Chicago-based Field Notes, makers of memo books, notebooks and other writing gear, will host the Field Notes Film Festival on Monday, June 23. The festival will feature a selec...
As it reaches its 50th anniversary in 2025, FACETS is ushering in a new chapter with a refreshed name, an expanded lineup of programming, and ambitious plans for growth.
A ...
This fall, Chicago Humanities Festival is bringing some of the biggest names in film and TV to stages across Chicago for entertaining, inspiring, and provocative conversations...
Building on the success of last year’s relocation to Chicago’s vibrant South Side, the Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF), the world’s longest-running underground f...
Erica Duffy has announced that she will step down as Executive Director of the Midwest Film Festival (MFF) on December 1, 2024.
Erica took over the role of Executive Direct...
This year’s XL Film Fest is headlined by Larenz Tate, Larron Tate, and Lahmard Tate and will take place August 15-18, 2024, at various venues across the city.
The XL...
No fireworks scheduled at Navy Pier this 4th of July but Itasca, IL has picked up the torch as the headquarters for family fun on Independence Day!
It is Illinois' largest ...
Sundance Institute x Chicago 2024, taking place June 28-30, will make Chicago the first U.S. city to host an independent artist and film weekend in partnership with t...
Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is celebrated annually on June 19.
Finally recognized as a Federal Holiday in June of 2021, Juneteenth has ...
Last week theater owners gathered in Las Vegas for CinemaCon, the annual movie industry trade convention, and delivered a message to the studios: there aren’t enough movies. ...
Sundance Institute x Chicago 2024, spotlighting titles from the renowned Sundance Film Festival, will feature artists programs, and film screenings and events across the city....
Chicago Filmmakers, the presenting organization of the Onion City Experimental Film Festival, is pleased to announce an exciting line-up of special programs for its 34th editi...
XL Film Festival 2024 will run from August 15-18.
According to festival founder Troy Pryor, next year’s film festival will evolve into a more expansive storytelling exp...
The 29th Black Harvest Film Festival is ending in 2 days. The festival will close out on Thursday night with two sold-out screenings of MAXINE’S BABY: THE TYLER PERRY STORY.
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Submissions are open to all Midwest area filmmakers for the 7th Annual Patrick Lives On Film Showcase sponsored by Resolution Digital Studios and Cinespace Film Studios.
The...
The 29th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival will be held in person at the Gene Siskel Film Center November 3–16, 2023.
Since 1994, the Black Harvest Film Festival&nbs...
The 59th Chicago International Film Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, announced today the program and schedule for Industry Days, running October 12-15 in ...
Emmy Winner and founder/CEO of Sunda New Asian, Billy Dec, will be joining his collaborators at the Chicago International Film Festival for the screening of their doc, Food R...
If you want to follow a rising star, keep your eye on connector, builder, innovator, Troy Pryor.
Five years ago Creative Cypher, founded by Pryor, launched an accelerator la...
Creative Cypher’s XL Film Fest has released its official lineup for the three day festival beginning August 17th until August 20th. Founder Troy Pryor has created a unique op...
