Festival Runs March 20 - April 13, 2025, Bringing Best of Asian Cinema to Chicago Chicago, Illinois (January 15, 2025) –   Asian Pop-Up...

Production Runs February 13 - March 15, 2025 CHICAGO, Illinois  (January 8, 2025) – Chicago’s  First Floor Theater  today announced the...

Ensemble Member Sadieh Rifai’s Debut, Directed by Alex Mallory, Runs January 30 - March 16, 2025 Chicago, Illinois (January 2, 2025) –  ...

Documentary Filmmaker Natasha Florentino Explores Housing Justice and Community Resilience in New Project About the Demolition of Fulton,...

Eight Museum Ambassadors and Communications Director Joined Staff in October, Building Toward Museum Opening in Early 2025 Chicago,...

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

New Episode of “Out of the Archives” Series Features Stories of Taylor Street Residents Chicago, Illinois (October 7, 2024)  –  The...

Season 42 Opens With Darkly Funny, Heartbreaking Immigrant Story October 2 - 27, 2024 CHICAGO, Illinois  (October 1, 2024) – Chicago’s ...

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...

By Erica Thompson September 16, 2024 Before opening its new building on the Near West Side, the National Public Housing Museum will...

“Remembering Taylor Street” Draws On Museum’s Rich Oral History Archive Chicago, Illinois (September 16, 2024)  –  The Smithsonian ’s...

By Richard Roeper September 12, 2024 Image courtesy Sony The Oscar-winning director and son of Chicago will be back home on Oct. 27 to...

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,...

By Mike Fleming Jr. September 6, 2024 EXCLUSIVE : The 60th Chicago International Film Festival has named the Netflix film The Piano...

Second-longest Running LGBTQ+ Film Festival in the World Returns September 19 - October 6, 2024 Chicago, Illinois (August 15, 2024)  – ...

Season 42 Opens With Darkly Funny, Heartbreaking Immigrant Story October 2 - 27, 2024 CHICAGO, Illinois  (August 14, 2024) – Chicago’s ...

World Premiere of “One Party Consent” by Omer Abbas Salem, Chicago Premiere of Will Arbery’s “Evanston Salt Costs Climbing” Anchor 12th...