If there was one word to describe this year’s festival, it is perspective; how do we see things and what do we really know? And looking at the elephant in the room named Covid, we all know our perspectives have changed.
Each year the Chicago Irish Film Festival awards the best films. This year’s categories were Festival Awards, Consulate of Ireland Awards, One Minute Irish Shorts Awards, 2021 Special COVID-19 Awards, and Audience Awards.
There’s not a better way to kick off March and St. Patrick’s Day month than the 22nd edition of the Chicago Irish Film Festival, presented this year in a virtual and online format.
Female directors are behind 23 of the 48 short films being screened at this year’s festival showcasing their talents in drama, comedy, animation, and documentary.
Each year the Chicago Irish Film Festival awards the best films. This year’s categories were Festival Awards, Consulate of Ireland Awards, One Minute Irish Shorts Awards, 2021 Special COVID-19 Awards, and Audience Awards.
The lineup for the 22nd Chicago Irish Film Festival includes five feature films, including 2 US Premiers, 5 feature documentaries including 3 US premiers, 5 shorts programs and 3 partnership programs all screening virtually.
Last summer when the festival’s advisory board decided to hold the 2021 Chicago Irish Film Festival (CIFF) online, we really weren’t worried about the technical challenges as online film screenings had already evolved internationally and here in the U.S., so all we needed was a virtual screening platform and we got one.
The Chicago Irish Film Festival’s tagline “films from the land of storytelling” couldn’t be more spot on as the festival presents an amazing program of stories, small and large, from around the world, but always with an Irish flair.
The 20th Chicago Irish Film Festival crackles with Borders and Resistance narratives beginning with the opening night gala February 28, 2019 at Theatre on the Lake and running through March 3rd.
Indie, edgy, creative, enlightening, award-winning; all the things festival films should be and exactly what the Chicago Irish Film Festival brings to the Windy City for the 19th edition, March 1-4, 2018.