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57th Chicago International Film Fest announces competition juries

By Reel Chicago Oct 15, 2021

The 57th Chicago International Film Festival announced the esteemed members of the juries for its competitions, featuring acclaimed filmmakers and industry luminaries from arou...

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Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween Kills to open CIFF After Dark

By Reel Chicago Oct 8, 2021

The Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) announced the Opening Night After Dark feature, Halloween Kills, the new chapter in the iconic four-decade horror franchise ...

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57th Chicago International Film Festival announces Industry Days

By Reel Chicago Sep 24, 2021

The 57th Chicago International Film Festival announced the program for Industry Days, to be held October 14 - 17, 2021, with an impressive list of guest speakers to inspire and...

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Chicago International Film Festival announces full lineup of 57th edition

By Reel Chicago Sep 20, 2021

The Chicago International Film Festival announced the full lineup of its 57th edition, running October 13 - 24, 2021. This year’s Festival expands across the City, with s...

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The Chicago International Film Festival announces Opening Night film

By Reel Chicago Sep 14, 2021

The Chicago International Film Festival announced the opening night film at its Opening Night at the Drive-In presentation, and more highlights of the 57th edition, running Oct...

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CIFF Winners announced for Audience Choice Awards

By Reel Chicago Oct 28, 2020

The ballots have been tallied. Festival-goers across the US cast their votes, and the 56th Chicago International Film Festival has announced the Audience Choice Awards&nbs...

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CIFF announces the winners of its 2020 competition

By Reel Chicago Oct 23, 2020

The 56th Chicago International Film Festival, North America's longest-running competitive film festival, this morning announced the winners of its 2020 comp...

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CIFF announces ‘Go to the Body’ as winner of The Pitch

By Reel Chicago Oct 20, 2020

The 56th Chicago International Film Festival has announced the winner of The Pitch at the 6th edition of Industry Days: Go to the Body, written and directed by Kyra Jones ...

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Chicago International Film Festival livestream Q&As

By Reel Chicago Oct 20, 2020

Connect with the artists and filmmakers of the Chicago International Film Festival with these livestream Q&As. Livestream Q&As will be hosted on the film’s webpa...

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CIFF screens Chicago-made film ‘Finding Yingying’

By Reel Chicago Oct 16, 2020

Chicago made, award-winning feature documentary, Finding Yingying is screening tonight at the Chicago International Film Festival. Produced by Kartemqui...

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The CIFF opens tonight with world premiere of Belushi

By Reel Chicago Oct 14, 2020

The Chicago International Film Festival is kicking off their 56th year with the World Premiere of Belushi, celebrating the genius and legacy of Chicago comedy icon John Be...

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Interview: CIFF Senior Programmer Anthony Kaufman

By Colin Costello Oct 14, 2020

Today is the beginning of the 56th Chicago International Film Festival. Unlike other years, the prestigious festival is a bit different than the ones we have experienced in the...

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Two Kino Lorber films to screen at CIFF next week

By Reel Chicago Oct 8, 2020

Next week begins the 56th Chicago International Film Festival and Reel Chicago will bring you coverage of the films. This year, we can look forward to two award-winning fi...

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56th Chicago International Film Festival announces juries

By Reel Chicago Oct 5, 2020

Mimi Plauché, artistic director of the 56th Chicago International Film Festival, today announced the jury members for its competitions, featuring a host of accl...

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ChiFilmFest honors film legend Hirokazu Kore-eda

By Reel Chicago Feb 19, 2020

The Chicago International Film Festival has announced a celebration of Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, who will be honored with the Artistic Achievement Award and retrospec...

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ChiFilmFest to receive $25K NEA grant

By Reel Chicago Jan 15, 2020

Cinema/Chicago has been approved for a $25,000 Art Works grant to support the 56th Chicago International Film Festival (ChiFilmFest) taking place October 14-25, 2020. This grant...

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ChiFilmFest announces 2019 audience winners

By Reel Chicago Oct 30, 2019

'Just Mercy,’ ‘And Then We Danced,’ ‘Ready for War’ take top honors at 55th Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festiv...

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On the red carpet: ‘Knives Out’

By Daniel Patton Oct 24, 2019

Director Rian Johnson and actor Michael Shannon describe how they helped make one of the year’s most entertaining films Every member of the press covering the Chica...

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On the red carpet: ‘Girl on the Third Floor’

By Daniel Patton Oct 24, 2019

Director Travis Stevens and actor Phil Brooks talk about what it’s like to work in a real-life haunted house Girl on the Third Floor is getting an all-around thumbs-u...

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ChiFilmFest opens with fresh new buzz

By Daniel Patton Oct 23, 2019

All-female red carpet helps launch reinvigorated Windy City tradition The Chicago International Film Festival opened with an all-female red carpet ceremony at ...