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Vote ChiFilmFest in Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago 2019 Poll!

Published: September 11, 2019  |  Filed under: Festival News

You can now vote for the Chicago International Film Festival in the first round of voting for the Chicago Reader’s Best of Chicago 2019 poll!

In the Reader’s poll, Chicagoans can vote for their favorite places, people, and things to do in the city. The top four vote-getters for each ballot question will duke it out in a runoff. This current first round of voting ends Friday, September 13, so get your votes in now!

Head over to the Chicago Reader’s website to vote.[…]

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Call for Volunteers!

Published: August 28, 2019  |  Filed under: Festival News

Want to join our superstar team? If you are 18 years of age or older, we want you to join the volunteer team at the Chicago International Film Festival, where you can be part of the oldest competitive film festival in North America, which is dedicated to serving Chicago’s diverse and under-served citizenry by providing access to world-class cinema.

We have opportunities ranging from merchandise to theater operations to hospitality. There is something for every skill-set! Our brilliant and committed volunteer teams are the core of what makes the work of Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival possible year, after year.[…]

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Roma, screening at the 54th Chicago International Film Festival, went on to win the three Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film.

Who is the Film Industry’s Key Player? YOU!

Published: July 17, 2019  |  Filed under: Festival News

Chicago International Film Festival senior programmer and Industry Days programmer Anthony Kaufman explains the business of films playing at the Festival.


When you go to the Chicago International Film Festival, you’re not just watching a movie. You’re actually involved in a complex and global industry that operates at the nexus of several interlocking points, between culture and commerce, high-art and popular entertainment. When you buy your ticket, and fill out your Audience Award ballot, you’re actually playing an integral part in the future economic conditions of that film and the artists behind it.[…]

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Films on the Lake | Free French Films in Chicago Parks

Published: June 19, 2019  |  Filed under: Festival News

Cinema/Chicago is proud to be a community partner with Films on the Lake, a FREE outdoor French film festival produced annually in Chicago parks by the Cultural Service at the Consulate General of France in Chicago as part of the Chicago Park District’s Movies in the Parks.

From the streets of Montmartre to the rooftops of the Grand Opera, the 2019 Films on the Lake invites you in different parks of Chicago to explore Paris through the lens of famous filmmakers.[…]

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