Howdy! We are looking for a group of diverse volunteers to help us with WCFF19! The best part? You get to make a difference from the comfort of your own home! All you need is an internet connection, a love of films, and about an hour a week (or more, if you like)! You can […]
WCFF17 official selection “Ya Albi” is now Oscar-qualified! You can help them with their Oscar campaign by following them on social media. Let’s create some buzz around these awesome filmmakers and show them some Windy City Alumni love! They are a great group of people with a beautiful story to share. Congratulations “Ya Albi”! We’re […]
We are so thrilled to announce that we are a Top 100 Best Reviewed fest on Filmfreeway-we’re sitting at a cool #49. With over 5,000 festivals on the site, that is quite a feat! Thank you so much to our attendees that left such kind reviews. We are going to keep working to make next year’s […]
The Chicago Tribune did a lovely piece on our WCFF17 alumi! The short film “RPG”, had it’s world premiere at Windy City during our closing night Chicago-made block. They have since gone on to win an award at LA Shorts International Film Fest. Way to go, Joe, Mary and the entire RPG team! We loved […]
The Chicago-made microseries, “Menace”, who’s teaser kicked off the opening night festivities at WCFF17, was recently featured in a cool write up from Hellogiggles! They call the series “your newest Instagram obsession”, and we couldn’t agree more. “Menace” will premiere this fall on Instagram. We’re excited to see how far this unique project goes and […]
We were honored to have our Sunday morning awards brunch featured in The Local Tourist. The wonderful Janelle Rominski came out to shoot photos and cover the event. Take a look at the write up, which includes a list of all of our award-winners and lots of fun pics, here! Congrats again to all the WCFF17 […]