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NEWS & UPDATES



Team Acacia
Oct 26, 2022
Otherworld Theatre's Star Trek-inspired STARSHIP EDSEL Expands to Two Shows Each Month
Originally Slated to Run The First Saturday of the Month, Run Expands by Popular Demand CHICAGO, Illinois (October 26, 2022) --...


Team Acacia
Oct 21, 2022
58th Chicago International Film Festival Awards Gold Hugo to GODLAND, Silver Hugo to CLOSE
FALCON LAKE, ALIS, CLOSE Take Gold Hugos in Their Competitions CHICAGO, Illinois (October 21, 2022) -- The 58th Chicago International...


Team Acacia
Oct 4, 2022
Chicago International Film Festival Welcomes Katie Couric, Adds New Films to Slate
Addition of Maria Schrader’s SHE SAID and Lila Neugebauer’s CAUSEWAY brings total number of feature films in Women In Cinema program to...


Team Acacia
Sep 28, 2022
Additional Special Guests Announced at 58th Chicago International Film Festival
Joining the Festival: Sarah Polley, Rev. Al Sharpton, director JD Dillard, and More CHICAGO, Illinois (September 28, 2022) – Today, the...

Team Acacia
Sep 22, 2022
Industry Days Keynotes and Schedule Announced for 58th Chicago International Film Festival
Special Guests Include Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, Composer Mychael Danna, Musician and Filmmaker Kris Bowers, Screenwriters Tarell Alvin...

Team Acacia
Sep 19, 2022
Chicago International Film Festival Announces Full Program for 2022
A COMPASSIONATE SPY Opens, WHITE NOISE Closes 58th Edition of North America’s Longest-Running Competitive Festival, October 12 - 23, 2022...

Team Acacia
Sep 13, 2022
Sneak Peek: Opening Night, Centerpiece, Special Presentations at Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago Luminary Steve James’ “A Compassionate Spy” Opens North America’s Longest-Running Competitive Film Festival with First-Ever...

Team Acacia
Aug 31, 2022
Unveiled: 58th Chicago International Film Festival Poster Art
Ogilvy Won Ad Industry Equivalent of EGOT for 2021 Festival Campaign CHICAGO, Illinois – Today Cinema/Chicago, the presenter of the...


Team Acacia
Aug 30, 2022
"Starship Edsel" Beams Down to Otherworld Theatre Starting October 1
Following Success of PORTAL-PROV! Improv Show, North America’s Premier Sci-Fi Production Company Boldly Beams Up an Edsel CHICAGO,...

Team Acacia
Aug 29, 2022
National Museum of Puerto Rican Art & Culture Announces "Nostalgia for My Island" Exhibit
Opens September 20, 2022; Marks First Time Many Works Exhibited Outside of Puerto Rico CHICAGO, Ill. – The National Museum of Puerto...

Team Acacia
Aug 25, 2022
Chicago International Film Festival Inspires Special Dark Matter Coffee Line
Director’s Cut Roast Featuring Exclusive Artwork by Chicago Muralist Oscar Joyo Available In Stores August 26 CHICAGO, Illinois – The...

Team Acacia
Aug 24, 2022
Campus Pride Reveals 2022's "Best of the Best" Colleges and Universities for LGBTQ+ Students
Foremost Authority on LGBTQ+ Higher Education Measures Safety, Inclusiveness, and Resources On Campuses For LGBTQ+ Students, Faculty, and...


Team Acacia
Aug 24, 2022
Otherworld Theatre Announces 10th Anniversary Halloween Gala
“Gothic Galaween: An Evening Celebrating 10 Years of Otherworld Theatre” To Be Held October 14, 2022 CHICAGO, Illinois -- Otherworld...

Team Acacia
Aug 18, 2022
Doc5 Documentary Film Festival Comes to Palo Alto September 7 - 9, 2022
Influential Documentary Festival Kicks Off Awards Season With Five Acclaimed Selections CHICAGO, Illinois – CMP, the presenting...

Team Acacia
Aug 18, 2022
40th Edition of Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival Announced
BROS, SHINY SHRIMPS STRIKE BACK, PLEASE BABY PLEASE, and More Highlights as the Second-Longest Running LGBTQ Film Festival in the World...

Team Acacia
Aug 17, 2022
58th Chicago International Film Festival Announces 2022 Industry Days Conference
Four-Day Conference for Entertainment Industry Professionals to Feature Inspiring Workshops, Networking Events, and The Pitch at 58th...


Team Acacia
Aug 8, 2022
"The Territory" Documentary Opens August 26 in Chicago
Immersive, Innovative Doc Brings Audiences to Heart of Brazilian Amazon to Join Uru-eu-wau-wau People in Fight For Survival CHICAGO,...

Team Acacia
Aug 3, 2022
Prop Thtr Announces Cast, Production Team for "The Cleanup"
Tickets Now On Sale; Show Runs October 21 - November 19 at The Athenaeum Center CHICAGO, Illinois -- Prop Thtr today announced the cast...


Team Acacia
Jul 11, 2022
Absurdist Sci-Fi Feline Show KITTIES IN SPACE: THE SAGA Returns to Otherworld Theatre August 5
10% of Cult Classic's Proceeds to be Donated to Local Shelters CHICAGO, Illinois -- Otherworld Theatre Company, the premier sci-fi and...


Team Acacia
Jun 27, 2022
Otherworld Theatre's Immersive LARPs Bring Players to Sorcery School, High Fantasy Kingdoms in 2023
Tickets Now On Sale for Fully-Immersive Weekend-Long Events in Illinois, Wisconsin CHICAGO, Illinois -- Otherworld Theatre Company, the...
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