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Mike Myers to Receive Career Achievement Award at 60th Chicago International Film Festival
Comedian Dave Foley to Host “An Evening with Mike Myers,” Co-Presented with The Second City CHICAGO, Illinois (August 9, 2024) - Comedy...
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NEWS & UPDATES
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- Aug 1
Cultural Organizations Citywide Celebrate Chicago International Film Festival With Retrospectives
Gene Siskel Film Center, Music Box Theatre, FACETS, Italian Cultural Institute Honor North America’s Longest-Running Competitive Festival...
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- May 21
Chicago Tribune: John C. Reilly comes home for Chicago International Film Festival gala June 1
By Michael Phillips May 21, 2024 Reilly, an Oscar nominee for the 2002 film version of the musical “Chicago,” joined previous Chicago...
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- May 21
John C. Reilly, Jennifer Reeder to be Honored at 60th Anniversary Cinema/Chicago Gala
Celebrating 60 Years of the Chicago International Film Festival with Host Al Roker, June 1, 2024 CHICAGO, Illinois (May 21, 2024)...
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- May 2
Cinema/Chicago Announces 2024 Summer Screenings Series
20th Annual Free Screenings Program Celebrates 60 Years of Showcasing Women-Directed Films at the Chicago International Film Festival,...
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- Mar 25
Chicago International Film Festival Sets Dates for 60th Anniversary Edition
Details Announced for Year-Long Celebration Including CineYouth, Summer Screenings Program, Retrospectives, and the 60th Anniversary Gala...
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- Oct 25, 2023
59th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Audience Choice Awards, Presented by Xfinity
Audiences Embraced 2023 Lineup With Historically High Ratings, Full Houses CHICAGO, Illinois (October 25, 2023) – The Chicago...
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- Oct 20, 2023
Chicago International Film Festival Announces "Best of the Fest" Screenings
One Last Chance to Screen 59th Edition Award Winners CHICAGO, Illinois (October 20, 2023) - The Chicago International Film Festival today...
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- Oct 20, 2023
"Explanation for Everything" Wins Gold Hugo at Chicago International Film Festival
THE BURDENED, THE ECHO, MONSTER Take Gold Hugos in Their Competitions; Minhal Baig’s WE GROWN NOW Receives Chicago Award CHICAGO,...
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- Oct 16, 2023
"The Punk Show in Chicago" Announced as Winner of The Pitch at Industry Days
Five New Projects Selected for Year-Long Lab and The Pitch 2024 CHICAGO, Illinois (October 16, 2023) - The 59th Chicago International...
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- Oct 16, 2023
59th Chicago International Film Festival Juries Announced
Journalists, Filmmakers, and Scholars to Decide Winners of Gold Hugo for 2023 CHICAGO, Illinois (October 16, 2023) - The Chicago...
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- Oct 6, 2023
Michel Franco's MEMORY Joins Slate; Peter Sarsgaard to Receive Career Achievement Award
Spotlight Presentation to Be Held Friday October 20 CHICAGO, Illinois (October 6, 2023) - The Chicago International Film Festival today...
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- Sep 21, 2023
Industry Days at 59th Chicago International Film Festival Schedule and Keynote Announced
Special Guests Include Actor-Director Michael Shannon, Producer-Writer James Schamus; Filmmaker Minhal Baig CHICAGO, Illinois (September...
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- Sep 18, 2023
Chicago International Film Festival Announces Full Slate of Films and Programs for 2023
WE GROWN NOW Opens, THE BIKERIDERS Closes 59th Edition of North America’s Longest Running Competitive Festival, Running October 11 - 22,...
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- Sep 13, 2023
"The Bikeriders" Announced as Closing Night Presentation of 59th Chicago International Film Festival
Director Jeff Nichols Set to Receive Festival’s Artistic Achievement Award Chicago, Illinois (September 13, 2023) – The Chicago...
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- Sep 13, 2023
Hollywood Reporter: 'The Bikeriders' to Close 2023 Chicago International Film Festival
By Abbey White September 13, 2023 Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders has been selected as the closing night film for the 2023 edition of the...
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- Sep 6, 2023
Chicago International Film Festival Announces Centerpiece, Teases Highlights of 59th Edition
SALTBURN Selected as Centerpiece of North America’s Longest-Running Competitive Festival Chicago, Illinois (September 6, 2023) – The 59th...
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- Aug 30, 2023
U.S. Premiere of "We Grown Now" to Open 59th Chicago International Film Festival
Minhal Baig’s Exploration of Joys and Hardships of Two Boys Growing Up in 1990s Cabrini-Green Launches Festival October 11, 2023 Chicago,...
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- Aug 30, 2023
Chicago Tribune: 'We Grown Now' will open Chicago International Film Fest. A new Chicago classic?
By Michael Phillips August 30, 2023 The U.S. premiere of writer-director Minhal Baig’s “We Grown Now” — a gentle, powerful coming-of-age...
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- Oct 27, 2022
58th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Audience Choice Awards, Presented by XFinity
Audiences Embraced 2022 Lineup With Historically High Ratings, Full Houses CHICAGO, Illinois (October 27, 2022) – The Chicago...
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