Interviews: Illinois Short Filmmakers at 2011 Chicago International Film...
CHICAGO– One of the exciting events at the Chicago International Film Festival is the “City & State” Short Film Spotlight, highlighting local filmmakers presenting new or emerging short films. Two...
View ArticleInterviews: Programmers at 2011 Chicago International Film Festival
CHICAGO– Behind the scenes at the 2011 Chicago International Film Festival is a corp of programmers who determine what films, documentaries and special events will take place during the run of the...
View ArticleInterviews: City, State Filmmakers Talk Short Films at Chicago International...
CHICAGO– One of the great nights of the Chicago International Film Festival is the “City & State” Short Film program, as local filmmakers from Chicago and the State of Illinois present their work....
View ArticleFilm Feature: Ranking the ‘2013 Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts’
CHICAGO– Want a leg-up in your Oscar pool? The five short films nominated for the Academy Award for “Best Live-Action Short” are now playing at the Landmark Century Theatre in a special presentation....
View ArticleFilm Feature: Ranking the ‘2013 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts’
CHICAGO– Want a leg-up in your Oscar pool? The five short films nominated for the Academy Award for “Best Animated Short” are now playing at the Landmark Century Theatre in a special presentation with...
View ArticleInterviews: City, State Filmmakers on Their Short Films at Chicago...
CHICAGO– One of the great nights of the Chicago International Film Festival every year is the City & State “Local Heroes” Short Film program, as local filmmakers from Chicago and the State of...
View ArticleInterview: Shortcut 100 Film Festival Producer Rujanee Mahakanjana
CHICAGO– The short film gets its due this upcoming weekend, as the 2014 “Shortcut 100 Film Festival,” produced by Nebula Creatives, unreels on August 31st at the Chicago Filmmakers Loft, on Clark...
View ArticleFilm News: Sneak Peek at the 50th Annual Chicago International Film Festival
CHICAGO– One of the finest places in the world to witness its best cinema is the Chicago International Film Festival, which is now hitting its golden year of 50. This year’s festival boasts a lineup of...
View ArticleInterviews: Short Film Directors at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival
CHICAGO– The opportunity to sample new filmmakers is one of the true pleasures of the 50th Chicago International Film Festival, and this year’s crop of City & State short films, made in either...
View ArticleWeekend Preview: 2015 Chicago Underground Film Festival
CHICAGO– One of the funkiest and offbeat film festivals is taking place in Chicago through Sunday, May 17th, 2015. The 22nd Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF) showcases independent, experimental...
View ArticleFilm News: 48 Hour Film Project Chicago Screenings, Awards on Aug. 27, 2015
CHICAGO– Imagine having only a two-day period to shoot, edit and score a short film. That’s the challenge behind the 48 Hour Film Project. This year’s Chicago edition of this competition concludes on...
View ArticleInterviews: City & State Short Film Directors at 51st Chicago International...
CHICAGO– The future of filmmaking was on display at the 51st Chicago International Film Festival at the City & State Short Film program. Subtitled “Feel the Illinoise,” the collection included...
View ArticleInterview: ‘The Women’s Film Festival’ Co-Founder Layne Marie Williams
CHICAGO– One of the best points that Layne Marie Williams – co-founder/director of “The Women’s Film Festival” (TWFF) of Philadelphia – made in her interview with HollywoodChicago.com, was that even...
View ArticleFilm News: 5 Perks of Chicago Critics Film Festival, With Closing Night on...
CHICAGO– One of the greatest film festivals of the year is curated by the Chicago cinema critics you know and love…so the films themselves are spectacular. The 4th Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival...
View ArticleFilm News: Female Filmmakers Night at Midwest Independent Film Festival on...
CHICAGO– The inroads of female filmmakers in cinema not only benefits our cultural reflection, but also offers points of view that are often different in their creative scope and storytelling ability....
View ArticleFilm News: 4th Annual Shortcut 100 International Film Festival in Chicago on...
CHICAGO– The Shortcut 100 International Film Festival, presented by Nebula Creatives, is now in its fourth year, and gaining momentum as one of the premiere short film festivals in Chicago. The one day...
View ArticleInterviews: City & State Short Film Directors at the 52nd Chicago...
CHICAGO– One of the great nights at the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival is the short film presentation celebrating the best of area filmmakers, the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois....
View ArticleInterview: Festival Director Eve Studnicka on the Driftless Film Festival,...
CHICAGO– For seven years, the town of Mineral Points, Wis., has hosted an ever evolving event called the “Driftless Film Festival.” And for all those years, from the time she was a young teenager to...
View ArticleFilm News: New Documentary Previews at Kartemquin Fall Festival, Nov. 4, 2016
CHICAGO– Kartemquin Films is concluding its Fall Festival tonight on Friday, November 4th, 2016, with a special presentation of clips from three upcoming documentary projects. The film house, famous...
View ArticleFilm Review: Discover the 2017 Oscar Short Film Nominees
CHICAGO– One of the more overlooked set of nominees at Academy Awards time is two categories for Best Short Film – Live Action and Animated. The 2017 nominees are packaged as two presentations that are...
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