Chicago Film Society

The Chicago Film Society (CFS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving celluloid film and celluloid film culture. Widely known for historically informed screenings of 35mm, 70mm, 16mm and 8mm films,^[1] the CFS also maintains a film archive and has collaborated on many film restorations.^[2][3]

Influence

The Chicago Film Society plays an acknowledged role in Chicago's cultural life, with screenings frequently featured in prominent lists of highly recommended upcoming events.^{[4][5][6][7][8]} Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune has described them as "invaluable"^[9] and praised their "valiant, savvily curated" programming.^[10] The Film Society was chosen by NewCity Film in 2017 to be among the "50 Chicago Screen Gems",^[11] and co-founder Becca Hall's involvement with the Chicago Film Society was highlighted in the 2012 "People Issue" of the Chicago Reader.^[12]

Projects

The Chicago Film Society maintains a large archive of Leader Lady images,^[13] has collaborated on the restoration of the Robert Altman film "Corns-a-poppin",^[14] cosponsors the annual Chicago Home Movie Day with the Chicago Film Archives and the Chicago Historical Society,^{[15] [16]} and received multiple grants, including National Film Preservation Foundation grants in 2019,^[17] 2020^[18] and 2021^[19] along with a multi-year Andy Warhol Foundation grant in 2022.^[20]

References

1. "Leonard Maltin, Bored with 70mm? Try Magnascope!". 21 January 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
2. "National Film Preservation Foundation awards 24 preservation grants". April 30, 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
3. "Film Preservation Projects". Retrieved 20 August 2021.
4. "Chicago Magazine, Best of Chicago Culture & Fun". August 1, 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
5. "Film Top 5, NewCity Film". July 1, 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
6. "Chicago Tribune, 10 movies to see in Chicago this Summer". May 6, 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
7. "Timeout Chicago, The best movie screenings in Chicago in April". April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
8. "Chicago Reader, Joe Swanberg introduces a screening of The Heartbreak Kid, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week". January 8, 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
9. "Chicago Tribune, 2012 film series opens with a Sturges classic". December 30, 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
10. "Chicago Tribune, Chicago, caught between '50s, '60s". October 4, 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
11. "NewCity, Film 50 2017: Chicago's Screen Gems". September 28, 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
12. "Chicago Reader, People Issue 2012: Rebecca Hall, the projectionist". September 28, 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
13. "Atlas Obscura, The Forgotten 'China Girls' Hidden at the Beginning of Old Films". January 20, 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
14. "Chicago Reader, The Robert Altman film Altman never wanted you to see". June 17, 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
15. "Chicago Tribune". October 14, 2011. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
16. "Chicago Magazine". October 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
17. "NFPF Awards Grants to 35 institutions,". August 23, 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
18. "NFPF 2020 Grants". Retrieved 20 August 2021.
19. "NFPF 2021 Grants" (PDF). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
20. "Warhol Foundation Funds Gallery 400 and Chicago Film Society,". January 14, 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

External links

• Chicago Film Society Official Website