Press Release

Contact: ..........................................................................October 27, 2004
Christopher Kamyszew
Director
Chicago International Documentary Festival
773-486-9611/12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Documentary Film Festival Announces Locations

Friday, April 1 – Sunday, April 10, 2005

Chicago, IL – The Chicago International Documentary Festival today announced that screenings for the 2005 festival will be held at eight well-appointed Chicago area cultural venues.

The opening night gala is scheduled for Friday, April 1, 2005 at the University Of Chicago’s Doc Films - Max Palevsky Cinema, 1212 E. 59th Street. Doc is located on the University’s Hyde Park campus, features a 500-seat auditorium and offers sufficient free parking.

Closing night festivities complete with reception and awards ceremony will be held Saturday, April 9, 2005 at Thorne Auditorium on Northwestern University’s downtown campus, 375 East Chicago Ave. Thorne, a 700 seat auditorium, is located near Chicago’s infamous Magnificent Mile and is easily accessible via cab. Plus, there are numerous pay parking facilities within walking distance.

The Festival’s host theater and primary location is the Society For Arts’ Gallery Theatre, 1112 N. Milwaukee Ave. The elegant Gallery Theatre is minutes away from downtown Chicago and is central to every Festival event. The luxury, 75-seat theatre is located inside an art gallery that also features guest suites, a bar, and reserved parking for special events.

Chopin Theatre, 1543 West Division Street, will screen many festival films and house the Festival’s 24-hour filmmaker lounge. Just steps from the Gallery Theatre, the eclectic and energetic Chopin site is an artsy, 250-seat space with a 100 seat auxiliary studio theatre, a café, plus on-site film & video facilities, and easily accessible from public transit.
Other venues hosting screenings include Northwestern University’s Block Cinema Gallery, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, the Beverly Arts Center, 2407 West 111th Street, Gateway Theatre, 5216 West Lawrence Ave. and the Cinematheque at Facets Multi-Media, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave.

Ticket prices and programming will be announced soon. For more information, phone the CIDF at 773-486-9612, visit the website, www.chicagodocfestival.org or send an email message to info@chicagodocfestival.org.

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