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Phoenix, Oregon (2020)

Virtual Screening of "Phoenix, Oregon" This Saturday, April 11

In partnership with the independent streaming platform Theatrical At Home, Film Festival Alliance presents the inaugural Film Festival Day. Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival is thrilled to be participating in this special presentation event along with 29 other film festivals on Saturday, April 11 beginning at 5:00pm. When you

Nicholas White, Tricia Legat, and Gail Gallagher at Music Box Theatre in Chicago for the 1919 Cinema Centennial

Cinema Centennial Confessional

Now that BWiFF has successfully completed its first Cinema Centennial event, showcasing films from 1919, I think it’s about time for my first public confessional. So here it goes: I am not exactly what you would call a silent film aficionado. Prior to preparing for this year’s Cinema

'The Dead Don't Die' (2019)

Podcast | ‘The Dead Don't Die’ Episode Recap

In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat, Tricia Legat, and Michael Noens discuss the 2019 horror comedy ‘The Dead Don't Die’ from director Jim Jarmusch.

'Booksmart' (2019)

Podcast | ‘Booksmart’ Episode Recap

In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat, Tricia Legat, and Michael Noens discuss the 2019 teen comedy ‘Booksmart’ from director Olivia Wilde.

Douglas Fairbanks and Herbert Grimwood in 'When the Clouds Roll By' (1919)

1919 Cinema Centennial at Music Box Theatre on October 23

Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival will host the 1919 Cinema Centennial at Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Avenue in Chicago, on Wednesday, October 23 at 7:00pm. The special program celebrating films released 100 years ago will feature a collection of shorts followed by a feature with contemporary music

Podcast | ‘Locke’ Episode Recap

In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat, Tricia Legat, and Michael Noens discuss the 2014 dialogue-driven thriller ‘Locke’ from director Steven Knight.

'Hearts Beat Loud' (2018)

Podcast | ‘Hearts Beat Loud’ Episode Recap

In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat, Tricia Legat, and Michael Noens discuss the 2018 music-driven father-daughter comedy ‘Hearts Beat Loud’ from director Brett Haley.

Still from 'Die Beste Aller Welten' (2018)

2020 Call for Entries Now Open on FilmFreeway

Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival will host their 10th annual festival at Chicago Filmmakers, located at 5720 N. Ridge Avenue in the Edgewater neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side. Entries in a wide variety of categories are now being accepted online through April 10, 2020. Above all else, the

'Ophelia' (2019)

Podcast | ‘Ophelia’ Episode Recap

In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat, Tricia Legat, and Michael Noens discuss the 2019 perspective shift Shakespeare drama ‘Ophelia’ from director Claire McCarthy.

'Always Be My Maybe' (2019)

Podcast | ‘Always Be My Maybe’ Episode Recap

In this podcast episode, co-hosts Jonathan C. Legat, Tricia Legat, and Michael Noens discuss the 2019 romantic comedy ‘Always Be My Maybe’ from director Nahnatchka Khan.

Chicago Filmmakers Facility – Photo by Eric Allix Rogers

Chicago Filmmakers to Host BWiFF 2020

The 10th Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF) will be held at Chicago Filmmakers in the Edgewater neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side from July 17-23, 2020. Call for entries will be accepted exclusively through FilmFreeway beginning September 3, 2019. Since 2010, the festival has been held annually over

Reflecting on the 25th Anniversary of “Speed”

Reflecting on the 25th Anniversary of “Speed”

I woke up this morning and learned that Jan De Bont’s 1994 action-adventure “Speed” was released in theatres on this day 25 years ago. This information threw me a bit as I realized it has been 25 years since I began my obsession with the art of motion

'Booksmart' (2019) © Annapurna Pictures

Cinema Cerebration

'Booksmart' Gets Better After Multiple Views

It’s silly. It’s foul. It’s nostalgic and moving. It’s also quite fittingly smart. Booksmart follows Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein) the day before their high school graduation — more specifically, the night before. The two best friends have chosen to pass up the opportunity to

Photography by Kristina Flour. Courtesy of Unsplash.

Please Don't Spoil the Story

Technology continues to connect humanity at an unprecedented rate, which is an incredible thing. Nearly anything we would want to learn about is right there at our fingertips and through social media we can communicate like never before. Storytellers are able to reach audiences they would have not otherwise through

Mylissa Fitzsimmons on the Set of 'Who Decides' (2018)

Festival Alumni

Mylissa Fitzsimmons Talks 'Everything in the End'

Earlier this week, writer/producer/director Mylissa Fitzsimmons launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for her first feature film, Everything in the End. Fitzsimmons has had two short narrative films exhibited at Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival; the coming of age drama That Party That One Night screened at

'Avengers: Endgame' (2019) © Marvel Studios

Cinema Cerebration

We're Better Together – Just Like in 'Avengers: Endgame'

I’ve never been a comic book reader. In fact, I can’t think of a time when I read one. I don’t mean to infer that I was ever opposed to reading comics; I just never got into it myself. So it wasn’t the established characters that

Netflix Experimenting with a Play Random Episode Feature

Netflix Experimenting with a Play Random Episode Feature

Imagine you have just reached the end of a long day and what seems like a mirage before you is in fact the couch you’ve been longing for since you left hours ago. You manage to carry your exhausted self just a few more steps and then let gravity

Still from 'Die Beste Aller Welten' (2017)

Complete List of 2018 Blue Glass Awards Winners

Over 30 films were selected for exhibition and/or competition at the 2018 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival held at Foxhole Creative in Chicago from August 3-9. Of those films, the top award-winners were narrative short The Immaculate Misconception with 3 awards and narrative feature Die Beste Aller

Top Best Reviewed Festivals

April 27 is the Extended Deadline for Submissions

Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival has once again received the honor of being named one of the top 100 best reviewed festivals currently open on FilmFreeway, a standing owed to the fest’s incredibly talented and generous alumni filmmakers. Hundreds of films have been submitted for consideration to play at

Festival Alumni Justin + Kristin Schaack

Festival Alumni

'Illegal Aliens' Now Available Online

Illegal Aliens is a BWiFF 2017 short film official selection that takes the United States immigration debate to a interplanetary level in this mockumentary science fiction/comedy. The film uses the setting of a small local government to parallel the national conversation. The result is a quirky satire that'

Framestore Chicago

Women in Film Chicago 2018 Open House

Women in Film Chicago (WIFC) will present their annual Open House event on Thursday, January 25 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Framestore Chicago, Suite 750 at 820 W. Jackson Boulevard, in Chicago. Tickets are only $3.00 to attend (plus fees) and available forpurchase online. The 2018 Open House

Still from '42 Grams' © Kino Lorber

Festival Alumni

'42 Grams' Hits Theaters Across the United States

Festival alumni Jack C. Newell (director of Close Quarters and Open Tables) has a new documentary on VOD that can also be seen on the big screen in cities scattered across the country this winter. The documentary, 42 Grams, takes an intimate look into the lives of couple as they

Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood in 'Gerald's Game' (2017) © Netflix

Festival Alumni

Official Trailer for 'Gerald's Game' from Mike Flanagan Released

While trying to spice up their marriage in their remote lake house, Jessie must fight to survive when her husband unexpectedly dies leaving her handcuffed to their bed frame. Netflix released the official trailer for BWiFF alum Mike Flanagan's Gerald's Game today. Based on a novel

Jessica Lyons and Tim Frank in 'See You Soon' © Band Called Catch

Festival Alumni

Band Called Catch Releases New Single 'See You Soon' with Music Video

In the early days of Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, programming included an evening dedicated entirely to independent music. Initially, the Blue Carpet Opening Night festivities were focused on music and then later got moved to midweek as the Festival Centerpiece Concert. The evening would begin with a opening performance

Aleksandra Kostova and Julian Vergov in 'Monkey' (2016)

Complete List of 2017 Blue Glass Awards Winners

Over 30 films were selected for exhibition and/or competition at the 2017 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival held at Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport Avenue, in Chicago from August 3-10. Of those films, the top award-winners are narrative short Closer Than They Appear with 5 awards