Every year, the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago selects the winning poster for the annual Chicago Latino Film Festival. The selected poster becomes the face of the Festival, as it will be on the [...]

To be considered for the Chicago Latino Film Festival, film must be submitted via FilmFreeway or a film screener (link or DVD) and a complete entry form must be submitted by this date. The Festival [...]

WOMEN-DIRECTED FILMS WIN THE CHICAGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL’S AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE AND BEST DOCUMENTARY FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW The Festival announced Yuli, Icíar Bollaín’s adaptation of Cuban ballet dancerCarlos [...]

Among the features selected for this year’s Festival, taking place March 28-April 11 at the AMC River East 21 Theatres, two are having their World Premiere, twelve their North American Premiere and nine their U.S. [...]

The April 11th Closing Night Gala/Celebrating Colombia event begins at 5:30 pm at the AMC River East 21 Theatres, 322 E. Illinois St., and concludes with a post-screening reception at Chez CHICAGO (March 12, 2019) [...]

YULI, ICÍAR BOLLAÍN’S AND PAUL LAVERTY’S ADAPTATION OF ACCLAIMED CUBAN DANCER CARLOS ACOSTA’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, TO OPEN THE 35TH CHICAGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL   The March 28 Opening Night Gala/Noche Cubana celebration begins at 5:30 pm [...]