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Chicago Underground Film Festival
The 29th Chicago Underground Film Festival Lineup Is Packed with World Premieres, Panels, and Parties Click here for the full lineup and passes.
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza returns to Chicago in July with more than 170 bands and nine stages across four days. The roster includes Metallica, Dua Lipa, J. Cole, Green Day, Doja Cat, Machine Gun Kelly, Lil Baby, Kygo, Jane’s Addiction, Glass Animals, Billy Strings, Big Sean, The Kid Laroi, Jazmine Sullivan, Don Toliver, Charli XCX, Idles, Turnstile, Kaskade...
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National Black Business Month
National Black Business Month highlights the vital role of Black-owned businesses to the overall economy.
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Pioneers of Queer Cinema at Siskel Film Center
In partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the Gene Siskel Film Center presents differing, often radical explorations of sexual orientation and gender identity. Pioneers of Queer Cinema introduces and reacquaints audiences with landmark queer works and their makers, while inspiring new conversations and renewed action surrounding the complex obstacles LGBTQ+ communities continue to...
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Submissions Now Open for Chicago Irish Film Festival
Annual festival of the best independent films created in the past year by Irish filmmakers working around the world and filmmaker from all over the world working in Ireland. For over two decades the festival has strived to create a program of inclusion that supports and celebrates diverse voices of Irish storytelling in animation, documentary...
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Cinequest
Cinequest wraps a year of delivering exciting virtual events and experiences via its Cinejoy online platform. Cinequest delivered over 300 premiere films plus 200 live and interactive events and parties, serving global audiences from 58 countries. Cinequest announces 2021 Award Winners and the 2022 In-person and Virtual dates. CINEQUEST IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS IN 2022 Cinequest's...
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IFA Chicago Member Meetup
IFA Chicago Member Meetup
From IFA Chicago: "We're back with another Member Meetup - our third one in 2022! Join us Aug 19 at 12 p.m. CT for a conversation on The Art of Networking / Film Festivals! Bring your lunch and connect with us and your fellow IFA members! (This is a virtual event.) This event is for...
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Destroy Your Art
Destroy Your Art
It’s time to create and destroy. The fourth annual immersive event DESTROY YOUR ART that marries film and performance art for a completely unique experience that’s impossible to replicate, returns for the first time since 2019. This year, film hard drives will be burned to unrecognizability by blowtorch at the historic Music Box Theatre. Click...
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Slash and Bash Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival
This is an opportunity to view horror and sci-fi films already well-known and those created by up and coming stars. Visitors have the opportunity to meet various stars and directors. Past participants have included Patrick Rea, Todd Sheets, Courtney Gaines, Dee Wallace, Adrienne Barbeau, and the cast from Halloween to name a few. The short...
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IFA Chicago DEIB Fireside Chat
IFA Chicago DEIB Fireside Chat
From IFA Chicago: We’re excited to introduce a new program put together by our DEIB Committee: Fireside Chats! Our DEIB Committee aims to facilitate meaningful connection between our members at IFA and build awareness and tools to create a culture of DEIB and accessibility on their film sets and in the businesses: in service of...