ON THE FILM FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
It’s opening night for the 62nd edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival. Let’s take a quick look at The Chicago International Film Festival‘s full lineup of films and programs…
Chicago Underground Film Festival Announces Move to the Music Box Theatre, Honors 2026 Award Winners
The Chicago Underground Film Festival has announced the award winners from its 33rd edition, which concluded Sunday following five days of independent, experimental and underground cinema. CUFF33 was the festival’s…
North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, the Chicago International Film Festival continues its 62-year-long tradition of bringing together filmmakers, scholars, artists, and industry professionals with this year’s international competition juries….
Festival passes are on sale now for the 815HORTS Film Festival, which returns bigger and better than ever with another year of growth, industry-leading content and renowned guests and partners….
the Muslim Women’s Coalition presents the 11th Annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival returning to Milwaukee Film’s historic Oriental Theatre. Running from October 1 through 4, the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival…
Fall festival season is ready for liftoff and it all begins with one of the longest running underground film festivals in the world. The Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF) 33rd…
The Chicago International Film Festival today announced the full lineup of films and programs included in this year’s 62nd edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, unspooling October 14 – 25,…
Milwaukee Film is thrilled to reveal the online program guide for the 2026 Dialogues Documentary Festival, presented by Potawatomi Casino Hotel. The program guide includes a full schedule of film…
The Chicago International Film Festival today announced its inaugural Physical Media Fair, celebrating the art of film preservation and the community of collectors of in-home entertainment. From the advent of VHS to today’s…
The Oak Park IL Film Festival recently announced its return for the third year, running September 16, 19 and 20, 2026 and early bird tickets are officially on sale for part of…
The Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF) announces the lineup for its 33rd edition, which runs September 23–27 at the Gene Siskel Film Center and the Harper Theater. The program presents…
In its 4th year, XL Fest, founded by Troy Pyor of Creative Cypher, the local entertainment ecosystem that produces the film festival, continues to emerge as Chicago’s premier film festival. The three-day festival will…
RiverRun International Film Festival is launching several new initiatives as it embarks on its 29th film festival slated to take place April 16 to 24, 2027. The initiatives include a…
Dances With Films: LA, the independent-focused film festival, has wrapped its 29th edition with the presentation of awards. Bandit, directed by Brian L. “BLT” Tan, won the Grand Jury Prize for…
Hekla, the acclaimed fifth feature by Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith (Mercury in Retrograde), had its Los Angeles Premiere at a packed screening at the famed TCL Chinese Theaters on…
The Alternating Currents Film Fest has announced its 2026 Official Selections, featuring a diverse lineup of 28 independent original films spanning drama, horror, comedy, experimental and feature categories. Free screenings…
A Chicago indie is celebrating a prestigious win in Florida, as director Michael Glover Smith announces premieres in Los Angeles and New York City this month. Smith’s fifth feature film, the acclaimed…
On Monday, June 1, 2026 XL Fest announced the continuation of their partnership with AMC Global Media for a second consecutive year, with five new films selected through XL Fest…
Acclaimed filmmaker Sheldon Candis is set to debut his highly anticipated narrative feature, They Fight, at the prestigious Tribeca 2026 Film Festival. Selected for the high-profile Narrative Spotlight section, the…
The Northwest Illinois Film Office just wrapped the Sixth Annual Northwest Illinois Film Festival: Shorts-A-Palooza 2026 at Morrison Tech, welcoming community members for an evening celebrating independent filmmaking from Northwest…
Michael Glover Smith’s ‘Hekla’ Packs the Music Box for Chicago Premiere, Sets Facets Encore for June
Riding a wave of publicity rare for a microbudget independent film, Michael Glover Smith’s fifth feature, Hekla, took the historic Music Box Theatre by storm for its Chicago Premiere. Cast,…
There is everything and nothing unusual about the life of Hekla Gudmunsdottir (Elizabeth Stam). The main character in Michael Glover Smith’s newest film, Hekla, she is an actor looking for a…
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago announced today that out of the three winners and six runner-ups of the 42nd Chicago Latino Film Festival’s Audience Choice Awards, five were…
The 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Associated Bank, came to an end last Thursday, April 30th, and Milwaukee Film is honored to announce the winners of the 2026 Jury…
The RiverRun International Film Festival has announced the Audience and Jury Awards for the 2026 Festival. This year’s Festival ran April 17-25 and offered both in-person and virtual screenings. The…
Cinema/Chicago today announced the winning films presented at the 21st CineYouth Festival, which ran April 24 – 26 at FACETS and streams worldwide through May 3, 2026 with free virtual tickets online…
Ten awards totaling $50,000 in cash prizes were announced today by the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Full Frame is a qualifying event for nominations for the Academy Award® Documentary Short Film category and the…
Milwaukee Film is delighted to announce a series of free non-film events to occur during the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Associated Bank (April 16 – 30, 2026). Ranging from Happy…
The 20th edition of Asian Pop-Up Cinema announced the winners of the Festival’s jury competition, which saw 17 films in competitions including the Grand Jury Feature Film Award, the Best Short Film Award, the Best…
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the complete lineup, schedule and special guests…
‘Loafers’, a feature film hailed by Film Threat as marking “a generational shift in the depiction of 20-something[s]”, will hold its hometown premiere at the Chicago Critics Film Festival on…
Elizabeth Stam has won the “Big Damn Deal” award at the Covellite International Film Festival in Butte, Montana, for her lead performance in Michael Glover Smith’s Chicago indie feature HEKLA. This…
The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) today announced its 2026 season, Midwest Royale, a full-scale celebration of cinema, culture and community marking more than two decades of championing regional storytelling and creative…
Fifteen years ago, in May 2011, the International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF) was held for the first time in Rio de Janeiro and quickly gained worldwide recognition. Now, the film…
Community and collaboration are at the heart of a Chicago-made short film ready to make its festival debut. CAKE will be premiering at the 50th Annual, Oscar-Qualifying Cleveland International Film Festival…
The 42nd Chicago Latino Film Festival announced today that of its 51 feature films, Nine are North American Premieres and five are U.S. Premieres. Highlights include: Here is a recent…
The first feature-length stop-motion film from Mexico and the first full-length mixed (2D, 3D, stop-motion) animation from Puerto Rico (I Am Frankelda and TheyDream, respectively); a kaleidoscopic exploration of one…
Milwaukee Film is delighted to announce that the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival (MFF26), presented by Associated Bank, will open on April 16th with the world premiere of Ueck, a brand new…
Chicago Filmmakers, the presenting organization of the Onion City Experimental Film Festival, is pleased to announce a dynamic lineup of eight competition screenings and five special event programs for its…
Milwaukee Film’s programming team is thrilled to reveal a first set of selections for the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival (MFF26), presented by Associated Bank, which runs April 16-30. The 2026…
Milwaukee Film is delighted to announce the lineup of films in the Rated K: For Kids program at the 18th Milwaukee Film Festival (MFF26), presented by Associated Bank, which runs…
Chicago’s Elizabeth Stam, who not only starred in but co-wrote and co-produced Michael Glover Smith’s fifth feature, Hekla, has won the “Festival Spirit Award” at the 29th annual George Lindsey…
At a moment of heightened relevance for independent cinema, Cinépolis and the Sundance Institute announce the third edition of Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026, bringing compelling international cinema to Mexico City and creating…
The 42nd Chicago Latino Film Festival today announces the selections for its Opening and Closing night films as well as changes to the structure of both events. The Festival opens…
A short documentary more than a decade in the making is bringing the story of a determined endurance athlete to a global audience. Looking Forward is a film by Chicago/LA…
Winter Hymns, written and directed by Nathan Deming and produced by Tim Schwagel and Zach Staads, will make its World Premiere at the 2026 Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison, Wisconsin….
Dances With Films (DWF) expanded its nationwide filmmaker community this month with a debut Filmmaker Mixer in Chicago. Held Wednesday, February 11 from at Adamus Lounge inside the Silversmith Hotel,…
Michael Glover Smith‘s fifth feature film, HEKLA, which was shot in Chicago late last summer and produced by Sweet Void Cinema, will have its world premiere at the 29th annual…
The Patrick Lives On Film Festival is a yearly Renaissance for Chicago’s creative community. Attracting celebrities and professionals, students and artists, it heralds springtime with an abundance of food, drink,…
The Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF) inaugurates The Underground, its new membership program featuring quarterly archival screenings from more than three decades of radical film programming, with a four-film showcase drawn…
Discover the cinema of Cyprus March 20-22, 2026. Thirteen films from Cyprus, three days only. Join the Gene Siskel Film Center for the Chicago European Union Film Festival (CEUFF) as we shine…
The Glendale International Film Festival (GIFF)’s 12th edition is open for film and screenplay submissions on FilmFreeway. GIFF 2026 is scheduled to be held in person from September 23-28, 2026,…
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC), producer of the Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF), announces the winner of the Festival’s annual poster competition: Washington D.C.-based Salvadoran visual art…
Join the Gene Siskel Film Center as we continue to celebrate Black creativity, imagination, and global perspectives, with a lineup of film programs, lectures, and screenings centering Black voices across…
The Patrick Lives On Film Showcase & Fundraiser, sponsored and hosted by Resolution Studios and Cinespace Studios, will take place on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Patricia Frontain, Founder and President…
The Sundance Film Festival is back for one final run in Park City before heading to Boulder, Colorado in 2027. If you are making the trek to Park City this…
Sundance Institute announced the lineup for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival’s annual Beyond Film talks and events, a series featuring artist conversations and experts from various fields being held Friday, January 23–Friday, January…
‘Loafers’, a modern take on the mumblecore classics of the mid 200s, will hold its world premiere as an official selection of Dances with Films New York, an indie bi-coastal…
HollyShorts Dubai, the prestigious Oscar and BAFTA-qualifying short film festival, successfully concluded its first edition at a vibrant Closing Awards Ceremony. The event’s Awards ceremony, held at Firdaus Studio in Expo…
RiverRun International Film Festival, an Oscar-qualifying festival in two categories (documentary and animated shorts) and based in Winston-Salem, N.C., has named Michael C. Morin executive director effective December 8. RiverRun’s…
Art House Convergence (AHC), the non-profit service organization dedicated to independent and art house cinemas, announced the hiring of Board President Lela Meadow-Conner as the organization’s first interim Executive Director,…
The Patrick Lives On Film Showcase sponsored by Resolution Digital Studios and Cinespace Film Studios will take place once again in winter of 2026. Date and venue to be announced….
After a wildly successful run on the festival circuit, the award-winning short film Maggie’s Not Okay will debut on the prestigious YouTube channel Omeleto to its 4 million subscribers on…
This year’s Doc Chicago mini-conference kicks off with a showcase of regionally produced short documentaries at Chicago Filmmakers on Friday, Dec 5, followed by an afternoon of documentary-focused panels, a case study,…
The 14th Annual Key West Film Festival celebrated filmmakers and special guests in a joyful Awards Ceremony at The Studios of Key West. Congratulations to the KWFF 2025 Golden Key…
Legendary Director and Actor Robert Townsend, a Chicago native, will be hosting a two-day pop-up film festival in Chicago featuring screenings of his classic films on Saturday December 6th to Sunday, December…
Riding the wave of being named to Moviemaker Magazine’s esteemed “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World,” The Key West Film Festival has launched its short film lineup for…
Riding the wave of being named to both MovieMaker Magazine’s esteemed “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” and “Top 20 Destination Film Festivals in the World,” The Key…
This November, Milwaukee Film brings a vast array of programming to the historic Oriental Theatre, from the Wild & Scenic Film Festival: Water Tales shorts program co-presented by Milwaukee Riverkeeper, to an Epic…
The 61st Chicago International Film Festival today announced A TERRIBLE SOUND as the winner of The Pitch at the 11th edition of Industry Days, the Festival’s annual conference that has become a hub for…
Chicago, particularly the South Side, is rich with stories that inspire, challenge and entertain in amazing ways. For the third consecutive year, the Community Film Workshop of Chicago (CFWC) presents Voices of the South Side:…
Director Gus Van Sant has created a mind-blowingly immense scope of films over his career. From Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho to Good Will Hunting, Milk and dozens of others, he is one of the…
Spike Lee is one of the coolest people on earth. Besides winning the 2018 Oscar for BlacKkKlansman and a ton of other awards for a ton of other film, he…
The Chicago International Film Festival today announced the winning films at North America’s longest-running competitive film festival’s 61st edition, held from October 15 – 26, 2024. This year, 43 feature films competed…
After wrapping the film, Train Dreams, Joel Edgerton remembers hoping that he had “done enough of the right thing” to make his character worthwhile. After telling that to Screen Magazine on the red…
For years, filmmaker Bob Teitel could not stop thinking about what happened to Chicago’s 2014 Jackie Robinson West little league baseball team. “They weren’t able to really tell their story,”…
The Chicago International Film Festival launched its 61st annual run on Wednesday night at the Music Box Theater. Featuring the world premiere of Chicago-made documentary One Golden Summer, the oldest competitive…
The 61st Chicago International Film Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, announced today the program and schedule for Industry Days, running October 16 – 19, 2025 in downtown Chicago. Now in its 11th year, the…
The Chicago International Film Festival today announced the full lineup of films and programs included in this year’s 61st edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, unspooling at venues across the…
The 61st Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, today announced its International Competitions for this year’s edition, running October 15 – 26, 2025. This year’s competitive titles…
In its third and most powerful year yet, XL Fest, led by producer Troy Pryor, continues to shift the paradigm – not just for Black creatives in Chicago, but for the…
The 61st Chicago International Film Festival is set to open Wednesday October 15, 2025 with the World Premiere of ONE GOLDEN SUMMER, the true story behind Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West Little League team’s…
Hibernian Media proudly announce film selections for their 11th Annual “Irish American Movie Hooley”, scheduled this year atThe Wilmette Theatre in Wilmette Sept. 26-27-28, 2025 Declaring themselves “the only Irish American film…
On Monday, August 25th, Midwest Film Festival (MFF) returns to the Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington St.) with a film lineup that will embark…
The longest-running underground film festival in the world, the Chicago Underground Film Festival builds on its history of discovering and presenting the most genre-defying, groundbreaking, and unique films emerging from…
The Black & Brown Femme Film Festival 2025, presented by BBFF, returns for its highly anticipated annual celebration of women of color in film. This year’s festival invites audiences to…
Mark your calendars now as XL FEST is set for August 14-23 in Chicago. The fest’s schedule is packed with special guests and indie premieres. Let’s take a look at…
The 29th LA Shorts International Film Festival, announces its 2025 offerings, which include 470 films from 34 countries. The OSCARS® & BAFTA-qualifying LA Shorts Fest takes place at Regal Cinema LA LIVE on July 16-28….
Dances With Films: LA announced its Filmmaker Award winners during a joyous and heartfelt celebration at The TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood as it wrapped the 28th edition of Los…
The blossoming St. Louis independent film scene has a massive feather to add to its relatively newly crafted cap. The indie thriller Ride or Die was filmed in the Missouri…
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“The Calling,” the highly anticipated home-invasion thriller from director Mark Wilson will make its World Premiere at the 28th Dances With Films festival at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood…
Chasers made history earlier this year as the first narrative project to screen at both Sundance Film Festival and Slamdance. This ambitious 30-minute one-shot pilot was made possible through incredible…
The 19th edition of Asian Pop-Up Cinema today announced the winners of the Festival’s inaugural jury competition, which saw 16 films in competitions including the Grand Jury Feature Film Award, the Best Short Film…
Sundance will have a new home in 2027, and it will be Boulder, Colorado. The festival declared today, “We’re on the move in 2027. We’re thrilled to finally reveal that…
The Patrick Lives On showcase and fundraiser is a multifunctional tradition of Chicago film. A cinematic presentation, a networking event and a celebration of food and drink, the annual testament…
The Northwest Illinois Film Festival’s Shorts-a-Palooza showcase will enjoy its fifth annual run on Wednesday, April 9. Hosted by the Northwest Illinois Film Office, the event showcases a stunning variety…
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center is pleased to announce the complete festival program and schedule for its annual Chicago European Union Film Festival. This highly anticipated…
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival may be the final one in Park City, Utah, after four decades in the resort town. As the world awaits the verdict on Sundance’s future…
Today the Sundance Film Festival announced its final award for the 2025 edition: Come See Me in the Good Light in the Premieres category received the Festival Favorite Award, voted for by…
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The Sundance Film Festival descended upon Park City, Utah, and, of course, that means Monday on Main Street was right in the middle of it all. SCREEN was honored to…
Today the 2025 Sundance Film Festival awards were presented at a ceremony for the jury and audience award–winning films at The Ray Theatre in Park City, where independent storytelling was…
Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival is back, bringing its 11th screening to Chicago’s indie cinema hub, Facets, on February 6, 2025. This one-of-a-kind event showcases an unexpected variety of…
Vince Lawrence started opening a lot of doors in 1984. That was the year when the self-described “nerdy Black kid” and his friend Jesse Saunders hunkered down in a Chicago bedroom…
The Patrick Lives On Film Showcase is coming up in early 2025 and there is still time for you to submit your film to be considered for the showcase. The…
The Sundance Film Festival is back in-person and kicks off next week. If you are making the trek to Park City this month, here is a soiree for you to…
Filmmakers Antonio Piazza and Fabio Grassadonia mined historical records and their own life experiences to co-write and co-direct Sicilian Letters, a true story about the capture of the last remaining mafia…
2024 has been an exciting year for Michael Glover Smith, and 2025 is shaping up to be his busiest yet. The latest film from the Chicago filmmaker – the eight-minute…
The Patrick Lives On Film Showcase is coming up in early 2025 and there is still time for you to submit your film to be considered for the showcase. This…
The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) proudly announces the appointment of NK Gutiérrez as its new Executive Director, succeeding Erica Duffy effective December 2024. Gutiérrez, who has served as the festival’s…
What better time than now for a story of inspiration and perseverance? The World Premiere is here for Chicago filmmaker Devon Gulati’s documentary short film Looking Forward. Gulati and his…
The Chicago International Film Festival closed the 60th edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival on Sunday, October 27, and today announces the winners of its Audience Awards in four categories:…
Riding the wave of being named to both MovieMaker Magazine’s esteemed “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” and “Top 20 Destination Film Festivals in the World,” The Key…
Two festivals. Four awards. The Chicago-made indie feature Room Six has brought home awards on back-to-back weekends. The film just won the Best Chicago Horror Feature and Best Lead Actor…
Following the raucous response to the world premiere as the closing night film for AGLIFF, AMERICAN SCHEMERS is having its Midwest premiere at the prestigious Heartland International Film Festival in on Thursday, October 17th….
The 60th Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, today announced its International Competitions for this year’s edition, running October 16 – 27, 2024. This year’s competitive titles…
Room Six, the gritty indie thriller from first-time filmmakers Hobart Miller and Michael Panico, will be the closing night feature for the 15th Annual Grand Rapids Film Festival on Sunday,…
The World Premiere is here for an impactful Chicago-made short film. The strength of sisterhood is at the heart of director Alyssa Thordarson’s Chronic. The film will debut at the…
Following up on last year’s successful relocation to Chicago’s South Side, the Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF), the longest-running underground film festival in the world, returns September 11-15, 2024. Turning…
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival has unveiled its full slate of programming for the 42nd edition of the second-longest running LGBTQ+ film festival in the world, unspooling September…
Comedy legend and The Second City alumnus Mike Myers is set to receive a Career Achievement Award at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival, running October 16 – 27, 2024, it was announced today. “An Evening…
August is in full swing and XL Fest is just a few days away. From August 15 through 18, the annual Film Festival and Summit brings together industry professionals, providing…
The wins keep coming for a hilarious horror short out of Chicago. Daily Planet Productions is thrilled to announce that their latest short film, “Room Tone,” has clinched two prestigious…
For the 10th year in a row, Advertising Community Night is returning to the Midwest Film Festival (MFF) in the heart of Chicago at the Gene Siskel Film Center at…
After last month’s successful Roadshow in Milwaukee, the Midwest Film Festival (MFF) will be back in Chicago on Monday, June 24th at the Gene Siskel Film Center. The festival is…
The inaugural Taiwan Pride Film Festival will be held June 29th in Chicago, it was announced today by festival producers Zatori Films and the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office. This year’s program features shorts and…
It’s time to circle August 15 through the 18th on your calendar. Brothers Larenz Tate, Larron Tate & Lahmard Tate will headline this year’s XL Film Fest in Chicago. Actor…
The 60th edition of the Chicago International Film Festival will arrive in this October, but first, the storied institution will present its annual gala, with very special guests taking center…
Alternating Currents, happening August 15-18, 2024, hosts the Quad Cities’ largest annual film festival, featuring dozens of film screenings from rising filmmakers, showcasing many of the best independent and short…
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Northwestern University’s Pritzker Pucker Studio Lab launches the Chicago Mental Health Film Showcase – two days of films, conversations, and a creative film workshop….
Production has officially wrapped on How’d It Go, a new short film directed by Elizabeth Laidlaw (pictured left) of CBS’s The Red Line and written by award-winning playwright and filmmaker…
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the Rotten Tomatoes Audience Award winners…
Legendary newsman Al Roker is set to host Cinema/Chicago’s 60th Anniversary Cinema Soirée, it was announced today. The event, which celebrates the diamond anniversary of the Chicago International Film Festival and its incredible history and…
CMP, Chicago’s leading organization dedicated to supporting social-impact documentary film, today announced the full slate of films being showcased at the 9th annual Doc10 documentary film festival running May 2 – 5,…
IFC Films today announced that four of its most anticipated films of the summer will screen at the Chicago Critics Film Festival, running May 3 – 9, 2024 at the…
The fourth annual Shorts-a-Palooza film festival takes place on Wednesday, April 24, at Morrison Tech in Morrison, Illinois. Hosted by the Northwest Illinois Film Office, the celebration highlights a stunning…
Chicago Filmmakers is pleased to announce the competition programs for the 34th edition of the Onion City Experimental Film Festival, which will take place Thursday, April 4 to Sunday, April 7 at…
David Pasquesi and TJ Jagodowski are legends of Chicago’s famed improv scene, and in their latest collaboration, the duo is bringing their acclaimed comedic talents from the stage to the…
TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi are bringing their wits to SXSW, where the pilot of their new series, Bettendorf Talks, will make its world premiere on Mar 10. Playing a pair…
HANDLE WITH CARE, a new short film written and directed by Michael Glover Smith (MERCURY IN RETROGRADE), has won the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival‘s “Best of Show” award, its…
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It was an inspiring and impactful night in Chicago this past weekend. More than a dozen films led the 7th Annual Patrick Lives On Film Showcase and Fundraiser at Resolution…
Fifty-seven films from across the country, all with an Iowa Connection, will be screened at the 2024 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival, April 5-7, 2024 at the Collins Road Theatres,…
2024 has launched with a prestigious world premiere from a promising Chicago directing duo. Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson made a splash on the national indie film scene when their…
More than a dozen films will screen during the 7th Annual Patrick Lives On Film Showcase and Fundraiser at Resolution Studios on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Created by seasoned vets…
HANDLE WITH CARE, a new short film written and directed by Michael Glover Smith (RELATIVE) and starring Alyssa Thordarson (AFTER: A LOVE STORY) and Mickey O’Sullivan (CHICAGO PD), will have…
The Sundance Film Festival is back in-person and kicks off this week. If you are making the trek to Park City this month, here is a soiree for you to…
This week is all about Sundance, and a Chicago-made feature is set to debut at the prestigious festival in Park City, Utah. The feature film Desire Lines, directed by Jules Rosskam, will…
David Pasquesi and TJ Jagodowski are legends of Chicago’s famed improv scene, and in their latest collaboration, the duo is bringing their acclaimed comedic talents from the stage to the…
The 7th Annual Patrick Lives On Film Showcase sponsored by Resolution Studios and Cinespace Studios takes place at Resolution Studios on Saturday, February 24, 2024. And there is still time…
2024 will launch with a prestigious world premiere from a promising Chicago directing duo. Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson made a splash on the national indie film scene when their…
Fitting Descriptions, a short film co-directed by Tiffany Bedwell and John Mossman, launched its festival run with a west coast world premiere on December 7th, the final day of the…
Plus Seven Company announced today that 13 short films have been selected for screening at 815HORTS: A 5HORT Film Festival, including Academy Award nominee Bing Liu’s Rockford premiere of “What the Hands…
Great films for a great cause. The 7th Annual Patrick Lives On Film Showcase, sponsored by Resolution Digital Studios and Cinespace Film Studios, takes place at Resolution Studios on Saturday,…
Get ready to kick off an unforgettable cinematic experience as Sean Fahey’s For Kicks makes its grand entrance at the 11th Urban Action Film Festival in the heart of NYC!…
The Midwest Film Festival hosted an unforgettable evening celebrating the remarkable talent of Midwest filmmakers at the 2023 Best of the Midwest Awards (BMAs) last night, on Tuesday, November 2nd….
Riding the wave of being named to Moviemaker Magazine’s esteemed “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World,” The Key West Film Festival has launched its short film lineup for…
Riding the wave of being named to Moviemaker Magazine’s esteemed “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World,” The Key West Film Festival has assembled a revered group of industry…
The 29th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival is right around the corner. Presented from November 3 through 16, this year’s Black Harvest boasts 20+ feature films, 10 shorts programs, filmmaker…
The nonprofit Sundance Institute today unveiled details for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival’s fundraiser, Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years Presented by Chase Sapphire® which will take place on January…
Sound Designer Mark Ruff helped Director Michael Gabriele transform one of the least noticeable yet most important filmmaking tasks into a short titled, Room Tone, that will screen at the Facets’ Chicago…
Chicago activist and entrepreneur Willie ‘JR’ Fleming attended the Chicago International Film Festival’s Opening Night Block Party with his sister Marlene Mcintosh on Wednesday October 11. Intending to see Minhal…
World-renowned singer, the late Carol Sloane is the subject of the new feature-length documentary, Sloane: A Jazz Singer, directed by Michael Lippert. The film recently took First Prize in the Feature…
The 59th Chicago International Film Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, has announced the program and schedule for Industry Days, running October 12-15 in downtown Chicago. Now in its 9th year, the four-day conference…
The 30th edition of the Chicago Underground Film Festival–the longest-running underground film festival in the world–Opening night for CUFF30 is tonight at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., in…
The 59th Chicago International Film Festival is set to open Wednesday, October 11th at the Music Box Theatre and it will do so with a highly anticipated hometown indie. The…
Five years ago, Creative Cypher launched an accelerator lab for rising content creators. Founder Troy Pryor’s goal was to then provide those creators an opportunity to showcase their work and…
For the 14th consecutive year, the Midwest Film Festival (MFF) hosted its Women & Gender Non-Conforming Filmmakers Night. The event showcases and celebrates the work of historically underrepresented filmmakers and…
Filmmaker Sean Fahey details the life of action star Eugene Thomas in For Kicks, a feature-length documentary premiering at the Chicago Underground Film Festival on September 17. Besides telling the story of an actor who…
Midwest Film Festival’s 14th Annual Women & Gender Non-Conforming Filmmakers Night Set for August 28
For the 14th consecutive year, the Midwest Film Festival (MFF) will host its Women & Gender Non-Conforming Filmmakers Night. The event showcases and celebrates the work of historically underrepresented filmmakers…
The 30th edition of the Chicago Underground Film Festival–the longest-running underground film festival in the world–is moving to Chicago’s South Side Harper Theater, 5238 S. Harper Ave., September 13-17, 2023. Opening night will…
Creative Cypher’s XL Film Fest has released its official lineup for the three day festival beginning August 17th until August 20th. August marks the launch for the Black-owned and operated…
A half-dozen shorts will screen continuously at the Cultural Center during DisFest, a free and accessible celebration of artists and performers with disabilities, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday,…
July 31st marks the Chicago Premiere of “Ghosts of the Void,” a psychological thriller written and directed by Jason Miller and produced by Mike D. Ware, Seth Savoy, and Tony…
World Premiere at UK’s Legendary Frightfest for Clare Cooney’s Filmed-In-Chicago ‘Departing Seniors’
The legendary FrightFest, the UK’s biggest horror and fantasy film festival, returns to London’s Cineworld Leicester Square this August 24 – 28 for its 24th edition, and a filmed-in-Chicago feature is among the jaw-dropping…
The XL Film Festival, powered by Creative Cypher, will feature a top tier collaboration with Mansa. Mansa is a free, ad-supported streaming platform highlighting Black content for a global audience,…
The half-hour Chicago-made TV pilot “I Didn’t Mean To Go Mental” made its L.A. premiere at the iconic TCL Chinese Theater as part of the Dances With Films festival on…
Creative Cypher will host the XL Film Festival Friday, August 18 to Sunday, August 20, and continue to host events throughout the year. The XL Film Festival is Chicago’s growing…
The premiere is here for a Chicago-made thriller. The Unseen will debut at the 26th annual Dances With Films at the historic TCL Chinese Theater on Friday, June 23 at 11:45 pm….
Daily Planet Productions’ latest short film, Room Tone, will make its World Premiere at the Dances With Films Independent Film Festival in Hollywood on June 24th. “Everyone that has ever…
The Gene Siskel Film Center at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has named filmmaker, curator, and programmer Jada-Amina to lead the artistic vision and direction as lead…
SIFF closed out its 49th Seattle International Film Festival this weekend, announcing the winners of the 2023 Golden Space Needle Audience and Juried Competition Awards. The awards were presented at a…
The International Latino Cultural Center announced today the winners and runner-ups for the 39th Chicago Latino Film Festival’s Audience Choice Awards. The Audience Choice Award for Best Fiction Feature went…
Midwest Film Festival (MFF) is proud to feature Greener Pastures at the Gene Siskel Film Center on April 24th at 6:30pm. This documentary follows the lives of four dairy farmers…
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the complete lineup, schedule and special…
Fifty-one films from around the world were screened at the 2023 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival April 14-16 at the Collins Road Theatres, 1462 Twixt Town Road, Marion, Iowa. Awards…
PAPER PLANES, a new short film co-directed by Alyssa Thordarson [AFTER (A LOVE STORY)] and Michael Glover Smith (RELATIVE), based on an original screenplay by Thordarson, will have its world,…
Texas filmmaker Kayla Abuda Galang, the Filipino-born, U.S.-raised filmmaker known for dynamic, character-driven stories that explore themes of home, family, and belonging, received the SXSW 2023 Special Jury Award in…
The 39th Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF) is right around the corner, and this week, the renowned festival announced its full slate of films and special events. Produced by the…
The 39th Chicago Latino Film Festival announces today the selection of Claudia Sainte Luce’s offbeat comedy about second chances, Love & Mathematics, as its Opening Night film on Thursday April…
Chicago Filmmakers, the presenting organization of the Onion City Experimental Film Festival, is pleased to announce the full slate of programs for the 33rd edition, running March 30 – April 9….
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) announces the first seven films selected for the 2023 Chicago Critics Film Festival. First titles include the Chicago premiere of Paul Schrader’s MASTER GARDENER and a…
The 39th Chicago Latino Film Festival announces the first wave of titles from the close to 100 feature and short length films from Latin America, Spain, Portugal and the United…
In 1976, an extraordinary group of Black feminist artists and activists—Michele Wallace, Faith Ringgold, Patricia Jones, Margo Jefferson, and Monica Freeman—co-organized the first ever Black women’s film festival: the Sojourner…
“Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher will be in the spotlight Saturday, March 11, as the Chickasaw Cultural Center’s Holba’ Pisachi’ Native Film Festival returns. The Holba’ Pisachi’ (“Showing Pictures”) Native Film…
During the last quarter of 2022, Creative Cypher, founded by Troy Pryor, agreed to merge its sister brand Cypher Foundation with the Chicago South Side Film Festival, founded by Michelle Kennedy….
For the last three years, the South Side Short Film Series hosted by Reel Black Filmmakers was virtual. On Saturday, March 4th from 2-4pm, the free screening will be in-person at Harris Park, 6200 S. Drexel Avenue, where the Community Film Workshop of…
The 26th Chicago European Union Film Festival starts in just a few short weeks! This year’s Chicago European Union Film Festival (CEUFF) is a celebration of emerging voices and a showcase of…
All eyes were on Park city this year with the first in-person Sundance since 2020 and the Kentucky crew showed up in full force… despite the below freezing temperatures! The…
The Sundance Film Festival was back in-person and better than ever. If you made the trek to Park City this month, you likely stopped by the 12th Annual Monday on…
On the heels of a wildly successful festival run, including a dozen award nominations, nine wins, playing at Academy-Award qualifiers, local screenings, and more than twenty fests all over the country,…
A promising TV pilot has won the coveted Grand Jury title at Slamdance and is now looking ahead to series development. Could the series eventually land in Chicago? Pilot creator…
A Chicago and Midwest made independent feature has earned one of the most coveted awards on the festival circuit. The Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature at the Slamdance Film…
Michael Glover Smith’s fourth feature Relative, which launched a joint premiere theatrical run at the Music Box Theater and Gene Siskel Film Center last summer, is set to return to…
The International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC), producer of the Chicago Latino Film Festival (CLFF), is proud to announce that Los Angeles-based graphic designer and illustrator Chenwei Xu is…
The Sundance Film Festival is back in-person and kicks off this week. If you are making the trek to Park City this month, here is a soiree for you to…
It’s time to head to Park City! Slamdance Film Festival is ready to roll and there are two films hailing from Chicagoland and the Midwest awaiting their premiere. Slamdance 2023…
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announced today the highly anticipated lineup for the 38th edition, which will run February 8 to 18, 2023. The festival will showcase 52…
Born In Chicago, the music documentary with deep roots in the Chicago music and production communities, has won “Best of Fest” at the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Festival. The award…
Chicago Filmmakers today announces the open call for entries for Reeling 2023: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, now in its 41st edition. Reeling, which has been an annual showcase of the…
The Grammy Award-winning folk rock duo Indigo Girls will perform at Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance presented by IMDbPro on January 19 in Park City. The band will also premiere their new documentary, It’s…
The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the 16 jurors granting awards for artistic and cinematic excellence at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, including the five jury members who awarded the…
Sundance is live and in-person once again! Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the slate of independent films selected across the feature film categories for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival….
A diverse collective of filmmakers led the short film award winners for the 2022 Key West Film Festival. The fest assembled a revered jury of industry leaders to judge the…
Other Worlds Film Festival has announced the final wave of programming for the 2022, and final, edition. Like the nine-year-old festival itself, this year’s fest will end on a high note, with…
The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced three newly appointed additions to the Institute’s Board of Trustees. Lulu Wang, Patrick Gaspard and Shripriya Mahesh have joined the business, cultural, and philanthropic leaders who guide and…
The Key West Film Festival has assembled a revered group of industry leaders and artists to judge the 11th edition of the festival. The collective includes Hell’s Kitchen Producer Eric…
Doc Chicago is here, and we have the founder with us today to tell you why you should be heading to the Chicago Cultural Center this Saturday. The schedule for this year’s…
Coming off a prestigious win at a film festival in New York and a high-profile Los Angeles premiere, a Chicago indie will continue to add more screening dates at fests and…
Black Alphabet, a nonprofit committed to promoting equity awareness on behalf of the Black LGBT+ community through the use of media and the arts, has announced the 9th Annual Black…
Documentary filmmakers from across the Midwest will be en route to Downtown Chicago next weekend. The schedule for this year’s DOC CHICAGO – the free mini-conference for and by Midwest documentary filmmakers…
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center has revealed the full festival schedule for its 28th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival, which will take place…
Riding the wave of being named to Moviemaker Magazine’s esteemed “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World,” the Key West Film Festival has launched its short film lineup for…
After a successful year with several sold-out shows, the Midwest Film Festival (MFF) honors the work of multiple filmmakers featured in their monthly First Tuesdays series in 2022. These creatives…
Reeling: The 40th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival has announced the winners of the Best Narrative and Documentary Feature Jury and Audience Awards, recognizing artistic achievements in global LGBTQ+ independent…
The Chicago International Film Festival today announced that award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Katie Couric, executive producer of NO ORDINARY CAMPAIGN, will appear at an encore presentation of her film. Meanwhile, two new…
The Nashville Film Festival announces the 53rd edition’s award winners, including best films in each category and the winning scripts in the organization’s esteemed screenplay competition. Brazilian film MARS ONE, written…
Together we are stronger. And with that in mind, an all-new unifying organization has been formed in Chicago. It was announced at FACETS’ annual Screen Gems Benefit last week, honoring the life and career…
The Reeling Film Festival launched its 2022 program with the US premiere of The Tiny Shrimps Strike Back at the Music Box Theatre on September 22. Now on its 40th annual run, the…
The Chicago International Film Festival has announced the full lineup of films and programs for this year’s 58th edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, running October 12 –…
A Chicago indie is celebrating a prestigious win in New York as its theatrical run heats up in the final months of summer. Michael Glover Smith’s fourth feature film, the…
The prolific festival run continues for Chicago-made short film After (A Love Story). The dramatic piece launches its West Coast leg this week, with a Los Angeles Premiere at the…
Chicago Southland International Film Festival (CSIFF) presented by Governors State University (GSU) is hosting its inaugural Summer Showcase event on July 29. The festivities will be hosted at Governors State…
The 12th Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF) will be held at Chicago Filmmakers, 1326 W. Hollywood Avenue in Chicago, from July 15-21. The festival will exhibit nightly screenings of…
Anyone who’s been to CUFF knows that a ticket to the festival doesn’t just get you admission to the films, it’s an admission to a subculture. Set for July 27-31…
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A very personal story for an up-and-coming director is about make a very public World Premiere. The Year Between will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City…
Tabitha Jackson, Director, Sundance Film Festival and Public Programming, will be leaving the Sundance Institute. Director of Programming Kim Yutani will join the senior leadership team of the Institute. Sundance…
Watch 10 films from 10 countries with 9 U.S. Premieres at the special African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) Chicago Film Series from June 10-12, 2022. For the 19th consecutive…
Oak Park residents Adria Dawn and David Tarleton, of Tarleton/Dawn Productions, are making their mark through their films for social change. On May 24th, Dawn’s birthday, the filmmaking partnership and…
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the Audience Award winners following the…
Doc10 is Chicago’s only all-documentary film festival and provides a one-of-a-kind experience for its audiences, reaching thousands of local cinephiles over the last several years. The festival runs through this Sunday,…
Go big or go home. That’s the mantra as Elevated Films Chicago will be taking over the 17th floor Town Hall – which also happens to be an NBA-sized basketball…
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, announces the complete lineup, schedule and special guests…
EarthX Film Festival 2022 presented by Curiosity proudly announces its Closing Night films and events. Set to take place May 12-15 in the Dallas Arts District, the EarthX Film Festival will…
The 17th CineYouth Festival, presented by Cinema/Chicago, announced award winners for its 2022 edition in nine categories, as well as the recipient of this year’s Prodigy Scholarship. This year’s award…
Did your favorite film festival crack the Top 50? Moviemaker Magazine has released its annual list of ’50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee,’ and there are quite a few…
Multiple Hats Productions in partnership with Dune Grass Pictures announces that their new short film drama, “The West Virginian Starfish,” will hold its world premiere on April 22nd as part…
As the countdown for the 38th Chicago Latino Film Festival, presented by Corona Extra, begins, organizers unveiled the list of films that will receive their World, North American, U.S. and…
Chicago-made short film After (A Love Story) will have its World Premiere at the Academy-Qualifying 46th Cleveland International Film Festival. The film, which tells the story of a surviving couple…
The 38th Chicago Latino Film Festival announced today two special screenings at Instituto Cervantes, 31 W. Ohio St.: Nicolás Postioglione’s feature debut Immersion on Sunday, April 24th and the U.S….
The Midwest Film Festival (MFF) presents its second entry of their 2022 season. On Tuesday, April 5, at 7 pm, MFF will host an hour-long networking soiree before featuring the…
Full Frame announces the official festival selections for the virtual 25th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, which takes place online April 7–10, 2022. The NEW DOCS lineup and Invited Program…
The 38th Chicago Latino Film Festival announced today its selections for their Closing and Late Night screenings at ChiTown Movies Drive-In, 2343 S. Throop St., Saturday, April 30th. The Festival…
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, announces today the first seven films selected…
The 38th Chicago Latino Film Festival announced today its selections for their Opening Night and Centerpiece screenings at ChiTown Movies Drive-In, 2343 S. Throop St. The Festival opens Thursday, April…
Michael Glover Smith‘s fourth feature, Relative, which was shot in Chicago last summer and produced by Brian and Jan Hieggelke’s Chicago Film Project, will have its world premiere at the…
Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center will present its 25th Annual Chicago European Union Film Festival (CEUFF), from Friday, March 4 through Thursday, March 17. After a COVID-truncated 2020 festival and…
After nine days, 84 feature films and 59 short films, the juries have deliberated and the audience has voted, and tonight the 2022 Sundance Film Festival’s Awards were announced. The…
The Sundance Film Festival is underway, virtually so, with filmlovers (and hopefully filmbuyers) experiencing world premiere cinema from the small screens in their respective living rooms. The festival has marked…
The 5th Annual Patrick Lives On Film Showcase sponsored by Resolution Digital Studios and Cinespace Film Studios takes place at Resolution Studios on Saturday, March 12, 2022. This fundraiser is…
Here we go again? Hopefully not. And while it’s not the best start for 2022, it’s likely the right decision… and there is hope ahead (see below). Just two weeks…
There are two major festivals that kick off the new year, and one of them will now be going virtual-only. Is this is harbinger of decisions to come for centerpiece…
Sundance is live and in-person once again on the snowy streets of Park City this January. The lineup is here, and anticipation is in the air. The festival, which will…
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the audience choice award winners at the…
In a collaborative re-envisioning of the 28th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF)—the world’s longest-running underground film festival—Full Spectrum Features (FSF) is the official presenter of CUFF this year to…
Dancing, drinks, and Dionne (and dessert, too!). An epic weekend of film festivals in the Windy City is headlined by the 27th Black Harvest Film Festival.
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), the Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics group that celebrates the art of film and film criticism, today announces the complete lineup, schedule and special…
A trio of highly anticipated films will open this year’s Chicago International Film Festival, here is the rundown for tonight’s famed festivities… TONIGHT AT 7 PM AT THE MUSIC BOX…
The Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) tonight announced the 52nd edition’s award winners, including best films in each category and the winning scripts in the organization’s esteemed screenplay competition. The debut…
“Together Again.” That’s the goal as many film festivals and small businesses reopen around the country and welcome people back through their doors. And it’s also the theme for one…
The Telluride Film Festival is underway now, and here’s the lineup. TFF’s celebration of artistic excellence brings together cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers, and artists to discover the best in world cinema…
With the cornerstone U.S. festival South By Southwest preparing for its live and in-person film, music, and interactive mega-showcase this coming Spring, there may be an unexpected roadblock in its…
The Gene Siskel Film Center is pleased to present Chicago Favorites, a series of eight films curated by a cross-section of notable Chicagoans. On eight dates between August 21 and September…
Outfest is thrilled to present Academy Award®-nominated actor, Elliot Page with the Oufest Achievement Award at the Outfest Los Angeles 2021 Closing Night Gala being held Sunday, August 22, 2021 at…
The Sundance Film Festival declared today they will be requiring all participants attending the Festival, or Sundance-affiliated events, in person in Utah to be fully vaccinated. This move will likely…
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