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2010 Press Releases
- Fingers Crossed! Academy Awards Update (2010)
- Asian Heritage Month School Screenings (2010)
- Cinco de Mayo Film Fiesta! (2010)
- CICFF - Academy Award Qualifying Children's Film Festival (2010)
- Celebrate Poetry Month (April) with REEL POETRY! (2010)
- Facets Kids Film Camp - Sessions Added (2010)
- CICFF Call for Entries (2010)
- Celebrating Black History Month - Special Screenings
2009 Press Releases
- 26th CICFF Awards Announced! (2009)
- School's Our October 23 - Come to the Fest! (2009)
- Broken Hill Pre-Screening with Star Luke Arnold! (2009)
- CICFF Film, Family & Fun! - General Press Release (2009)
- CICFF 2009 Festival Highlights (2009)
- ProPass for Media Professionals (2009)
- CICFF's $10,000 Poetry Prize (2009)
- Children's Jury Starts August 4! (2009)
- Film Critics Wilmington, Petrakis & Sartin Speak at YCC (2009)
- CICFF Entry Deadline Extended Until July 15 (2009)
- World Premiere - Dream Screen: Animated Science - The H1N1 Flu & You (2009)
- Directors in Schools - Art of Puppetry Workshop (2009)
- Travel Opportunities for Teens - Be a Film Festival Delegate (2009)
- Hollywood and the Art of Puppetry Workshop (2009)
- Dream Screen: Animated Science at Darwin & Prescott Schools (2009)
- Reel Poetry NOW for Grades 3-5 (2009)
- Special Prize ($10,000) for Poetry in Film (2009)
- Directors Speak About the CICFF (2009)
- CICFF Call for Entries (2009)
- Young Chicago Critics Movie Camp - Now Accepting Applications (2009)
- CICFF Director "Taming TV" - Chicago Tribune, Jan. 2009
- CICFF Founder to Present at CAEYC Conference (2009)
- Three Kidsfest Films Garner Academy Award Nominations (2009)
2008 Press Releases
- CICFF Founder Tames TV at 2008 NAEYC Convention
- KidsFest Poetry Foundation Award (2008)
- KidsFest Announces Awards at Closing Night Ceremony (2008)
- KidsFest Welcomes Star of "Ping Pong Playa" (2008)
- KidsFest Welcomes Gerda Weissman Klein, Author of "Wings of EPOH" (2008)
- School's Out October 24 - Come to KidsFest! (2008)
- Take One! Workshops at CICFF (2008)
- Facets Announces 2008 Screen Gems Gala (2008)
- Early Childhood Professional Development Workshop (2008)
- CICFF Schedule Now Online (2008)
- CICFF Presents Professional Development Workshops for Schools (2008)
- Creepy Creatures at the CICFF (2008)
- General Festival Press Release (2008)
- CICFF ProPass Accreditation for Distributors and Programmers (2008)
- MediaBridge YouthFEST Award Winners (2008)
- MediaBridge Audience Award Winner (2008)
- CICFF Children's Jury: Look Who's In Charge! (2008)
- MediaBridge Creative Advisors Week: Teens Team Up With the Pros (2008)
- Teens Screen Top International Films at MediaBridge YouthFEST (2008)
- Michael Wilmington Hosts Screening and Discussion of Citizen Kane with CICFF and MediaBridge (2008)
- MediaBridge Invites Teens for Late Night Open Screen (2008)
- Opportunity to Host an Italian Youth Delegate (2008)
- Young Chicago Critics Shine at Giffoni Jury (2008)
- MediaBridge: CICFF Presents International Screenwriting Program for Teens (2008)
- YCC Guest Critics (2008)
- CICFF Adult Jury Invitation (2008)
- Young Chicago Critics: CICFF Rolls Out Movie Camp (2008)
- CICFF Early Group Registration (2008)
- Young Chicago Critics Travel Auditions (2008)
- CICFF Dark Matter CineStudy Screenings Tackle Student Violence
- MediaBridge Now Accepting Applications! (2008) -and- MediaBridge Application Form
- Call for Entries (2008) -and- Entry Form & Regulations
- Young Chicago Critics (2008)
- Cinestudy Programs for Classrooms (2008)
- Winter CICFF Programs (for Teachers) (2008)
2007 Press Highlights
- Festival Award Results (2007)
- Dream Screen Animation Program at Otis School (2007)
- Poetry Foundation Funding Announcement (2007)
- My First Movies (2007)
- Teen Stars at CICFF (2007)
- American Showcase of Films (2007)
- MediaBridge Youth Film Festival (2007)
- MediaBridge Partners with Lookingglass (2007)
- Kid Critics Travel to Italy, Korea & Canada (2007)
- CICFF Kid Critics at Giffoni Hollywood (2007)
- CICFF Oscar Nominated Films (2007)
2006 Press Highlights
- Festival Award Results (2006)
- General Festival Release (2006)
- Meet Lassie at Facets! (2006)
- MediaBridge Youth Filmmaking Workshop (2006)
- Kidsfest Insider Newsletter (May 2006)
- Kidsfest Insider Newsletter (March 2006)
- Hoodwinked Premiere at Facets (2006)
2005 Press Highlights
- Actor Paul Dooley Attends Festival (2005)
- CICFF Monster Design - Bill Mayer (2005)
- General Festival Release (2005)
- Young Chicago Critics - Production Day (2005)
- Hot Topic Funding Announcement (2005)
- Meet Original Willie Wonka Director at Facets! (2005)
