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Meet The Film Festival Filmmakers at Whole Foods
Published: September 29, 2015 | Filed under: Festival News
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Premiere-Heavy Documentary Competition at Chicago Film Festival
Published: September 23, 2015 | Filed under: Festival News
PREMIERE-HEAVY
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
AT 51ST CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Featuring Two Word Premieres, Six North American Premieres
The Chicago International Film Festival (Oct 15-29, 2015) announces the lineup for its International Documentary Competition, sponsored by SundanceNow Doc Club. Films in the International Documentary Competition are receiving their World, North American, or U.S. Premiere at the Festival. The Netherlands, Poland, UK, China, Ukraine, Denmark, Mexico, Argentina, Germany, and Portugal are among the countries represented in this competition. Highlights of the International Documentary Competition include the World Premieres of Syl Johnson: Any Way The Wind Blows, a Chicago-based portrait of the most sampled artist in hip-hop, and Motley’s Law, which follows tough-as-nails lawyer – and former Mrs. |
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Industry Days Panels & Panelists
Published: September 15, 2015 | Filed under: Festival News
GIGI PRITZKER, JEFF GARLIN, STEVE PINK, RICHARD LORBER
AND THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’S SETH ABRAMOVITCH
HEADLINE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL’S INDUSTRY DAYS
Panels on Financing, Producing, Sales, TV & Web Series, and Film Distribution
The Chicago International Film Festival announces the full program for Industry Days, presented by leading financial services provider TIAA-CREF. The four-day conference kicks off on Thurs, Oct 22 with a Tribute to producer Gigi Pritzker at the AMC River East (322 E. Illinois St, Chicago), moderated by Andrea Wishom, Chief Operating Officer for Skywalker Properties Ltd.[…]
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New Directors Competition Announced
Published: September 9, 2015 | Filed under: Festival News
14 PREMIERES IN NEW DIRECTORS COMPETITION
AT 51ST CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Featuring First and Second-Time Directors from Across the Globe
(CHICAGO, September 9, 2015) – The Chicago International Film Festival (Oct 15-29, 2015) announces the lineup for its New Directors Competition, sponsored by Columbia College Chicago. Films in the New Directors Competition are receiving their World, North American, or U.S. Premiere at the Festival. Argentina, Brazil, China, Denmark, Iceland, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States are among the countries represented in this competition.[…]