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Interview: Chicago Film Festival’s Mimi Plauché on Transitioning to Virtual Events and Festival Gems to Seek Out at 56th Annual Affair

Belushi

Needless to say, things for the programmers of the 56th Chicago International Film Festival are a little different in 2020. At the same time, some things never change. Although the […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • October 12, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Dispatch: Chicago Film Festival Awards and Wrap-Up

    Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    And just like that, another year of the Chicago International Film Festival is behind us. Marking its 55th edition, the festival concluded over the weekend with a few more special […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • October 28, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Dispatch: The 55th Chicago International Film Festival Delivers a Strong Final Weekend

    Babyteeth

    Have you made it out to the Chicago International Film Festival yet? Leave a comment and let us know what you’ve seen (and what you thought)! We’ve been in the […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • October 25, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Dispatch: Weekday Selections at Chicago Int’l Film Festival

    The Aeronauts

    Though a lot of exciting films and guests were in Chicago over the weekend for all the happenings at the Chicago International Film Festival, there’s still a lot more in […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • October 21, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Dispatch: Selections from Chicago Int’l Film Festival’s First Weekend of Screenings

    The Kingmaker

    The 55th Chicago International Film Festival is officially underway, and with ten full days of screenings to go, there’s more to see than any one person could possibly make time […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • October 17, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Preview: What To Watch (and Do) at the 55th Chicago International Film Festival

    The Irishman

    A 55th anniversary is no small thing; most marriages don’t make it to that milestone, let alone annual arts events. But here we are, with the Chicago International Film Festival […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • October 14, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Interview: Chicago International Film Festival From the Inside, with Artistic Director Mimi Plauché

    Motherless Brooklyn

    North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, the 55th Chicago International Film Festival kicks off on October 16 at the AMC River East 21 (where nearly every festival screening will, once […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • October 13, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Elizabeth Chomko and Robert Forster on Coming of Age and Coming Back to Chicago for What They Had

    What They Had

    What They Had is about a lot of things, most of which are related to a family’s inability to talk about medical care, but also bigger-picture drama like the inability […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 8, 2018
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Dispatch: The Chicago International Film Festival Saves Some of the Best for Last

    Claire Darling

    We’ve made it this far, film fans. There are just a few days left of the 54th Chicago International Film Festival, and believe it or not, there’s still plenty of […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • October 18, 2018
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Dispatch: A Dozen Films for Your Week at Chicago International Film Festival

    What They Had

    If your weekend was such that you couldn’t spend hours at the cinema, never fear! The Chicago International Film Festival continues for another week, with several films either screening again […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • October 15, 2018
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Dispatch: More Than 15 Films To See at Chicago International Film Festival This Weekend

    Widows

    In the first of several dispatches from the Chicago International Film Festival, we cover nearly twenty feature films (and one shorts program!) screening through Sunday, October 14. That means we’re […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • October 11, 2018
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Chicago Film Festival Artistic Director Talks Diversity in Film, New Ticketing Systems and What’s To Come for Cinema/Chicago

    Mimi Plauché

    North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, the 54th Chicago International Film Festival is now underway at the AMC River East 21 (where every festival screening will, once again, be this […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • October 11, 2018
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