The Chicago International Film Festival

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CIFF 2023 Review: “Paradise is Burning,” (“Paradiset Brinner”) directed by Mika Gustafson

by Peyton Robinson

October 22, 2023

“Paradise is Burning” screened as part of The 59th Chicago International Film Festival on October 18, 2023, as part of the International Competition. Writer-director Mika Gustafson’s “Paradise is Burning” is

2022 Awards, 2022 Films, Chicago, Chicago International Film Festival, Film Festivals, indigenous filmmaker, Indigenous in Film

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Our top 10 recommended films to see at The 58th Chicago International Film Festival! (10/12 – 10/23)

by cinemafemme

September 19, 2022

Cinema Femme is based out of Chicago, and every year we make sure to promote our top recommendations for The Chicago International Film Festival. We’ve featured interviews with female and

Black History, Chicago International Film Festival, Interviews, Juneteenth, Oscars, Production Design

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Look Back: Breaking down walls and redesigning them: Production Design Oscar winner Hannah Beachler talks Wakanda, ‘Moonlight’, and more

by Rebecca Martin

February 18, 2021

Featured back in October 2019. We aren’t just taking down ceilings, we are busting down walls. Because you take out a ceiling and the building will stand, but if you

Chicago International Film Festival, Film Festivals, Interviews, Oscars, Social Justice

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If you don’t remember history, you’re condemned to repeat it: Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield on her doc ‘The Kingmaker’

by Rebecca Martin

October 29, 2019

I had the pleasure of speaking with Lauren Greenfield, the filmmaker who directed “The Queen of Versailles” (2012) and “Generation Wealth” (2018) about her latest documentary, “The Kingmaker,” during the

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