Chicago Film Events Calendar
Upcoming film screenings, festivals, workshops, premieres and networking events across Chicago.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
- Industry Days Networking Breakfast | Co-Hosted by DePaul University, 9:00 AM at AMC Newcity | Filmmaker Lounge (festival)
- Industry Days - People vs. Money: Valuing Your Crew and Protecting Your Budge | Presented by IPA, 10:15 AM at AMC Newcity | Filmmaker Lounge (festival)
- Time and Teamwork: The Cinema of Mike Leigh, 11:00 AM at Gene Siskel Film Center (panel)
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, 12:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- Industry Days - Let’s Get Physical (Media)! Is the DVD Comeback Real?, 12:00 PM at AMC Newcity | Screen 5 (festival)
- Tender Loving Care, 12:30 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 1 (screening)
- Industry Days - State of the Industry Game Show!: Your Questions Answered, 1:30 PM at AMC Newcity | Screen 5 (festival)
- TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, 2:30 PM at Facets (screening)
- Documentary Shorts: Fault Lines, 2:30 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 2 (screening)
- Congo Boy, 3:00 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center (screening)
- The Difficult Bride, 3:00 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 1 (screening)
- Industry Days - Master Class: Directing the Actor with Tim Blake Nelson, 3:00 PM at AMC Newcity | Screen 5 (festival)
- 32 Meters, 3:30 PM at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 01 (screening)
- FACETS FILM TRIVIA, 4:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- Industry Days - Out of This World: International Contenders Roundtable, 4:30 PM at AMC Newcity | Screen 5 (festival)
- Dear Future Self, 4:45 PM at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 04 (screening)
- BLACK ZOMBIE, 5:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- Industry Days - Saturday Mixer & SAG AFTRA Headshot Event, 5:30 PM at AMC Newcity | Filmmaker Lounge (festival)
- I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, 5:30 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 1 (screening)
- Tricontinental, Letter to Open in Case Of, 5:30 PM at Logan Center, Screening Room (screening)
- The Big Dig CHICAGO: A Filmmaker Party 2026, 7:00 PM at Pilsen (networking)
- MAY, 7:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer, 7:30 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 2 (screening)
- The Beloved, 8:15 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 1 (screening)
- Limbo, 9:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Sunday, October 18, 2026
- CIX:LAB "The Pitch" - Judges from A24 Projects, Sinners, and More!, 11:00 AM at Chicago Cultural Center: Claudia Cassidy Theater (panel)
- Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu, 11:30 AM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- Being Heumann, 12:00 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 1 (screening)
- Marie Madeleine, 12:30 PM at Logan Center, Screening Room (screening)
- BLACK ZOMBIE, 1:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- CAFE FOCUS, 2:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, 3:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- Eight Bridges, 3:30 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 1 (screening)
- HER PRIVATE HELL, 5:30 PM at Facets (screening)
- Citizen Osama, 6:15 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 1 (screening)
- The Cycle, 9:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Monday, October 19, 2026
- Edward Said: Between Worlds, 5:00 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 1 (screening)
- The Diary of a Chambermaid, 5:15 PM at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 14 / Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 1 (screening)
- Ever After, 6:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- Super Scary Shorts Show - CFE DISCOUNT!, 7:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- Queer Movie Monday: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, 7:00 PM at Dorothy (screening)
- Far From the Trees, 7:45 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 1 (screening)
- About a Place in the Kinki Region, 9:45 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- The Debut, 6:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- THE OTHER (L'AUTRE), 6:00 PM at Siskel Film Center (screening)
- Zabriskie Point, 6:15 PM at Siskel Film Center (screening)
- Stand Up, 6:30 PM at Chicago History Museum (screening)
- Joe and the Giant Pumpkin Premiere, 7:30 PM at Davis Theater (screening)
- Black Sunday, 9:45 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- Rehearsals for a Revolution, 5:00 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 2 (screening)
- Mouse, 6:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- Cassidy Theater Film Club x Art is Labor: I LOVE BOOSTERS, 6:30 PM at Chicago Cultural Center (screening)
- While We Are Here, 6:30 PM at Chicago History Museum (screening)
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
- Al Baraneya, 7:30 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 2 (screening)
- The Craft, 9:45 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Thursday, October 22, 2026
- Tell Everyone, 5:15 PM at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 01 (screening)
- AN EVENING WITH LILLI CARRÉ, 6:00 PM at Siskel Film Center (panel)
- Independent Film Club: Horror Edition, 6:30 PM at Elevated barbershop Lounge (screening)
- Screamplay, 6:30 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- Elephants in the Fog, 8:00 PM at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 01 (screening)
- Corpse Reviver No. 3: Possessions, 9:15 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Friday, October 23, 2026
- Never a Dull Moment: Radu Jude - "Digging Deeper Into Movies" Film Talk, 1:30 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center (panel)
- A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra, 5:45 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 2 (screening)
- The Liberation, 6:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- Feature Fridays | Casper (1995), 6:30 PM at Parkway Ballroom (festival)
- Project Bound Dance presents SHORT STACK: Chicago's Tiny Dance Film Festival, 6:30 PM at Facets (screening)
- LEGALLY DRUGGED | In-Person Screening, 7:00 PM at Chicago Filmmakers (screening)
- Bird in Hand, 7:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors, 7:45 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 1 (screening)
- The Howling, 10:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Saturday, October 24, 2026
- FJORD, 11:00 AM at Siskel Film Center (screening)
- E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, 11:30 AM at Siskel Film Center (screening)
- EYIMOFE (THIS IS MY DESIRE), 2:00 PM at Siskel Film Center (screening)
- BLACK ZOMBIE, 3:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, 5:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- HER PRIVATE HELL, 7:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- THE SHAPE OF WATER, 8:00 PM at Siskel Film Center (screening)
- Music Box of Horrors - Half Marathon, 11:50 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Sunday, October 25, 2026
- Papo Português No Cinema: Isabel, 11:30 AM at AMC NEWCITY 14 (festival)
- American Agitators, 12:45 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, 2:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- BFCC Presents: Vampire in Brooklyn | Matinee + Mimosas, 3:00 PM at Three Cities Social Club - River North (screening)
- Behemoth!, 5:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- Gypsy 83: The Director's Cut, 6:30 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Monday, October 26, 2026
- OFF CENTER: APICHATPONG SHORTS, 6:00 PM at Siskel Film Center (screening)
- Decoder | Free Film Screening, 6:00 PM at Goethe-Institut Chicago (screening)
- OPEN SPACE ARTS/QUEER EXPRESSION present IOWA VET: DOGS, CATS, CORN, & MURDER, 7:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- Faust, 7:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
- NINE QUEENS (NUEVE REINAS), 6:00 PM at Siskel Film Center (screening)
- WILD HORSE NINE Advance Screening 10/27, 7:00 PM at AMC New City (screening)
- The Devil's Backbone, 7:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
- 2026 HUMP! Film Festival: FALL SEASON, 6:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- Dracula aka Horror of Dracula, 6:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- AN EVENING WITH JANE SCHOENBRUN, 6:30 PM at Gene Siskel Film Center (panel)
- Film-Reel Therapy presents: OBSESSION, 7:00 PM at For Real Therapy - Lincoln Park (panel)
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
- Rocky Horror Picture Show, 9:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Thursday, October 29, 2026
- La bola negra, 5:30 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- Strange & Found & AV Geeks: Deathbed Visions, 7:00 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- Test at Test (screening)
Friday, October 30, 2026
- Bride of Frankenstein, 6:00 PM at Siskel Film Center (screening)
- READING THE WORLD | In-Person Screening, 7:00 PM at Chicago Filmmakers (screening)
- THE THING, 8:00 PM at Siskel Film Center (screening)
- Halloween (1978), 8:45 PM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
Saturday, October 31, 2026
- Ernest Scared Stupid, 11:30 AM at Music Box Theatre (screening)
- Wild River, 2:00 PM at Siskel Film Center (screening)
- A Very 90s Halloween at Kibbitznest: Halloweentown Movie Screening, 7:00 PM at kibbitznest books, brews & blarney (screening)
Sunday, November 1, 2026
- A Journey to Freedom: An Evening of Memory, Resistance & Freedom, 6:30 PM at Facets (screening)
Monday, November 2, 2026
- Actors in Bars, 4:30 PM at The Peckish Pig (networking)
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Fall 2026 First Nations Film and Video Festival at Various (festival)
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
- Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, 6:30 PM at Facets (screening)
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
- The Tides of Time – Official Movie Premiere, 7:30 PM at Landmark's Century Centre Cinema (screening)
Friday, November 6, 2026
- Black Harvest Film Festival at Gene Siskel Film Center, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (festival)
Sunday, November 8, 2026
- The 2nd Annual AmAuteur Film Festival, 3:00 PM at Bookclub Chicago (festival)
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- Black Cat: The Nevermore Chronicles — Chicago Premiere, 6:00 PM at Facets (screening)
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Thursday, November 12, 2026
- MATCH MY TYPE: The Exclusive First Look, 6:00 PM at AMC Roosevelt Collection 16 (screening)
Saturday, November 14, 2026
- Chicago Premiere of "Looking At Madness", 10:00 AM at Facets (screening)
Sunday, November 15, 2026
- 4th Annual Film Workers' Holiday Market, 12:00 PM at CineCity Studios (networking)
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
- Cassidy Theater Film Club x Art is Labor: SHOWING UP, 6:30 PM at Chicago Cultural Center (screening)
- Cassidy Theater Film Club x Art is Labor: SHOWING UP, 6:30 PM at Chicago Cultural Center (screening)
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Friday, November 20, 2026
- MS. 45 (4K RESTORATION), 7:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- BAISE-MOI, 8:45 PM at Facets (screening)
Wednesday, November 25, 2026
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Monday, November 30, 2026
- OPEN SPACE ARTS/QUEER EXPRESSION present FLESH & FUEL, 7:00 PM at Facets (screening)
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
- Cassidy Theater Film Club x Art is Labor: DON'T THINK TWICE, 6:30 PM at Chicago Cultural Center (screening)
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Friday, December 18, 2026
- I SHOT ANDY WARHOL (4K Restoration), 7:00 PM at Facets (screening)
- AMERICAN PSYCHO, 9:00 PM at Facets (screening)
Wednesday, December 23, 2026
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, December 30, 2026
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, January 6, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, January 13, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, January 20, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Sunday, January 24, 2027
- 8 Minutes Short Film (Chicago) Screening and Q&A Fundraiser, 4:00 PM at Christian Fields Style Bar (screening)
Wednesday, January 27, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, February 3, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, February 10, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, February 17, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, February 24, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, March 3, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, March 10, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Tuesday, March 16, 2027
- 2099: Race to Dystopia, 5:00 PM at Hairpin Arts Center (festival)
Wednesday, March 17, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, March 24, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, March 31, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, April 7, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, April 14, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, April 21, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, April 28, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, May 5, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, May 12, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, May 19, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, May 26, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, June 2, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, June 9, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, June 16, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, June 23, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, June 30, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, July 7, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, July 14, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)
Wednesday, July 21, 2027
- Weekly Filmmaker Networking Event, 7:00 PM at The Arrogant Frog Bar (networking)