It was announced at FACETS’ annual Screen Gems Benefit honoring the life and career of Chaz Ebert that the 47-year-old cinema organization will be administering the newly launched Chicago Alliance of Film Festivals (CAFF.)
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center announces the full festival schedule for its 28th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival, which will take place in
The 58th Chicago International Film Festival, presented by Cinema / Chicago, announced the program and schedule for Industry Days, running October 13-16. Now in its 8th year, the four-day conference is
The Chicago International Film Festival, presented by Cinema / Chicago, announced this year’s Industry Days will be held October 13-16, 2022 during the Festival in downtown Chicago. Industry Days is the Chicago International Film
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center will present the exclusive U.S. Academy Award-qualifying run of Chicago filmmaker Kevin Shaw’s critically acclaimed documentary feature, LET
Legendary Chicago comedy institution The Second City is announces the creation of The Victor Wong Fellowship, a program to train and mentor up-and-coming comedians. Named after The Second City’s first Asian American
FACETS announces May 2022 programming for their 47th Anniversary Celebration packed with special features. The program will include a special screening of Steve James’ Life Itself (2014) and three film series championing FACETS’ and
The founders of coworking space WeWork, Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey, believed they were on the brink of making history. The company was valued at $47 billion dollars, ready for
Warner Bros TV has announced that Lena Waithe (The Chi, Master of None, Queen & Slim, Ready Player One) has inked a new deal that brings the acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams to HBO Max as a
After a year’s hiatus, DOC CHICAGO returns to bring Chicago-area documentary filmmakers together to learn from each other, exchange ideas, and connect. The free hybrid mini-conference runs Friday, Nov 5
Community Film Workshop of Chicago (CFWC) in collaboration with Melanated in America, will kick-off a yearlong celebration of its 50th Anniversary with an Industry Mixer. Saturday, November 6th at Harriet Harris
Another Country Founder and Cutters Studios Partner John Binder and his colleagues worldwide announce the immediate promotion of Another Country’s Executive Producer Tim Konn to the position of Managing Director.
The Gene Siskel Film Center will partner with the Midwest Film Festival (MFF) as the host venue for the MFF 2021 film lineup. The partnership, which was set to roll
The partners behind A Mystery to Me, an original documentary series created to raise awareness of the rare neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis (MG), are extremely proud to have earned this
On Thursday, May 20, Free Spirit Media celebrates 20 years of media magic, 8,000+ participants, 50,000+ unique pieces, and 1,000,000+ views. This momentous occasion demarcates how its participants have used
Full Spectrum Features, the Chicago-based non-profit committed to driving equity into the film industry, announced the five producers selected for its second annual Chicago Independent Producers Lab, a year-long project
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, DCASE, and the Chicago Park District announced “Arts 77” — a citywide arts recovery and reopening plan for all of Chicago’s 77 community areas, representing an
The filmmakers behind A Mystery to Me, a new documentary series that aims to raise awareness of the rare neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis (MG), give details on their innovative production
Chicago made, award-winning feature documentary, Finding Yingying is screening tonight at the Chicago International Film Festival. Produced by Kartemquin Films, Finding Yingying is Chicago-based filmmaker Jiayan “Jenny” Shi’s debut feature documentary. The film follows the story
Chicago’s Sarofsky Pictures new documentary series, A Mystery to Me, aims to raise awareness of the rare neuromuscular disease Myasthenia Gravis (MG). The first episode is scheduled to premiere at
