Passionate. Honest. Inventive. Young visionaries let their voices be heard at Cinema/Chicago’s CineYouth Festival.
CineYouth Festival produced by Cinema/Chicago will kick-off with an Opening Night Celebration on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 6PM.
Festivities will feature a showcase of short films by filmmakers Vince Singleton (The Porter), Hannah Dallman (Small Comforts), Sean J.S. Jourdan (An Open Door) and Jack Newell (Andre: Portrait of A Capoeirista). Following the screenings, a panel discussion will be moderated by Ron Falzone, Film Professor and Directing Area Coordinator at Columbia College.
The night will wrap up with a reception where the audience gets a chance to speak one-one-one with the featured filmmakers.
Admission is free and open to the general public with RSVP to cineyouth@chicagofilmfestival.com.
Seating will be on a first come, first served basis and is limited to theater capacity.
The two-day CineYouth Festival showcases work from filmmakers under the age of 20 and from across the country. This year’s Festival features 95 films, with screenings and workshops held on June 19th and 20th at Film Row Cinema at Columbia College Chicago (1104 South Wabash).
CineYouth Festival produced by Cinema/Chicago will kick-off with an Opening Night Celebration on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 6PM.
