Get Ready for Chicago Artists Month
August 22, 2011
This year’s theme, “Artful Networks,” explores the communities that nurture and inspire Chicago artists and their work. The people with whom artists choose to work can be supportive in encouraging creative growth, experimentation, dialogue among peers, and community building. Read more
Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) – March 18-20, 2011
January 16, 2011
The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo – also known as C2E2 – is a convention spanning the latest and greatest from the worlds of comics, movies, television, toys, anime, manga and video games. From a show floor packed with hundreds of exhibitors, to panels and autograph sessions giving fans a chance to interact with their favorite creators, to screening rooms featuring sneak peeks at films and television shows months before they hit either the big or small screen, C2E2 brings the best of popular culture to downtown Chicago!
The 27th annual Chicago Latino American Film Festival – April 1-14, 2011
January 15, 2011
The 27th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival highlights the works of Latino American filmmakers defined by more than 20 different nationalities that come from diverse racial and social backgrounds. It is the oldest and most comprehensive Latino film festival in the country, representing over 100 films in an array of genres –fiction, animation, documentary, and shorts that reflect the great diversity of Latino culture from the United States, Latin America, Portugal, and Spain.
18th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival – June 2011
January 14, 2011
The Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF) is an annual event showcasing independent, experimental and documentary films from around the world. Founded in 1993, it is a year-round organization dedicated to the work of film and video makers with defiantly independent visions. It was founded to open up the film festival experience to a younger, hipper audience of film-lovers and filmmakers and has grown into one of Chicago’s major film events, a destination of choice for cutting-edge filmmakers and established the festival as an important date in Chicago’s cultural scene.
The 47th Chicago International Film Festival – October 16-29, 2011
December 31, 2010
The Chicago International Film Festival is a year-round organization dedicated to the work of film and video makers. It takes place from October 6th to the 20th. Stop by the many theaters throughout the city and support these talented filmmakers
14th Annual Chicago Improv Festival – April 25 – May 1, 2011
March 23, 2008
CIF will be showcasing to Chicago audiences the finest and funniest improv acts and ensembles.
Click to visit Chicago Improv Festival Productions
Chicago Just For Laughs: A Very Funny Festival – Summer 2009
March 23, 2008
Just For Laughs: A Very Funny Festival is a ground-breaking U.S. comedy festival that will hit Chicago, IL in the summer of 2009. It is a festival that is considered the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy festival and has a reputation for showcasing fresh and innovative thinking in the art of comedy.
A quote taken from the website:
“Hot on the heels of last summer’s 25th edition of Just For Laughs and the highly successful inaugural Toronto Festival, Just For Laughs continues its comedy takeover into Chicago – a city renowned for launching comedy superstars such as John Belushi, Tina Fey, Bill Murray, and Steve Carell. With a rich history in comedy, especially Improv and sketch, Chicago is the perfect location to host Just For Laughs: A Very Funny Festival”
Stop by the website, < a href="http://www.hahaha.com/en/festival/70/>Just for Laughs, to read more.
