The Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival is an annual short film competition and screening put on by Project Chicago. The festival was founded by Scott Rudolph and Nels Dahlquist. Held annually, this three-day event plays host to more than 150 films (all under 35 minutes) from many countries throughout the world.
In 2017 the venue changed to Chicago Filmmakers' Firehouse Cinema located at 1326 W Hollywood Ave in the city of Chicago.
Some venues in years past include Columbia College's beautiful penthouse theater. [1]
In 2004 and 2005 the 3-Penny Cinema, in Chicago's Lincoln Park district, was the main venue. In 2006 REEL Shorts moved to the historic Davis Theatre in Lincoln Square. In 2007, 2009. 2009 Columbia College came on as a presenting sponsor and the festival is to be held at Columbia's Film Row Theatre.
Festival dates: September 17–19
Festival dates: September 30 – October 2
Festival dates: September 29 – October 1
Festival dates: September 21–23
Festival dates: September 11–14
Festival dates: September 10–14
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Festival dates: October 9–12
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Festival dates: December 11-12
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Festival dates: December 2–3
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Festival dates: November 10–11
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Festival dates: November 9–10
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The 2019 Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival was help at Chicago Filmmakers' Firehouse Cinema located at 1326 W Hollywood Ave in the city of Chicago.
BEST SHORT FILM – Minor Accident of War – Jakob Satzaria
SEMI-FINALIST SHORT FILM – Anxiety – Tridib Chakraborty
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
Pageant Mom, Down Dickie & Bea Ballhawks Just Give Me a Minute to Change The Sweatshirt
Programmers Awards
Best Foreign Rock On, Dude!
Best Drama Broken
Best Animation King of the House
Best Comedy Dickie & Bea
Best Musical Short The Odyssey of Cleve Eaton
Best Documentary Uncaged: A Stand-In Story
Best Horror Keep Looking
Best Action Vicarious
Best Sci-Fi Dissidence (2084)
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Festival dates: Streamed online November 14 – December 5
The 18th edition of the Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival was originally scheduled for November 2021 but was postponed due to COVID-19. The festival returned to Chicago Filmmakers' Firehouse Cinema for in-person screenings on March 18–19, 2022. [8]