W. North Ave.
Over 40 selected films will be presented in six competition screenings, along with six special events premiering work by Chicago filmmakers, screening rare and restored prints, and showcasing moving images in expanded formats.
Onion City is devoted to the work of avant-garde and experimental film and video makers. Countries represented in this year’s programming include Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, the Netherlands, Spain, South Korea, Turkey, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
This year’s Onion City curators are Nicky Ni and Elise Schierbeek, with special programs curated by Ben Creech (Picture ReStart programmer), Michael Metzger (Block Cinema), and collaborators from the Center for Concrete and Abstract Machines and Chicago Film Society.
The full festival line-up and ticketing information will be announced soon. More information on the festival website onioncityfilmfest.org.
Onion City is a production of Chicago Filmmakers, a media arts non-profit that provides education, film exhibition and resources for filmmakers and film lovers.
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