Champaign Movie Makers is a grassroots institution and a necessary constant calm in our swirling on-off storm of film culture du C-U. Wish CMM a happy 10th birthday at their free show tonight at the Art Theater!
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Last fall, the New Art Film Festival tried to introduce you to central Illinois’ first major contributor to film history. Only a handful attended. Remedy your situation by watching our first-ever video release on the same.
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At long last, we have made constructive use of YouTube and recreated past editions of the New Art Film Festival of Champaign. Discover your new favorite local movies! Share your personal picks with others!
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The Art Theater in Champaign launches a promising new series featuring Illinois films and Illinois stories today, May 22, 2018, with a presentation of ALL THE QUEEN’S HORSES directed by Kelly Richmond Pope.
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Diversity is key to experiencing this wide world through film. Witness it through our previews of SEEDS, UNDERGROUND SOUND, THE ART OF SITTING QUIETLY AND DOING NOTHING, and – yes – TURKISH STAR WARS!
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We have a hunch this bunch of University of Campus shows will bring you insight as to what today’s students think about film. Feminist Film Festival, IIllinifest, and Golden Corn Film Festival will welcome your audience!
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The College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced the movies to be showcased at the twentieth annual edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival.
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It was inevitable. We had to start putting all this popular and arcane knowledge to good use somehow. Therefore, we’ve begun fitting a few of those pieces into place on our new Plot Points du C-U page!
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You can attend either the Insect Fear Film Festival or Sustainability Shorts Film Festival at the University of Illinois this Saturday, February 24, 2018, or submit work to the Illinifest Student Film Festival. Readers’ choice!
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You want to put more shock in our theaters? Please do! The Art Theater in Champaign has revealed plans for their first Shocktober Film Festival on October 3, 2018, and seeks horror-filled short subjects to present.
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It is our sworn duty to trot out the evidence of independent filmmaking in Champaign-Urbana when the opportunity arises. The Suede Chain finally got back together, so therefore we discuss their DREAM WHEEL CIRCUS.
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Beautiful in their low-gloss execution, the animated shorts CASTLE ASSHOLE 2017 and THE CROSSING bridge time frames in both a filmmaker’s growth and the Champaign-Urbana film scene’s evolution.
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THE SHERIFF’S CHILDREN, produced by Mike Boedicker and Roselawn Productions Ltd. (formerly) of Danville, is a high-quality period piece with conscience. Here, we share details and a trailer for your consideration.
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Malachi Entertainment of Urbana is a brand-new umbrella for media storytelling projects produced by screenwriter Jarrod Finn. Today, we provide you a peek at the group’s first film accomplishment, WORDS.
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Against all logic and geography, the eighth annual New Art Film Festival provided the citizens of Champaign-Urbana, IL, the local film compilation they were promised. We have some closing remarks on the show.
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