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CineYouth Festival: Calling All Students! Our 11th annual CineYouth Festival is still accepting film entries from student filmmakers 21 years old and younger until March 23! CineYouth will be held at Columbia College Chicago May 7-9, 2015. For more information, click here!

Student Film Council: Application Now Open Student Film Council members attend the 50th Chicago International Film Festival. Photo courtesy Robert Martinez. The Chicago International Film Festival Student Film Council is now accepting applications for the 2015-2016 school year! The Council is a program for students who have a passion and appreciation for film, cinema and the moving image. During the school year, Council members will experience and attend the numerous film festivals and film centers in Chicago and engage in conversations with directors, producers and festival programmers. Applications must be completed by June 30th. More information here.

Chicago International Film Festival Television Award Competition: Deadline Extended & Save the Date The 2015 Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards deadline has been extended to March 13. Celebrating the best in television, this annual competition for TV productions and commercials culminates in an Awards Night Gala, where last year we honored CSI show runner & Executive Producer Carol Mendelsohn, commercial production company STORY, and actor Jesse Spencer. Click here for more information and to enter your production or commercial today. The 51st Television Awards will be held on Wednesday, April 22! Above, left to right: Carol Mendelsohn, Executive Producer, CSI. Career Achievement Award recipient Kelsey Grammer with guest John Mahoney. Artistic Achievement Award recipient Jesse Spencer, Actor, Chicago Fire. Margeaux Raymond Award Presenter. David Fanning, Executive Producer, FRONTLINE. Photos courtesy Timothy M. Schmidt, Robert Martinez, Robert Dowey.

51st Chicago International Film Festival Entries: Early Bird Deadline Approaching We are now accepting narrative feature, documentary feature and short film submissions for the 51st Chicago International Film Festival. Our “Early Bird” submission period ends April 3, so get your films in now to take advantage of the discounted submission fee. Information and rules and regulations here.

Cinema/Chicago Governing Board Welcomes New Members Cinema/Chicago's proudly welcomes four new members to its Governing Board. Learn more about the Board here. Judy Adler Attorney (ret.) Richard Ehrie Founder and Executive Chairman, ARI-Packaging Paul Iacono President, Chicago Dowel Co. Inc. Lauren Robishaw

Cinema/Chicago welcomes Lana and Andy Wachowski home! We were thrilled to welcome directors, writers and producers Lana and Andy Wachowski back home to Chicago at an advanced 3D screening of their newest film Jupiter Ascending. The film is currently playing, catch it now! Photo courtesy: Timothy M. Schmidt

Junior Board Screening Series: The Big Lebowski Wednesday, March 18 PUBLIC Chicago, 1301 North State Parkway Join the Chicago International Film Festival's Junior Board at this exclusive screening of The Big Lebowski at PUBLIC Chicago's luxurious screening room! 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Film-themed cocktails, complimentary Stella Artois 7:00 PM: Screening Click here for tickets! Includes film, popcorn and two Stella Artois. Hosted by Evening Partner

Member Screening: WBEZ & Cinema/Chicago Present Solaris Wednesday, March 31 Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave. Synopsis: After receiving confusing messages from the scientists stationed outside of the remote planet Solaris, physiologist and cosmonaut Kris Kelvin is sent to the station to evaluate the situation. Upon arrival, Kelvin discovers one scientist dead and the other two distant and secretive. What follows is an intense examination of our relationship with loss, love, legacy and mortality. Director Andrei Tarkovsky's groundbreakingly original science-fiction classic tests the understanding of our place in this universe and our perception of who we are as a human race.  Russian, German with subtitles. 166 min. Presented in 35mm film. Doors at 6:00 PM Film begins at 6:30 PM Post-screening discussion at 9:30 PM Additional event information and RSVP details coming soon!

Become A Member: See It First! To enjoy free monthly member screenings, become a member of Cinema/Chicago! For information on membership, please click here. We would like to welcome our new members for February: Ann S. Alpert, David Fisk, Blake Goble, Joseph Ihm, Barbara Israel, Ngandu Kasuku, Caroline Kwan, Lauren and Matthew Pahnke, Lauren Topel. And a hearty 'Welcome Back' to our renewed members for February: Patrick Adlam, Gloria Bins, Amanda Blumeyer, Carolyn Brown, Michael and Constance Cunningham, Jane Flanzer, Robert and Monica Israel, Robyn Mortell, Lamont Rucker, Matthew Sheffer and Michael Fleischmann, Junia Shlaustas.

See Them Again! Catch some of our Festival favorites in theaters this month! Check your local listings for specific times and locations. Gett: The Trial of Vivian Amsalem Official Selection, 50th Chicago International Film Festival Now playing at the Landmark Century Center Cinema and Landmark Renaissance Place Cinema Algren Official Selection, 50th Chicago International Film Festival March 3 at 7:30pm - with director Michael Caplan scheduled to attend. Officially opens March 28 Music Box Theatre It Follows Official Selection, 50th Chicago International Film Festival Opens March 20 Music Box Theatre Timbuktu Silver Hugo winner for Best Director, 50th Chicago International Film Festival. Oscar nominated for Best Foreign Film Now playing Landmark Century Center Cinema