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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 launches Chicago Industry Exchange and CIX:Lab

By Reel Chicago Aug 3, 2021

The Chicago International Film Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, announced the formation of the organization’s Chicago Industry Exchange (CIX), the new name for its ...

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16th CineYouth Festival announces winners

By Reel Chicago May 10, 2021

CineYouth Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, announced award winners for its expanded 2021 edition, comprising films accepted for the pandemic-preempted 2020 edition plus ...

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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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CIFF selects four IL film projects for “The Pitch”

By Reel Chicago Oct 2, 2020

The 56th Chicago International Film Festival announced a slate of four narrative feature film projects in&...

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CIFF announces Gardner as keynote speaker

By Reel Chicago Sep 21, 2020

The Chicago International Film Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, has announced this year’s Industry Keynote conversation with Academy Award-winning producer and presiden...

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Chicago Int’l Film Festival’s Industry Days goes virtual

By Reel Chicago Aug 3, 2020

The Chicago International Film Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, today announced this year’s Industry Days will be held virtually for a global audience, October 12-18...

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Chicago Filmmakers hints at Reeling festival going virtual

By Katharin Mraz May 14, 2020

Today, Thursday May 14th, The Indie Film Town Hall met to discuss the future of production in Illinois. The panel included Christine Dudley (IPA) Angie Gaffney (IFA), Peter H...