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Project Chicago presents

The 6th Annual
Chicago International REEL Shorts Fest

Thursday Sept. 10th through Sunday Sept. 13th

2009 Award Winning Films

Best of the Fest: Sky People

Best Break-Up Film: L.O.V.E.
Best Romantic Comedy: True Love
Best Youth Entry: Sparks in the Night
Best Artistic Movie: Stringing in the Streets
Best Romantic Movie: A Time of Flowers
Best Revenge Movie: Alessandra
Best Music Video: City of Noise
Best Horror Movie: Tinglewood
Most Disturbing Movie: Grandma's House
Best Foreign Film: Stella
Best Political Drama: October Surprise
Best Comedy: A Small Silent Film About Death
Best Demented Movie: Fish & Chip
Most Profane Statement: James K. Polk was @#?!ing Awesome

Honorable Mention:
Melt Down
Max & Helena
More Than You Can Chew
CAMFBH
Ex-Bully
WoW! What A Great Question!
My First Experimental Film
The Only One
The Disconnection of Cyrus Bent

Audience Choice Awards
People's Choice Award: Under The Table In Barcelona

        Thursday 8:00pm - Under The Table in Barcelona (dir. Hillary Leben)
        Friday 4:30pm - The Don of Virgil Junior High (dir. Deon Hayman)
        Friday 5:45pm - Interpretation (dir. Lin Oeding)
        Friday 7:15pm - Funemployed (dirs. Michael Lippert, Ted Evans)
        Friday 8:45pm - Meltdown (dir. David Green)
        Saturday 2:30pm - Paradyse (dir. C.M. Birkmeier)
        Saturday 4:00pm - Under The Table in Barcelona (dir. Hillary Leben)
        Saturday 5:30pm - The New Math (dir. Michael Duffey)
        Saturday 7:00pm - Paul and his Wall (dir. Steven Anderson, Andrew
                                Adams, Erin Szweikowski)
        Sunday 2:00pm - The Pool (dir. J. David Ruby)
        Sunday 3:30pm - TIE: Let You Go/The Visionary (dirs. Mihir
                                Desai/Gwydhar Bratton)
        Sunday 5:00pm - Papi Chulo (dir. Jonny Diaz)
        Sunday 6:30pm - At Last, Okemah! (dir. Michael Smith)
        Sunday 8:00pm - Recycle (dir. Valentina Avayu)

2009 Slideshow, click to view all photos

2 0 0 9 S C H E D U L E

PDF of the program can be downloaded here (7.2mb)

DAY DATE TIME PROGRAM NAME LOCATION

Thursday Sept 10,2009 8:00pm "Festival Preview" Original Mother's (21&Over)

Friday        Sept 11, 2009    4:30pm   "Growing Up Sucks"     Film Row Cinema
Friday        Sept 11, 2009 5:45pm "The Dramatics"    Film Row Cinema
Friday       Sept 11, 2009   7:15pm   "Comedies"    Film Row Cinmea
Friday        Sept 11, 2009    8:45pm    "The Demented"      Film Row Cinema

Saturday   Sept 12, 2009    2:30pm    "Chicago Show"    Film Row Cinema
Saturday   Sept 12, 2009    4:00pm    "Something to Say"    Film Row Cinema
Saturday   Sept 12, 2009    5:30pm    "Relationships Suck" Film Row Cinema
Saturday   Sept 12, 2009    7:00pm    "Romantic Comedy" Film Row Cinema
Saturday   Sept 12, 2009    8:30pm "Taste of the Fest"      Film Row Cinema
Saturday    Sept 12, 2009 10:15p   Filmmaker Trolley*    Leaves from Columbia College

Sunday    Sept 13, 2009 2:00pm "Kids Shorts!"              Film Row Cinema
    Sunday    Sept 13, 2009 3:30pm   "The Arts"         Film Row Cinema
    Sunday    Sept 13, 2009 5:00pm "Romantic Shorts"      Film Row Cinema
    Sunday    Sept 13, 2009 6:30pm    "Rock'n'Roll"          Film Row Cinema
   Sunday      Sept 14, 2009    8:00pm    "Horror/Action"       Film Row Cinema

* Filmmaker Trolley is a CIRSF filmmaker event. If not filled, pass holders will be admitted first come first serve.

To view the full schedule with film times and descriptions click here

L o c a t i o n s

Film Row Cinema
at Columbia College

1104 S Wabash - Top Floor!
Chicago, IL 60605

Parking: Paid Lot and Street
Train: Red Line, Green Line, Orange Line - Roosevelt Station
(Walk east on Roosevelt, Left on Wabash)
CTA Bus: #4-Cottage Grove, #29-State, #62-Archer, #3-King Drive, #28-Stony Island Express.
Wheelchair Access

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Original Mothers Nightclub (21+)

26 W Division St
Chicago, IL 60610-2217
Phone: (312) 642-7251

Red Line to Clark/Division

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To see the full schedule with film listings and descriptions click here

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