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Tag: film festival

Cinema Femme Short Film Festival opens submissions, names new Director
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Cinema Femme Short Film Festival opens submissions, names new Director

By Reel Chicago Apr 10, 2026
The Cinema Femme Short Film Festival is set to return for its eighth edition this fall, with organizers announcing that submissions for the 2026 festival open April 10. The ...
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Chicago Irish Film Festival returns for its 27th year
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Chicago Irish Film Festival returns for its 27th year

By Barbara Roche Feb 27, 2026
The Chicago Irish Film Festival returns February 26 through March 1, 2026 for its 27th annual celebration of Irish storytelling, once again bringing a carefully curated slate o...
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Patrick Lives On annual film showcase & fundraiser February 28
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Patrick Lives On annual film showcase & fundraiser February 28

By Reel Chicago Jan 16, 2026
The Patrick Lives On Film Showcase & Fundraiser, sponsored and hosted by Resolution Studios and Cinespace Studios, will take place on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Ten ye...
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Chicago Japan Film Collective: Backstreet Cinema Series returns
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Chicago Japan Film Collective: Backstreet Cinema Series returns

By Reel Chicago Dec 4, 2025
The Chicago Japan Film Collective (CJFC) announces Backstreet Cinema Series Vol. 2, featuring two extraordinary Japanese documentary films that explore the power, emotion, and ...
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61st Chicago International Film Festival announces full slate of films
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61st Chicago International Film Festival announces full slate of films

By Reel Chicago Sep 18, 2025
The Chicago International Film Festival announced the full lineup of films and programs included in this year’s 61st edition of North America’s longest-running competitiv...
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9th annual Big Teeth Sixty Second Film Fest this weekend
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9th annual Big Teeth Sixty Second Film Fest this weekend

By Reel Chicago Sep 12, 2025
Big Teeth Productions, a Chicago-based creative production studio, will celebrate its 20th anniversary on September 15. In honor of the milestone they will kick off the weekend...
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Oak Park Film Festival returns celebrating community and creativity
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Oak Park Film Festival returns celebrating community and creativity

By Barbara Roche Sep 3, 2025
The Oak Park Film Festival returns this weekend on September 11-14. The festival has quickly become a welcoming showcase for films with local ties, offering audiences from Oak ...
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Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival reveals lineup
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Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival reveals lineup

By Reel Chicago Aug 14, 2025
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival has revealed a peek at this year’s program with the announcement of the Opening Night and Centerpiece Films for the 4...
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Chicago Underground Film Festival returns with full slate
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Chicago Underground Film Festival returns with full slate

By Reel Chicago Aug 5, 2025
The longest-running underground film festival in the world, the Chicago Underground Film Festival builds on its history of discovering and presenting the most genre-defying, ...
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XL FEST Chicago’s new cultural crown jewel
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XL FEST Chicago’s new cultural crown jewel

By Cypher Newsroom Jul 11, 2025
If you think XL FEST is 'just another festival' you haven’t been paying attention. From August 14–23, Chicago becomes the center of gravity for a new class of storytelling ...
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Tylerman International Film Festival returns to Cantigny Park
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Tylerman International Film Festival returns to Cantigny Park

By Barbara Roche Jul 7, 2025
The Tylerman International Social Awareness Film Festival returns to Cantigny Park in Wheaton on August 2 - 3 for its seventh annual showcase of films that challenge, inspire, ...
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Chicago International Film Festival sets dates for 2025
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Chicago International Film Festival sets dates for 2025

By Reel Chicago Mar 27, 2025
Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the Chicago International Film Festival, announced its slate of programs, festivals, and series leading up to the 61st edition o...
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Onion City Experimental Film Festival lineup
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Onion City Experimental Film Festival lineup

By Reel Chicago Mar 24, 2025
Chicago Filmmakers, the presenting organization of the Onion City Experimental Film Festival, announces an exciting line-up of six competition shows and six special programs fo...
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35th Onion City Experimental Film Festival announces dates
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35th Onion City Experimental Film Festival announces dates

By Reel Chicago Mar 14, 2025
Chicago Filmmakers announces the 35th edition of the Onion City Experimental Film Festival on Thursday, April 3 through Sunday, April 6. The festival will take place at Chic...
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The 26th annual Irish Film Festival opens February 27
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The 26th annual Irish Film Festival opens February 27

By Barbara Roche Feb 15, 2025
The Chicago Irish Film Festival has an especially exciting program this year that includes award winners, nuanced and interesting stories and films from first time filmmakers t...
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Chicago Latino Film Fest announces winner of annual poster contest
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Chicago Latino Film Fest announces winner of annual poster contest

By Reel Chicago Jan 24, 2025
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC), producer of the Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF), has announced the winner of the Festival’s annual poster comp...
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Milwaukee Film appoints Susan Santha Kerns as Executive Director
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Milwaukee Film appoints Susan Santha Kerns as Executive Director

By Reel Chicago Jan 14, 2025
Milwaukee Film Inc., the nonprofit organization which produces the nationally recognized Milwaukee Film Festival and operates the historic Oriental and Downer Theatres, announc...
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Emagine Theatres to host Winter Kids Film Series
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Emagine Theatres to host Winter Kids Film Series

By Reel Chicago Jan 9, 2025
This Winter, Emagine Entertainment will be hosting their annual Winter Kids Film Series at all of their locations. This series features a different family-friendly themed film ...
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Midwest Film Festival appoints NK Gutiérrez as Executive Director
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Midwest Film Festival appoints NK Gutiérrez as Executive Director

By Reel Chicago Dec 6, 2024
The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) has officially announced NK Gutiérrez as its new Executive Director, succeeding Erica Duffy effective December 2024. Gutiérrez, who has se...
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30th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival announces full schedule
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30th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival announces full schedule

By Reel Chicago Oct 11, 2024
The Gene Siskel Film Center at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has announced the full schedule for the 30th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival, celebrating 30 years ...
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