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Amazon Prime Video and Netflix use your Internet service and will count against any Xfinity data plan. Amazon Prime Video and Netflix streaming membership required. ©2020 Comcast. All rights reserved. City of Chicago Business License #1337647 TIP: Buy early to avoid disappointment! There are a limited number Festival Tickets of tickets for each film. Think of this as a virtual cinema and we only have a certain number of “seats” available in our theater! Important Festival Dates Festival Passes September 23-27: Love movies? Purchase a pass and save! Members Pre-Sale Festival Passes are the most economical way to Starts at 10:00am see multiple screenings throughout the Festival! Cinema/Chicago members have early access to Festival tickets. Moviegoer Pass: 10 Virtual Cinema admissions September 25: Members: $90 Non-members: $110 Festival Pass Early Redemption Starts at 10:00am Passport Pass: Festival Pass-holders will be able to redeem their 20 Virtual Cinema admissions passes to reserve their virtual screenings. Members: $170 Non-members: $210 September 28: Short Film Pass General Public Onsale Watch all 56 short films! Starts at 10:00am Members: $50 Non-members: $60 Tickets available for purchase to the general public Please note: Passes are not valid for Drive-in Screenings, Opening Night, Special Presentations, Tributes, Special Events, or Closing Night. Tickets for these screenings and events are Where To Buy available through their individual film or event pages. Tickets and Passes Individual Tickets Individual film tickets are available at the following: Virtual Cinema Screening Type Members General chicagofilmfestival.com Regular Screenings $10 $12 Special Presentations $14 $16 Ticketing and Technical Support Opening Night $18 $20 Drive-In* ticketing-info@ The Festival’s Drive-in is located at: chicagofilmfestival.com ChiTown Movies techsupport@ 2343 S. Throop St. | Chicago, IL chicagofilmfestival.com Opening Night $85 $100 312.332.3456 (FILM) Closing Night $85 $100 * September 23-October 13 Tickets must be purchased in advance. Includes one complimentary bucket of popcorn per car. No in-person sales Monday-Friday done at the Drive-in. Maximum 6 per car. 10:00am-6:00pm Saturday-Sunday closed Regular $60 $75 October 14-25 All ticketing fees are included in prices. Panels and special 10:00am-10:00pm event tickets vary in price. See the event’s webpage for ticketing information. Please note: Online Ticket Sales Only No in-person sales All programs are subject to change. 3 VIRTUAL CINEMA OVERVIEW 9 STEP-BY-STEP Purchase your TICKET or PASS BUY at hamptonsfilmfest.org Receive a confirmation of your order and receipt via email Decide how you want to watch movies or BROWSER APP View online at Hamptons Film watch.hamptonsfilmfest.org on AppleTV or Roku How to Festival: Virtual Cinema TV Computer iPad + Tablet Films are available to stream starting at 8:00pm on October 14 through October 25 (exceptions as noted in the film’s- D odescription.)wnload our dedicated App - PCs running Windows 7+ - iPad use Safari on Once you press Play, you’ll have 48 hours to complete watching the film. Roku or AppleTV (Gen 4 and above) Browsers: Google Chrome, iOS 11.2 or later Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera screen mirroring not - Cast from a computer or Android supported, set to OFF Step One Step Two phone/tablet using the Chrome - Intel-based Macs running browser to a Chromecast device macOS 10.12+ - Tablet use Chrome on Purchase your TICKET or PASS Receive a confirmation of your Browsers: Google Chrome, Android 6.0 or later - Airplay from a computer, iPhone at chicagofilmfestival.com Firefox, Safari, Opera order and receipt via emailor iPad to an AppleTV (Gen 2 and above) or to any Smart TV bearing Connect your computer to your TV the “AirPlay” badge with an HDMI cable (follow browser instructions) Step Three Step Four Decide how you want to watch movies Login or follow link to access your movies BROWSER View online at TicketTicket Holders watch.chicagofilmfestival.com Login or follow link to access your movies or APP TICKET HOLDERS receive a PASS HOLDERS receive a Chicago International Film Festival on AppleTV or Chicago Intl. Film Festival Virtual Access email with link one link to create an account at on Roku hour before film watch windows watch.hamptonsfilmfest.org. TV Computer iPad + Tablet BadgePass Holders Holders begin. Follow the link to submit Login to your account at your unique Voucher Code. watch.hamptonsfilmfest.org Enjoy the show! or on the Hamptons Film app. • Download our • PCs running • iPad use Safari Find all your films in one place. dedicated App Windows 7+ on iOS 11.2 or later Roku or AppleTV Browsers: Google screen mirroring (Gen 4 and above) Chrome, Firefox, not supported, set *make sure you run your Microsoft Edge, to OFF updates first. Opera TICKET HOLDERS BADGE HOLDERS • Cast from a • Tablet use Chrome receive a Virtual Access receive a link to create computer or Android • Intel-based Macs on Android 6.0 email with link one hour an account at watch. phone/tablet using running macOS or later before film watch windows chicagofilmfestival.com. the Chrome browser 10.12+ begin. Follow the link to Login to your account at to a Chromecast Browsers: Google submit your unique Voucher watch.chicagofilmfestival. device Chrome, Firefox, Code. Enjoy the show! com or on the Chicago Safari, Opera • Airplay from a International Film Festival computer, iPhone or app. Find all your films in iPad to an AppleTV one place. (Gen 2 and above) Connect your computer to or to any Smart TV your TV with an HDMI cable Visit our chicagofilmfestival.com for more detailed bearing the “AirPlay” (follow browser instructions) technical instructions. badge Additional graphics and language courtesy of LaurieFink.com. 4 ChiFilmFest at the Drive-In! ChiTown Movies 2343 S. Throop St. | Chicago, IL Join our social distanced Gala and World Premiere presentations at the ChiTown Movies Drive-In in Pilsen! Wednesday, October 14 Saturday, October 17 Opening Night 6:30pm 6:30pm Belushi Ammonite Director: R.J. Cutler Director: Francis Lee U.S. U.K. Film details on page 10 Film details on page 17 Thursday, October 15 Sunday, October 18 7:00pm 6:30pm David Byrne’s The Road Up American Utopia Directors: Director: Spike Lee Greg Jacobs | Jon Siskel U.S. U.S. Film details on page 20 Film details on page 26 Thursday, October 15 Friday, October 23 10:15pm 6:30pm The Dark and the Wicked One Night in Miami Director: Regina King Director: Bryan Bertino U.S. U.S. Film details on page 25 Film details on page 20 Friday, October 16 Saturday, October 24 7:00pm Closing Night 6:00pm Bad Hair Nomadland Director: Justin Simien Director: Chloé Zhao U.S. U.S. Film details on page 18 Film details on page 11 For full drive-in details and FAQ visit chicagofilmfestival.com/drive-in/. 5 Imagination is Your Ticket! Welcome to the While we may be experiencing the Festival apart this year, the 56th Chicago stories and the images that move us are a heartening reminder International of how much we have in common—our shared emotions, Film Festival... experiences, and capacity for empathy. The virtual festival re-imagined. experience will bring our community of film lovers, whether in Chicago or from across the U.S., together again October 14-25. So much about this year’s Festival We want to thank our extraordinary and dedicated staff who is new, be it innovations with how we see films and interact have adapted to the uncertainties and challenges of this year with filmmakers and special guests or old-school throwbacks and used their creativity to reimagine the Festival. We also want to the drive-in movie experience. But the thing that hasn’t to recognize the Governing Board of Directors for their ongoing changed is the power of great cinema, however and wherever support, insights, and hard work. Thank you also to our patrons, we watch it. And the joy in discovery—a new film destined to partners, and sponsors, for believing in the work we do and for live on as an enduring masterpiece; a debuting director certain your dedication to keeping the power of cinema alive. to be recognized as a great auteur; an image that inspires an unexpected feeling or a singular idea that remains imprinted on We look forward to having you join us on this cinematic journey your memory. as we defy boundaries, restrictions, and quarantines....Film can take you there. Bon voyage! The programming team is thrilled and honored to present this year’s extraordinary lineup of films that celebrate cinema’s power to transport audiences wherever they might want to go, be it a far-flung land or a state of mind.