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Chicago – It is time once again for Chicago to get its funny on, in the category of contemporary comedy films. The 8th Chicago Comedy Film Festival (Ccff) is from November 9th to 11th, 2018, and this year the Fest will be doing their primary screenings at Columbia College on South Wabash Avenue. For direct ticket information, click here.

Founded in 2010 by Artistic Director Jessica Hardy, the Chicago Comedy Film Festival mission is to support comedy filmmaking as a vital and influential art form. Presenting films ranging from low budget to studio quality features, the fest champions strong voices in comedic storytelling. The Executive Director of the Festival, for the eighth straight year, is Brent Kado.

The 8th Ccff is November 9th through the 11th, 2018

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The Opening Night Film on Friday, November 9th, is “Care to Laugh,” a heartfelt documentary on Jesus Trejo, a rising star in the stand up comedy world,...

Chicago – Another spring film festival is blossoming up in the Rogers Park neighborhood, the Chicago Independent Film & TV Festival (Ciff). This is the first one, and its goal is to highlight local, U.S. and international indie films from all styles of creators. The festival takes place on Saturday, April 28th and Sunday, April 29th, 2018, at The New 400 Theater and Damen (Loyola University) Cinema, and all the information regarding the weekend fest can be accessed by clicking here.

The Inaugural Chicago Independent Film & TV Festival, April 28th & 29th, 2018

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Brent Kado is the founder of Ciff, after a number of years as Executive Director of the Chicago Comedy Film Festival. He is a filmmaker through Flowfeel Films – including his latest “Festival: A Documentary” and “A Short History of Drugs in the Valley” – and an instructor at Chicago’s Columbia College in their Cinema and Television Arts School.

Chicago – If you hear the sound of laughter from the vicinity of the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago, then most likely it is coming from the New 400 Theater, the base for the 7th Chicago Comedy Film Festival. The Festival showcases features, shorts and experimental films in all styles of funny. It opens on Thursday, November 9th, 2017, with a program of Chicago Short Films at The Second City, and continues through Saturday, November 11th.

The 2017 Chicago Comedy Film Festival, November 9th-11th

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Founded in 2010 by Artistic Director Jessica Hardy, the Chicago Comedy Film Festival mission is to support comedy filmmaking as a vital and influential art form. Presenting films ranging from low budget to studio quality features, the fest champions strong voices in comedic storytelling.

The Festival made news last week when they decided to pull their Saturday spotlight film, a documentary about comedian Andy Dick, in...