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Join us for the Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Festival.   Our Shorts Festival seeks to provide opportunity for filmmakers around the world by showcasing their work to REEL PEOPLE in the Chicagoland area.  We seek to provide a 'REEL person' atmosphere with low entry fees and low cost ticket prices.  We are the short filmmakers' choice for showcasing
REEL talent to REEL people.   Please help us spread the word, share this site and tell your friends!

CIRSFF named one of the top ten film festivals of North America

Here is a link to our Metromix listing 
Review of CIRSF  and another here.

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100% Short Films All The Time!

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    Our Mission:

The Chicago international REEL Shorts Festival seeks to
provide opportunity for filmmakers around the world by
showcasing their work to REEL PEOPLE in the
Chicagoland area. We seek to provide a 'REEL person'
atmosphere with low entry fees and low cost ticket prices.
We are the REEL filmmakers' choice for showcasing
REEL talent to REEL people.
Our History

Project Chicago was founded in 2003 by a group of filmmakers and entertainment professionals from Chicago and Los Angeles. They wanted to create an organization easily accessible to all filmmakers that could exhibit and promote world cinema.

    Board of Directors:

Nels Dahlquist -  Director/Programmer
Scott Rudolph -  Director/Programmer
Director of Special Programs
Dan Christofano - Director of Submissions
Tony Critchell - Entertainment Director
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