Gene Siskel Film Center

The health and safety of our guests and staff is our highest priority, please see this page the most up-to-date information.

LECTURE SERIES

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures presents year-round, multi-week cinema seminars and lectures led by filmmakers, scholars, critics, and community partners, providing curious cinephiles the opportunity for deeper engagement with the moving image through the exploration of film genres, auteurs, eras, and themes. All conversations will have the option for closed captioning

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Virtual Filmmaker Discussions: Screen to Screen

Enjoy interactive, virtual Q&As with filmmakers, cast, and crew, as well as film critics and other community leaders...all from the comfort of your sofa (and sweatpants).

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VIRTUAL FILM CENTER

Film Center from Your Sofa

With our doors closed, you may be missing the Gene Siskel Film Center -- but we don't want you to miss out on the latest art house films

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Support the Film Center

If you have the means consider investing in the future of the Gene Siskel Film Center. While our theatrical programming is suspended there are many ways that you can continue to support the Film Center!

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EUROPEAN UNION FILMS

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gene Siskel Film Center will pause its critically acclaimed Chicago European Union Film Festival, usually slated for March, in what would have been the event’s 24th year. With the pandemic derailing production deadlines, European distributors have fewer films available, with many remaining titles held for theatrical release or released direct to streaming services, limiting festival options. However, to still offer Chicago cinephiles a taste of EU cinema, the Film Center--which presents EU titles year round-- has scoured its sources and partnered with the Goethe-Institut Chicago in an effort to amp up its selection of European films in March.

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