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The World Premiere of "Stand Up Guys" Starring Pacino, Walken and Arkin Opens the 48th Chicago International Film Festival
CHICAGO (September 05, 2012) - " The eyes of the entertainment world will be on Chicago when the 48th Chicago International Film Festival opens with the World Premiere of the highly anticipated film “Stand Up Guys.” Produced by Chicagoan Tom Ros...
NEW VISIONS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST
CHICAGO, IL (August 30, 2012) - As part of a three-year grant from the Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the 48th Chicago International Film Festival announces its Spotlight Middle East Program, the second ...
YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION OUTREACH SCREENINGS PROGRAM
The start of the school year can be such an exciting time for students - gathering of supplies, the return of the backpack, reuniting with fellow students and favorite teachers. Back to school also marks the start of our Education Outreach Screenings...
A YEAR OF DISCOVERY - The 48th Chicago International Film Festival Announces First Round of Titles
CHICAGO, IL (August 23, 2012) - " Cinema/Chicago and The Chicago International Film Festival, the oldest competitive film festival in North America, are proud to announce the first 22 films out of more than 150 films from over 50 countries that will b...
Corporate, educational and online films are invited to participate in the 48th INTERCOM competition
CHICAGO - Want to share your corporate, educational or interactive message with the rest of the world? You still have time to do so by entering the 48th Annual INTERCOM Competition. Considered the stalwart champion of corporate communications and pr...
LEADING THE TEAM
Wake up, watch films, send some emails, watch films, make a few calls, watch some more films, sleep, and maybe eat a little bit in between. This is the typical day of our programmers. Our team has been tirelessly working behind-the-scenes: securing...
Member Screening: HIT & RUN Tuesday, 8/14/12
Dear members, Cinema/Chicago's Junior Board and Open Road Films will be hosting an exclusive screening of HIT & RUN on Tuesday, August 14 at 7:00pm, at AMC River East 21. Please RSVP with your name and current membership# to membe...
MEET THE PROGRAMMERS!
It’s that time of year again. As the final deadline for submissions is upon us, we’re on track to receive a record high number of entries, all in the running to be shown at this year’s 48th Chicago International Film Festival. The programming ...
Member Screening: BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD Monday, 7/2/12
Dear members, Cinema/Chicago and Fox Searchlight will be hosting an exclusive screening of BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD on Monday July 2 at 7:00pm, at AMC River East 21. Please RSVP with your name and current membership# to member...
Cannes 2012 - Wet & Wild!
It’s Cannes time again! I was thrilled to be there as the Festival de Cannes celebrated its 65th year. First, we have to talk about the weather. In all the years I’ve been at Cannes I can’t remember a tailwind and solid downp...
Member Screening: FOR GREATER GLORY Tuesday, 5/22/12
Cinema/Chicago and ARC Entertainment will be hosting an exclusive members-only screening of FOR GREATER LOVE on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 7:00pm at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.). Due to space limitations, we are unable to accommodate guests...
Member Screening: BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL Tuesday, 4/24/12
Cinema/Chicago and Fox Searchlight will be hosting an exclusive members-only screening of BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 7:30pm at AMC Loews 600 North Michigan 9 (entrance at Rush and Ohio). Due to space limitations, we are u...
Kelsey Grammer to be honored with Career Achievement Award at 48th Hugo Television Awards
Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival are pleased to announce that Kelsey Grammer will be presented with the CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at the 48th Hugo Television Awards Ceremony on April 19 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago.Be...
2012 International Screenings Program, Apr 11- Sept 29
See the World for Free! Together with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and our consular and cultural partners, the International Connections Committee of Cinema/Chicago is pleased to present the 9th annual International...
Member Screening: INTOUCHABLES Tuesday, 4/3/12
Cinema/Chicago and The Weinstein Company will be hosting an exclusive members-only screening of INTOUCHABLES on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 7:30pm at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.). Due to space limitations, we are unable to accommodate guests ...
Spotlight Middle East
By Mimi Plauché, Head of Programming From the Festival’s earliest years, we have been proud to showcase the artistic brilliance and storytelling virtuosity that has made Iranian cinema the focus (and envy) of the international film world. It was ...
THE BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL- THE BERLINALE 2012
By Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director If you are a real film fanatic, you should put the Berlin Film Festival on your radar for next year and consider a trip to Germany! Berlin is truly an audience-friendly film festival. It’s said to ...
CINEYOUTH 2012 ANNOUNCEMENTS: EVENT DATE CHANGE AND EXTENDED CALL FOR ENTRIES
Because of the G8/NATO Summit taking place in mid-May in Chicago and the subsequent business and school closures, Cinema/Chicago has changed the dates of CineYouth 2012. CineYouth will now be taking place from May 31 – June 2. Additional ...
REELY TEENY WEENY FILM SPECATCULAR: Cinema/Chicago’s Junior Board Announces Film Contest Call for Entries
CHICAGO, February 17, 2012 – The Junior Board of Cinema/Chicago and The Chicago International Film Festival, the oldest competitive film festival in North America, last week announced the Call for Entries for The Reely Teeny Weeny Film Spectacula...
CineYouth Festival entries rolling in!
Now celebrating it's 8th year, Cinema/Chicago's youth film festival CineYouth is currently accepting entries from young filmmakers 21 years old or younger. Short films (10 minutes or less) are accepted from all over the world. Entry guidelines and regu...
Member Screening: BEING FLYNN Wednesday, 2/22/12
Cinema/Chicago and Focus Features will be hosting an exclusive members-only screening of BEING FLYNN on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 7:00pm at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.). Director Paul Weitz will be present for a post-screening Q&A. D...
Chicago International Film Festival Oscar® picks, favorites and snubs!
Like many of you, the Oscar® telecast is our Superbowl - for the past year we’ve watched all of the ‘teams’, ‘coaches’, and ‘players’ and we can’t wait to root for our favorites during the big game on February 26th (show will be tel...
MY DINNER WITH WIM!
For every single Festival, there are countless stories… The night of our sold out premiere screening of Pina in 3D during the 47th Chicago International Film Festival, director Wim Wenders was scheduled to introduce the film and participate...
Member Screening: RAMPART Thursday, 2/9/12
Cinema/Chicago and Millennium Entertainment will be hosting an exclusive members-only screening of RAMPART on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 6:30pm at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.). Due to space limitations, we are unable to accommodate guest...
2012 HUGO TELEVISION AWARDS NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES
Deadline: March 9
CHICAGO, January 18, 2011 - The Hugo Television Awards, now in its 48th year, is accepting entries for the 2012 competition. Presented by Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival, the Hugo TV Awards is an international competition tha...
Member Screening: CARNAGE Wednesday, 1/11/12
Cinema/Chicago and Sony Pictures Classics will be hosting an exclusive members-only screening of CARNAGE on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 7:00pm at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.). Due to space limitations, we are unable to accommodate guests...
Member Screening: YOUNG ADULT with director Jason Reitman Wednesday, 12/7
Cinema/Chicago and Paramount Pictures will be hosting an exclusive members-only screening of YOUNG ADULTS on Wednesday, December 7th at 7:30pm at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.). Immediately following the screening will be a Q&A with director ...
Member Screening: PARIAH with director Dee Rees and actress Adepero Oduye Monday, 12/12
Cinema/Chicago and Focus Features will be hosting an exclusive members-only screening of PARIAH on Monday, December 12th at 6pm at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.). Immediately following the screening will be a Q&A with director Dee Rees and ac...
Member Screening: TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY, with director Tomas Alfredson and actor Gary Oldman, Thursday 11/17
Cinema/Chicago and Focus Features will be hosting an exclusive members-only screening of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY on Thursday, November 17 at 7pm at AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St.Immediately following the screening will be a Q&A with direct...
IT’S TIME FOR…THE BEST OF THE FEST!!!
As the 47th Chicago International Film Festival comes to a close, Chicagoans will be given one more chance to experience the Festival’s most celebrated films, with this year’s award-winning and most popular films being screened one more time for...
CHICAGO TOP AWARDS GO TO THE BEST OF WHAT THE WORLD IS WATCHING
Chicago, IL -- Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director of the Chicago International Film Festival, Mimi Plauché, Head of Programming, and Programmers Penny Bartlett and Lee Ferdinand proudly announce the winners of the 47th Chicago Internatio...
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The 47th Chicago International Film Festival Has a Surprise for You!
Could there actually be a music-thriller-vampire movie about Wall Street with penguins and swashbuckling cats shot on 3D? Of course not! But you sure can brag about having seen that hotly anticipated movie your family, coworkers and Facebook friend...
JOHN C. REILLY TIPS HAT TO CHICAGO ROOTS
Chicago, IL -- Actor John C. Reilly took a sold-out crowd on a trip down memory lane during a special event held at the AMC River East on October 12. The one-on-one with Reilly (Chicago, Boogie Nights, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) was part ...
WIM WENDERS IN 3D!
The director of the acclaimed Wings of Desire and Buena Vista Social Club introduces dance to a new dimension
The 47th Chicago International Film Festival welcomes back legendary German filmmaker Wim Wenders, winner of the Festival’s 1976 Gold Hugo for Kings of the Road. Wenders will be presenting his latest feature film Pina, shot in state-of-the-art 3D...
ZOMBIES, MURDERERS AND H.P. LOVECRAFT SET LOOSE IN FIRST EVER AFTER DARK COMPETITION
Chicago, IL-- The Chicago International Film Festival’s After Dark program—a perennial October favorite in the lead up to Halloween—has been expanded in its first ever competitive year to include an international mix of ten thrilling feature l...
FIRST-TIME DIRECTORS MAKE WAVES AT THE 47TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Chicago, IL-- Since its founding in 1965, the Chicago International Film Festival has welcomed to Chicago the new visions and generations of filmmakers from around the world. At this 47th Festival, more than 45 feature directorial debuts from 29 co...
REELWOMEN PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK OF FIRST-TIME WOMEN FEATURE FILMMAKERS AND DOCUMENTARIANS
Chicago, IL-- Created to celebrate the contributions that female writers and directors continue to make to film around the world, the REELwomen program at the 47th Chicago International Film Festival will introduce Chicago audiences to the works ...
FARINA SHINES AT OPENING NIGHT
47th Chicago International Film Festival opens in style with The Last Rites of Joe May
Chicago, IL-- Chicago’s own Dennis Farina won the hearts of more than 1,200 guests at the 47Th Chicago International Film Festival’s Opening Night presentation of the locally produced and shot The Last Rites of Joy May, in which Farina stars. ...
47TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA’S BOLD VISIONS
Chicago, IL -- The 47th Chicago International Film Festival will celebrate the vibrant and innovative work coming from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America in its Cinema of the Americas program. The 13 films featured in this year's...
“VIVE LE CINEMA!” CLAUDE LELOUCH CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF FILMMAKING IN CHICAGO
Chicago, IL-- The 47th Chicago International Film Festival welcomes back French film director/producer Claude Lelouch to celebrate his rich fifty year history as a filmmaker. The Festival will present Lelouch with a Silver Hugo award at the Saturday...
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