15 FILMS. 15 COUNTRIES. 15 WEEKS.

Cinema/Chicago, the presenter of the Chicago International Film Festival, is once again collaborating with various consulates and cultural organizations to present the 6th annual International Summer Screenings Program at the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street, 2nd floor.

Beginning June 10, a program of fifteen films spotlights a different country’s national cinema every Wednesday evening at 6:30 PM for fifteen consecutive weeks. Admission is free and open to the public. Seating is on a first come, first served basis and is limited to theater capacity. Special guest speakers will lead post-screening discussions at select screenings.

Details:
2009 International Summer Screenings Program
June 10 – September 16
Every Wednesday at 6:30PM
Chicago Cultural Center’s Claudia Cassidy Theater, 77 E. Randolph Street

FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Participating organizations include: the Consulate General of the Argentine Republic in Chicago, the Austrian Consulate General in Chicago, the Consulate General of Federative Republic of Brazil in Chicago, the Consulate General of Canada in Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Center, the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in Chicago, the Goethe-Institut Chicago, the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Chicago, the Japan Information Center at the Consulate General of Japan in Chicago, the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago, the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Chicago.