Additionally, and specifically for the filmmakers reading, Beyond Fest Chicago has opened submissions through FilmFreeway.

If moviegoing habits have diminished in recent years, that hasn’t adversely affected the Chicago International Film Festival.

Recently, the godfather of a music and dance genre known as Chicago Footwork came to London. But why are British fans so keen on this fast-paced American subculture?

The 61st edition of the Chicago International Film Festival begins Wednesday night, with the world premiere of a documentary of the Jackie Robinson West Little League team that won the U.S.