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Tickets and all events are free and open to the public. Join us for our Opening Night Chicagoland program on Friday, April 21 at 7pm and stay for creative, inspiring films all weekend long!
Digging Deeper into Movies: Style, Story, and Sexuality: Joyland Saturday, April 29 at 11:00am | Gene Siskel Film Center | Free Talk
Join the Chicago International Film Festival and Nick Davis, Northwestern Professor and film critic, for a series of free interactive lectures exploring recent releases and festival films from around the world. This month’s talk will feature the prize-winning new release Joyland and situate its style and story alongside work from Syria and Afghanistan, paying particular attention to their representations of gender and sexuality.
Upcoming Digging Deeper into Movies Events All talks take place at the Gene Siskel Film Center
21st Century Romanian Cinema: R.M.N. Saturday, May 13 at 11:00am
Worlds of Possibility: Recent Trans Cinema Saturday, June 3 at 11:00am
Submissions Open for 59th Festival
Moviemaker Magazine has included the Chicago International Film Festival on its 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee list! Submissions are now open for this year’s Festival, submit your film before the June 12 Regular deadline!
April 21-23, 2023: 18th CineYouth Festival May 24-September 20, 2023: 19th Summer Screenings Program October 11-22, 2023: 59th Chicago International Film Festival
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