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The Chicago Critics Film Festival

The Chicago Critics Film Festival Chicago Critics Film Festival

The festival, a seven-time nominee for Best Film Festival in the Chicago Reader’s “Best of Chicago” polls, annually features a selection of the most sought-after and anticipated films of the year hand-picked by members of the Chicago Film Critics Association, often with filmmakers, cast, and crew in attendance to celebrate their work and connect with local audiences. It remains the only current example of a major film critics group that hosts its own festival, and it’s right here in Chicago. 


Annually, the Chicago Critics Film Festival features a selection of acclaimed films chosen by members of the organization. The selections are a combination of recent festival favorites and as-yet-undistributed works from a variety of filmmakers, from established Oscar winners to talented newcomers. In recent years, the festival has provided Chicagoans with their first opportunity to see acclaimed films.  

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