National Native American Heritage Month
What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth...
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National Veteran and Military Families Month
November was first declared as Military Family Month in 1996. Since then, November has been a time to acknowledge the tremendous sacrifices our military families make. They contend with separation...
Black Harvest Film Festival
The Gene Siskel Film Center is now accepting submissions for its 28th Annual Black Harvest Film Fest! The festival invites Black, African American and African Diaspora-identifying filmmakers to submit their...
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Call for Submissions for ‘Patrick Lives On’ Showcase
Submissions for Chicago’s beloved Patrick Lives On film festival will run from December 1 to February 15, 2023. Open to anyone from the Chicago film community, entries can represent any...
Call for Submissions for Chicago Underground Film Festival
The Chicago Underground Film Festival, the longest running underground film festival in the world, is an internationally recognized program providing a venue for documentary, experimental and avant-garde narrative film and...
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Chicago Premiere of SISTER CARRIE
The Gene Siskel Film Center is thrilled to present the Chicago premiere of SISTER CARRIE, a new film directed by Chicago filmmaker (and Film Center alumnus) Daniel Nearing (CHICAGO HEIGHTS,...
