Friday, October 9, 2009

See something new at the Chicago International Film Festival

The 45th annual Chicago International Film Festival is now in full swing. Motherhood, starring Uma Thurman, opened the festival yesterday. Running through October 22, the festival closes with The Young Victoria, starring Emily Blunt. Films screen at the AMC River East 21in Chicago (322 E. Illinois St.). A complete film schedule is available on the Chicago International Film Festival website; films are also indexed by country and category (very helpful!). You can also find information about tickets and festival passes on the official website.  Individual tickets cost $12 (reduced price of $9 for Cinema/Chicago members, students, and seniors). Japan, Chile, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, India, Romania and South Korea compose a fraction of the countries with submissions. Check out the diversity that the Chicago International Film Festival offers!