Filmmaking Events in Chicago

Check out happening filmmaking events all around Chicago, IL

Stand By Me: The Film and Its Stars 40 Years Later

Sat, 13 Jun at 06:00 pm The Chicago Theatre

In Our Nature @Chicago Cultural Center

Sun, 26 Apr at 01:30 pm Chicago Cultural Center - Claudia Cassidy Theater Free

Queer Movie Monday: CADET KELLY

Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm Dorothy Free

APUC Film Festival Screening: A Useful Ghost - U.S. Premiere

Fri, 10 Apr at 09:30 pm AMC NEWCITY 14 USD 0 to 17

Asian Pop-Up Cinema Film Screening: A Story About Fire (燃比娃) China

Sat, 11 Apr at 02:30 pm AMC NEWCITY 14 USD 0 to 17

I Heard The City Breathe - Gallery Exhibition

Sat, 11 Apr at 06:00 pm Beverly Arts Center Free

Asian Pop-Up Cinema Comedy Horror Film Screening: Mag Mag (禍禍女) Japan

Fri, 10 Apr at 08:30 pm AMC NEWCITY 14 USD 0 to 17

Asian Pop-Up Cinema Film Festival: Shorts Series #3: Diasporic Perspectives

Sat, 11 Apr at 08:00 pm AMC NEWCITY 14 USD 0 to 17

Screen Time - 90 minutes of Chicago-made Short Films

Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Davis Theater, Chicago USD 14 to 20

40 Acres @Urban Essentials Cafe

Sat, 25 Apr at 06:30 pm Urban Essentials Cafe Free

How to Power a City @Institute of Cultural Affairs in the USA

Fri, 24 Apr at 06:30 pm Institute of Cultural Affairs in the USA Free

Earths Greatest Enemy Screening

Wed, 22 Apr at 06:30 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 15

Exclusive Screening: No One Cares About Crazy People by Gail Freedman

Sat, 11 Apr at 02:00 pm Film Row Cinema USD 0 to 10

Post-Production Panel

Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Independent Film Alliance Chicago Free

New Growth

Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm Public Works Gallery USD 14 to 31

the first hngout

Fri, 08 May at 06:30 pm 3001 W Peterson Ave USD 67

Independent Film Club

Sat, 18 Apr at 06:30 pm Kinowerks USD 10

Young Filmmakers Contest Shorts @Academy for Global Citizenship

Sat, 25 Apr at 01:00 pm Academy for Global Citizenship Free

Young Filmmakers Contest Shorts @BUILD Chicago

Sat, 25 Apr at 01:00 pm BUILD Chicago Free

Spike Lee's School Daze: Audience participation cosplay viewing fundraiser

Sat, 25 Apr at 06:00 am NEIU Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS), East Oakwood Boulevard, Chicago, IL, USA USD 55

Truman Scholars x Doc10

Tue, 28 Apr at 05:30 pm Davis Theater, Chicago Free

Special Delivery Movie Premiere

Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm 2153 W 111th St USD 23

Filmmakers Connect Chicago - Networking Party

Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm The Avenue Chicago USD 12 to 23

Film: "Bumming in Beijing: The Last Dreamers" (1990)

Thu, 23 Apr at 04:00 pm Doc Films Free

We Are Each Other’s Harvest Screening and Conversation

Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Free

Making Your DIY Indie Film In Chicago

Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm Camera Ambassador Free

2026 International Uranium Film Festival -- Chicago

Fri, 24 Apr at 05:30 pm DePaul University - Schmitt Academic Center Free

"Sankofa Story" Documentary Premiere Screening

Sat, 11 Apr at 02:00 pm First Church of the Brethren Free

EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY - Chicago Earth Day Screening

Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm 5456 N Ashland Ave USD 0 to 10

"The Smell of Money" Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm McGowan South Free

The M Factor Screening

Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm EO Chicago Free

Empowering Movie Night: for Survivors & Abuse-Prevention Leaders

Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm 4801 W Peterson Ave suite 608 USD 13

IN-PERSON: Film Screening and Discussion with Derek Spencer

Fri, 31 Jul at 06:00 pm The Arts Club of Chicago USD 8 to 26

Memorial Services for Alvin Gates

Sat, 18 Apr at 03:00 pm 2912 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616-3227, United States

Labyrinth Film Series: Tom Palazzolo Chicago Docs from the 60s and 70s

Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm 3658 N Pulaski Rd USD 15

All That's Left Of You

Fri, 16 Jan at 07:30 pm Uprising Theater and Cafe USD 18

Windy City Shorts: An Open Mic Night for Chicago Short Movies!

Wed, 31 Jan at 07:00 pm The Lincoln Lodge USD 15