#ChiFilmFest

NEWS & UPDATES

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Oct 24

"Vermiglio" Takes Gold Hugo at 60th Chicago International Film Festival

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

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Sep 23

60th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Full Slate of Films and Programs for 2024

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

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Sep 20

Chicago International Film Festival Announces 60th Edition International Competition Selections

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

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Sep 18

Master Filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu To Be Feted at 60th Chicago International Film Festival

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

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Sep 12

Chicago International Film Festival to Close 60th Edition with Robert Zemeckis's "Here"

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

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Sep 9

"The Piano Lesson" to Open 60th Chicago International Film Festival

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

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Aug 9

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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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

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...