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DIFF2026: Interview with Sidney Mallari of Animated Short ‘Value’

May 10, 2026, 7:19 am

CHICAGO– The 2026 Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) recently wrapped up on April 30th … and one of the festival’s big commitments is finding the new voices in cinema, with a focus on youth...

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DIFF2026: Dallas International Film Fest Grand Jury Prize to ‘If I Go Will...

May 9, 2026, 10:37 am

CHICAGO– The 2026 Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) wrapped up on April 30th … and recently announced its Grand Jury Prizes and Audience Awards. The top Narrative Feature is IF I...

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CIFF25: Portraits/Interviews for ‘An Evening with Spike Lee’

November 4, 2025, 10:34 am

CHICAGO– The 2025 Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF), which wrapped up on October 26th, hosted an “Evening with Spike Lee” on Friday, October 24th. The man himself walked the Red Carpet, along...

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CIFF25: Julia Sweeney Goes Full Spiral with ‘We Are Pat’

October 25, 2025, 1:16 pm

CHICAGO– The 2025 Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) screening of the new documentary “We Are Pat” was Wednesday, October 22th, and Pat (a seminal character from 1990s SNL) themselves was there...

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CIFF25: The Gold Hugo for Best Film is Spain’s SIRÂT

October 25, 2025, 7:29 am

CHICAGO– The 61st Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) announced its competitive award winners on October 24th, 2024, and the recipient of The Gold Hugo in the International Feature Film...

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CIFF25: Writer/Director Nia DeCosta Re-Imagines ‘Hedda’

October 22, 2025, 7:39 pm

CHICAGO– The Red Carpet was highlighted at the Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) on Sunday, October 19th. Filmmaker Nia DeCosta (“The Marvels”) was there to represent her new film, “Hedda,” an...

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CIFF25: Joel Edgerton & Clint Bentley of ‘Train Dreams’

October 21, 2025, 1:34 pm

CHICAGO– The 2025 Chicago International Film Fest (CIFF) new film screening of “Train Dreams” was Monday, October 20th, and lead actor Joel Edgerton and co-writer/director Clint Bentley were on the Red...

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CIFF25: Polish Film Legend Agnieszka Holland for Biopic ‘Franz’

October 20, 2025, 10:50 am

CHICAGO– The 2025 Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) screening of the new film “Franz” was Saturday, October 18th, and iconic Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (“Europa Europa”) attended to...

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CIFF25: Iconic Filmmaker Gus Van Sant for ‘Dead Man’s Wire’

October 20, 2025, 8:52 am

CHICAGO– The 2025 Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) screening of the new film “Dead Man’s Wire” was Saturday, October 18th, and legendary American filmmaker Gus Van Sant (“Good Willing...

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CIFF25: Filmmaker Mary Bronstein for ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’

October 18, 2025, 7:25 pm

CHICAGO– The 2025 Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) screening of the new film “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” was Thursday, October 16th, and writer/director Mary Bronstein attended to walk the...

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CIFF25: Opening Night Red Carpet at 61st Chicago Intl Film Fest

October 16, 2025, 7:59 pm

CHICAGO– It was a perfect Fall Night for an annual Chicago tradition to begin again. The 61st Chicago International Film Festival kicked off with the traditional Red Carpet, highlighting the crew and...

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CIFF25: 61st Chicago International Film Festival Opens with ‘One Golden...

October 14, 2025, 8:48 am

CHICAGO– In one of the biggest Chicago sports stories of last decade, the local Jackie Robinson West Little League went all the way, only to have it rescinded. Their story in “One Golden Summer” will...

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Film News: Global Kaleidoscope Night at Chicago's Midwest Film Festival

August 23, 2025, 11:28 am

CHICAGO– As an art, filmmaking is a reflection from the screen back to us. Chicago’s ongoing Midwest Film Festival (MFF) reminds everyone of that exploration … celebrating Global Kaleidoscope Night …...

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Film News: Advertising Community Night at the Midwest Film Festival, July 28,...

July 26, 2025, 12:31 pm

CHICAGO– One of the most popular themes of Chicago’s ongoing Midwest Film Festival (MFF) is Advertising Community Night, and it is July’s MFF spotlight on Monday the 28th, at the Claudia Cassidy...

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Rebecca Fagerholm & Emily Broderick of Cinema Femme Film Fest, July 17-21, 2025

July 16, 2025, 6:21 am

CHICAGO– The 2025 Cinema Femme Short Film Festival is opening on July 17th, 2025, and runs through July 21st (in person). Opening Night will feature a Reception, a “Best of Fest Retrospective” and a...

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Podtalk: N.K. Gutiérrez of the Midwest Film Festival, 'Roadshow' to Aurora on...

June 11, 2025, 5:56 pm

CHICAGO– The 2025 Midwest Film Festival (MFF) is presenting their second month of screenings with a twist … all the activities will take place after a road trip to Aurora, Illinois, on Saturday, June...

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Film News: 2025 Midwest Film Festival Opens with Film Fair, Shorts Screening...

May 14, 2025, 8:19 pm

CHICAGO– It was 20 years ago this year … the Midwest Film Festival (MFF) was born. To celebrate this significant anniversary the first 2025 MFF event will take place on Friday, May 16th, at their new...

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DIFF2025: Dallas International Film Fest Top Grand Jury Prize for Feature is...

May 7, 2025, 9:55 am

CHICAGO– The 2025 Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) wrapped up on May 1st … and announced its Grand Jury Prizes and Audience Awards this week. The top Narrative Feature is “Omaha,” the Best...

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DIFF2025: Dallas International Film Fest Opens on Friday, April 25

April 24, 2025, 9:18 am

CHICAGO– The 2025 Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) kicks off on Friday, April 25th, with a solid line up of features and shorts … including “Omaha” and “The Salamander King” … and capping off...

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Slideshow: Final Red Carpet Exclusive Portraits from 60th Chicago...

November 5, 2024, 8:28 am

Previous | Image 1 of 7 | NextOscar Nominee Michael Shannon of ‘The End’CHICAGO– At the recently concluded 60th Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF), the stars came out in force to represent...

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