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Live Screening for Big Teeth Small Shorts and a Reel Chicago discount

By Reel Chicago May 28, 2022

The Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival is back and hosting an in-person, live screening at Burning Bush Brewery the evening of Thursday, June 9th - with special discount for...

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Midwest Film Festival hosts the Midwest Premiere of Code of the Freaks

By Reel Chicago May 28, 2022

Midwest Film Festival's (MFF) June First Tuesdays event will feature Salome Chasnoff's Code of the Freaks. This documentary challenges the realism of Hollywood's portrayals of ...

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The Chicago Film Society begins their 28th Season

By Reel Chicago May 13, 2022

The Chicago Film Society begins their 28th Season with screenings at NEIU and the Music Box Theater throughout the summer from May 11 thru August 31. See the full schedule ...

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Haven Chicago accepting submissions for first annual Festival Au Cinema

By Reel Chicago Apr 2, 2022

The first annual Festival Au Cinema is Haven Chicago's platform for emerging and visionary media artists staking their claim in the future of storytelling, defying traditional ...

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The 32nd Onion City Experimental Film + Video Festival is this weekend

By Reel Chicago Mar 31, 2022

32nd Onion City Experimental Film + Video Festival in-person and online takes place March 31 - April 3, 2022! In-person screenings are held at Chicago Filmmakers firehouse cine...

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Chicago Latino Film Festival Opening Night and Centerpiece screenings

By Reel Chicago Mar 23, 2022

The 38th Chicago Latino Film Festival, presented by Corona Extra, announced today its selections for their Opening Night and Centerpiece screenings at ChiTown Movies Drive-In, ...

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Chicago Latino Film Festival late night screenings and closing film

By Reel Chicago Mar 23, 2022

The 38th Chicago Latino Film Festival, presented by Corona Extra, announced its selections for their Closing and Late Night screenings at ChiTown Movies Drive-In, 2343 S. Throo...

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Chicago Filmmakers announces competition programs for Onion City Festival

By Reel Chicago Mar 2, 2022

Chicago Filmmakers announces the competition programs for the 32nd Onion City Experimental Film + Video Festival, which will take place March 31 to April 3. The five compe...

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Chicago Irish Film Festival returns with in-person and virtual screenings

By Reel Chicago Mar 1, 2022

The 23rd annual Chicago Irish Film Festival (CIFF) returns to offer the best features, shorts and documentary films from The Land of Storytelling. This year’s festival is...

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JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival is In-Theater and Online

By Reel Chicago Mar 1, 2022

The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival's 9th annual Spring Festival, running March 10 – 27, includes 18 films streaming online and in-theater that are largely about relationshi...

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One Earth Film Festival calls on audiences to Turn the Tide on climate crisis

By Reel Chicago Feb 24, 2022

One Earth Film Festival returns March 4-13, 2022 for its 11th festival season with 17 thoughtfully curated film events that will be streamed online, with a number of in-person ...

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FACETS announces submissions are now open for CICFF39

By Reel Chicago Jan 28, 2022

FACETS Chicago International Children's Film Festival announces that submissions are now open for CICFF39. CICFF is the first Academy-qualifying children’s film festival...

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Chicago doc Live at Mister Kelly’s is the closer for Santa Fe Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Jan 24, 2022

The Santa Fe Film Festival schedule from February 3 - 13 has announced their closing film will be the Chicago documentary, Live at Mister Kelly's. The film celebrates Miste...

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Carbon animated film ‘Repeater’ opens the OFFF Dach Design Festival

By Reel Chicago Dec 16, 2021

From creative production studio Carbon comes Repeater, the story of a world in which creatures speak in symbols and can turn those symbols into realities. The vibrant animated...

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Chicago Critics Film Festival announces Audience Award Winners

By Reel Chicago Nov 15, 2021

Over 1,000 vaccinated and masked film enthusiasts safely returned to the cinema this weekend for exclusive screenings and special guests, marking another successful year for Ch...

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Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival Live Screening Nov 10

By Reel Chicago Nov 4, 2021

The Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival is hosting an in-person, live screening at Twisted Hippo Brewing the evening of Wednesday, November 10th. Over the course of a c...

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JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival presents the Fall Virtual Fest

By Reel Chicago Oct 29, 2021

The JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival presents the Fall Virtual Fest with eight films over three weekends, including six Midwest and Chicago premieres. The Fall Virtual Fest...

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Full Spectrum official presenter of Chicago Underground Film Fest

By Reel Chicago Oct 26, 2021

Full Spectrum Features will be the official presenter at the 28th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival this year in order to program more diversity, equity, and inclusion t...

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Winners of the 57th Chicago International Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Oct 25, 2021

The Chicago International Film Festival announces the winners of its 2021 competitions. Celebrating its 57th edition October 13 - 24, 2021, the Chicago International Film F...

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Winners of Reeling: The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Oct 25, 2021

The audience votes are in and the judges have spoken. The winning films of Reeling: The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Festival have been announced! The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ Film ...