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Facets introduces ‘Milos Stehlik Global Impact Award’

Nov 1, 2019

Nonprofit film org will honor the life of its founder during the annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival Facets’ 36th annual Chicago International Ch...

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Cow Lamp acquires a pair of Jack Newell films

By Reel Chicago Oct 31, 2019

Indie distributor scores ‘Open Tables’ and ‘Close Quarters’ by Second City’s Harold Ramis School Program Director Cow Lamp Films — the Midwest's first and...

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‘When It Breaks’ is an education for everyone

By Daniel Patton Oct 31, 2019

Teacher, musician and performer Konrad Wert sings a powerful song for special needs students When It Breaks is the story of a man who inspires America to educate her ch...

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Winners announced for Heartland Film Fest

By Reel Chicago Oct 24, 2019

The Heartland International Film Festival announced the filmmaker award winners for the film festival’s 28th edition during an Awards Brunch on Saturday, October 19. The G...

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Mezcla to debut film division at Indie Co-Lab

By Reel Chicago Oct 21, 2019

Chicago hub for "diverse boss women behind the camera" celebrates entry into the industry on October 24 Mezcla Media Collective, a new 501(c)(3) organization in Chicag...

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Redleg’s ‘Now & Not Yet’ makes strong festival run

By Reel Chicago Oct 10, 2019

Facilitating conversations on gun control in America, the Chicago-made short examines a timely theme After screening at the Chicago Social Change Film Festival and w...

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Diesel World and Jay Davis Films premiere ‘Step Dads’

Oct 9, 2019

Hilarious family tale with a cast of Chicago all stars debuts October 13 at the Den Theatre in Wicker Park Diesel World Productions and Jay Davis Films — p...

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One week remains to submit to New Art Film Fest

By Reel Chicago Oct 4, 2019

The creative storytelling media of area producers will provide the backbone for the 2019 New Art Film Festival, which returns to the Art Theater in Champaign for the tenth year ...

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The universal appeal of ‘See The Light’

By Daniel Patton Oct 2, 2019

Chicago actor Veronica Dillard explains how a tragedy can bring hope to any “age, race, or gender” Chicago-produced short film See the Light will make its Windy C...

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Midwest Indie’s 2019 Female Filmmakers Night

By Reel Chicago Sep 30, 2019

The Midwest Independent Film Festival’s venerable tradition takes place tomorrow night at Landmark Century Cinema The Midwest Independent Film Festival will present F...

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Nanfu Wang named keynote for DVID graduation

By Reel Chicago Sep 30, 2019

Award-winning filmmaker will help celebrate grads of the doc program organized by Kartemquin and the Community Film Workshop Kartemquin Films and the Community Film ...

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Kick A Rock’s ‘Aphrodite Inc.’ wins 48 Hour Film Project

By Daniel Patton Sep 27, 2019

“The most family-friendly sex robot movie ever made” will now compete for a chance to screen at Cannes The 48 Hour Film Project often breeds a highly sophisticat...

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The 2019 Chicago South Side Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Sep 26, 2019

Third annual run kicks off with a live party and screening of Jesse Saunders' 'House Music: The Real Story' The Chicago South Side Film Festival (CSSFF) brings back th...

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‘Holy Trinity’ Chicago premiere at Music Box Theatre

By Reel Chicago Sep 25, 2019

One of Indiewire’s “Fabulous LGBTQ Films Not To Miss” will make its Windy City debut on Friday September 27 On Friday September 27, Full Spectrum Features' newes...

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Cinespace at the Chicago 48 Hour Film Project Awards

By Reel Chicago Sep 22, 2019

World-class studio’s Manager of Ops, Dino Mirkopoulos, to attend 2019 Awards Screening at Music Box Theatre on September 25th The Chicago 48 Hour Film Project Premi...

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“Traces of Home” earns Kartemquin support

By Daniel Patton Sep 21, 2019

Chicago filmmaker Colette Ghunim gets a massive boost for a doc about her family’s Palestinian and Mexican roots Hosni Ghunim met Iza Planas on the day he arrived in...

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Getting to know ‘A Sisterhood of Signatures’

By Daniel Patton Sep 19, 2019

Chicago filmmaker Okema "Seven" Gunn skillfully weaves important lessons into a light-hearted tale about four young girls Cursive writing leads the way to teenage en...

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Chicago’s Local Legend premieres first film

By Reel Chicago Sep 18, 2019

”Out of Reach” will screen at the International Social Change Film Festival September 27 Local Legend Films, a Chicago-based documentary film and video company com...

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Reeling to showcase a load of Chicago-connected films

By Reel Chicago Sep 16, 2019

The annual LGBTQ+ fest will screen work by Lilly Wachowski, Jesús Canchola Sánchez, Michael Cicetti, Wendy Jo Carlton, Laura Madalinski, and more Reeling, Chicago�...

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48 Hour Film Project screenings return to Music Box

From 48 Hour Film Project Sep 9, 2019

Winning entries will compete for a chance to screen at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner The Chicago 48 Hour Film Project premiere screenings will return to t...