Film Festivals
2008 Chicago International Film Festival from Oct. 16 to 29 kicks off with 'The Brothers Bloom'
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on September 18, 2008 - 1:30am.I just received the following press release for hte 2008 Chicago International Film Festival (where I will serve on the documentary shorts jury):
EXCLUSIVE: Final night of the 2008 Toronto Film Festival ~ an overview from a attendee
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 13, 2008 - 6:22pm.Compiled by Patrick McDonald
CHICAGO, IL – In a HollywoodChicago.com exclusive, Toronto resident Giulia Falsetti, visiting in Chicago this weekend, discussed some of the films she saw and the general atmosphere during the 2008 Toronto Film Festival. The festival concludes tonight.
Midwest Independent Film Festival Presents 'The Promotion' DVD Release
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 31, 2008 - 9:36am.Tuesday, September 2nd, for the Midwest Independent Film Festival.
Midwest Independent Film Festival Presents a SURPRISE PREMIERE
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 4, 2008 - 1:31pm.Tuesday, August 5th, for the Midwest Independent Film Festival
Midwest Independent Film Festival presents Chicago premiere of 'Diminished Capacity'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 30, 2008 - 11:16am.Tuesday, July 1st, for the Midwest Independent Film Festival
FilmClick Online Film Festival - Call for Entries - Over $5,000 in cash prizes
Submitted by Anonymous on June 18, 2008 - 4:37pm.To celebrate the launch of FilmClick.com, we will be hosting our first FilmClick Online Film Festival. Our online film festival will showcase original works by filmmakers from all over the world. Our website is dedicated to providing a positive, online film community uniting filmmakers from all experience levels.
Tomorrow night, MIDWEST INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL Presents 'In the Family' in Chicago
Submitted by PatrickMcD on June 2, 2008 - 10:27am.Tuesday, June 3rd, for the Midwest Independent Film Festival
Despite surgery, Roger Ebert hopes to make it to namesake film festival Ebertfest
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 20, 2008 - 4:13pm.From the AP:
The film 'Yesterday Was a Lie' at the Lake Forest Film Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on April 19, 2008 - 1:40pm.The award-winning indie noir feature YESTERDAY WAS A LIE will be screening tonight, 4/19, at 9:00 at the Lake Forest Film Festival.
For more info, including a trailer, check out http://www.HeliconArts.com.
Chicago native Kipleigh Brown (the film’s lead), director James Kerwin, and producer/actress Chase Masterson will be holding a filmmakers Q&A immediately following the screening.
Babelgum Online Film Festival
Submitted by Anonymous on April 18, 2008 - 9:29am.Hi everyone, Babelgum has launched an online film festival
( http://www.babelgum.com/html/community.php?idCommunity=1 )
You can watch FOR FREE over a 1000 entries from over 80 countries, just by downloading Babelgum (2mins, safe download, full screen high quality)
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We’d like to have your opinion on Babelgum and the Babelgum Online Film Festival.