The Chicago Cinema Society (est. 2011) is a collective of individuals whose goal is to share unconventional, daring, innovative and eccentric cinema with our city of Chicago. We are also very passionate about collecting 70mm, 35mm and 16mm film prints to preserve and share with theaters which are capable of archival quality film projection. Film prints from our film archive have screened all over the world.
The Chicago Cinema Society had formed as a result of us having traveled to many domestic and international film festivals, returning having been excited and inspired by the many wonderful films we had come across. We would wait and hope that the films that we had seen would make their way to theaters or festivals in Chicago but many times this would not occur. Over time we decided to become film programmers so as to bring these films to Chicago ourselves so that these amazing works of art would not be missed. Since 2011, we have hosted many Chicago and American film premieres.
We look forward to continue to share the works of artists that are writing and producing films that will inspire filmmakers for decades to come. Also, if you have always wanted to get into film programming, please do drop us a line; we are always looking for people with similar passion to work with us. Please follow us here on our website, or on Facebook, to be kept up to date with our activities. Thank you for your support!
Love,
CCS
