23 Official Selections to Vie for Best International Feature Oscar; Filmmakers Gather for Festival’s International Contenders Panel...

North America’s Longest-Running Competitive Film Festival Presents 43 Features In Various Competitions, Including 29 World, North...

North America’s Longest-Running Competitive Film Festival Runs October 15 - 26, 2025   CHICAGO, Illinois (September 3, 2025) -  The  61st...

Free Screenings Program Showcases 21 Films From 21 Countries in 21st Season CHICAGO, Illinois (May 6, 2025) -   Cinema/Chicago ,...

North America’s Longest-Running Competitive Film Festival Runs October 15 - 26, 2025; Year-Round Programs Announced CHICAGO, Illinois...

THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE, THESIS ON A DOMESTICATION, MISTRESS DISPELLER Take Gold Hugos in Their Competitions; A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY...

THE PIANO LESSON Opens, HERE Closes 60th Edition of North America’s Longest-Running Competitive Festival October 16 - 27, 2024 Highlights...

North America’s Longest-Running Competitive Film Festival Presents 43 Features In Various Competitions, Including 28 World, North...

Retrospective Program Presents Six Seminal Films; Writer-Director to Receive Tribute and Career Achievement Award Chicago, Illinois...

Legendary Director To Receive Founder’s Legacy Award October 27, 2024 For the First Time in 30 Years, HERE Reunites the Director, Writer,...

Director & Co-Writer Malcolm Washington, Actor John David Washington To Receive Honors as Festival Opens October 16, 2024 Chicago,...

Comedian Dave Foley to Host “An Evening with Mike Myers,” Co-Presented with The Second City CHICAGO, Illinois (August 9, 2024) -  Comedy...

Gene Siskel Film Center, Music Box Theatre, FACETS, Italian Cultural Institute Honor North America’s Longest-Running Competitive Festival...

Celebrating 60 Years of the Chicago International Film Festival with Host Al Roker, June 1, 2024 CHICAGO, Illinois (May 21, 2024)...

20th Annual Free Screenings Program Celebrates 60 Years of Showcasing Women-Directed Films at the Chicago International Film Festival,...

Details Announced for Year-Long Celebration Including CineYouth, Summer Screenings Program, Retrospectives, and the 60th Anniversary Gala...