James Choi is an award-winning Chicago-based filmmaker and an assistant professor at DePaul University’s School of Cinematic Arts. He’s produced multiple award-winning films, including Made in China, which won our Silver Hugo in 2009, and Saint Frances, which won the SXSW Special Jury Award in 2019. He also won our 2022 CIX:Lab pitch with his project All Things Considered, and his 2024 short film Resonancia screened at our 60th Festival in the City & State program.| Cinema Chicago
On 23 and 24 October, SMHAF takes up residence at Civic House in Glasgow for a two day programme of powerful live performance and insightful conversation exploring creativity and mental health.| Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
The 61st Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, announced its International Competitions for this year’s edition, running October 15–26, 2025. This year’s competitive titles include two world premieres, 14 feature films making their North American premieres, and another 13 holding their U.S. premieres, with titles from countries around the world including Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Germany, Tajikistan, Poland, Japan, Italy, Thailand, I...| Cinema Chicago
The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival returns from 20 October to 9 November 2025 with one of its most ambitious and far-reaching programmes yet, with hundreds of events all across Scotland inspired by the theme Comfort & Disturb.| Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Beth Wants the D, an autobiographical comedy by performer Beth May about the challenges of living with bipolar disorder, has won the 2025 Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.| Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
We are inviting Edinburgh Fringe companies who are directly addressing mental health in their work to submit their show for consideration for the 2025 Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award. The post Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award returns appeared first on Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.| Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
William Goldenberg is known as the editor behind some of the biggest hit films of the last 25 years, from The Insider and Zero Dark Thirty to National Treasure and Argo, for which he won the Oscar for Best Editing. But now he’s taking to the directing chair, bringing his directorial debut Unstoppable—a stirring sports drama about a wrestler defying the odds, starring Jherrel Jerome of Moonlight—to the Chicago International Film Festival, with star Jerome and subject Anthony Robles joini...| Cinema Chicago
Jason Park is a Chicago-raised filmmaker whose award-winning short film BJ’s Mobile Gift Shop chronicles a young hustler in the streets of Chicago. We’re thrilled to present the World Premiere of his debut feature, Transplant, at the 60th #ChiFilmFest. We chatted with Jason about his inspirations, what it’s like working with a K-pop star, and more. From where did you originally draw inspiration for this fast-paced, psychological drama? Early in my filmmaking journey in Los Angeles, I ha...| Cinema Chicago
Artists Erin McGrath, HUSS, Jennifer Honnan, Robyn Woolston and Rylan Gleave have been commissioned to create new pieces of work in response to the SMHAF 2025 theme, ‘Comfort & Disturb’.| Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
The 97th Oscar Shortlists are here, and we're thrilled to see DOC NYC's selections shine yet again! In this year's Documentary Feature race, an| DOC NYC
