{"id":41960,"date":"2019-04-02T11:43:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T16:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=41960"},"modified":"2019-04-10T09:29:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T14:29:12","slug":"chicago-comedy-film-festival-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-comedy-film-festival-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Comedy Film Festival Returns, Giving You Fun Laughs, Bizarre Scenarios, & More"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo Credit: Chicago Comedy Film Fest<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From April 5 – 7<\/strong>, at Columbia College Chicago (1104 South Wabash Avenue<\/strong>), the 9th annual Chicago Comedy Film Festival<\/a> returns. Packed with original plots, crazy scenarios, and many moments that call for roaring laughter, this year’s lineup presents a quirky range of quality work.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Vicarious | Chicago Comedy Film Fest<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Founded on the incentive to create a space for emerging filmmakers, Chicago Comedy Film Fest provides a vibrant platform for creatives around the globe to network, share ideas and inspiration, collaborate, and more. Seeing how the industry offers very little resources, the fest not only recognizes up-and-coming filmmakers and actors, but they even go the extent of introducing\u00a0an additional Top Female Filmmaker award, to further encourage women to create. So far, the festival has been a critical success, some films going to showcase on Netflix, and other quality platforms.<\/p>\n

This year, the festival will debut over 85 short comedies, within a three-day screening. So, come on out, and watch some wacky films such as Accept | Decline<\/em>, which centers around a rideshare driver who accepts a few clients from a clown gang, ultimately leading him through a bizarre\u00a0chain of events. If you’re into humor reminiscent of Grace and Frankie<\/em>, enjoy Anchor Away,<\/em> a short film about a\u00a0woman\u00a0who ironically must work for the girl she used to bully in school. Or, check out\u00a0Vicarious<\/em>, a story\u00a0about\u00a0a married guy’s desperate attempt to live through his best friend, who turns out to be\u00a0a loser.<\/p>\n

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Tickets<\/h3>\n

For single screenings, tickets<\/a>\u00a0are $12 for Adults, $55 for a weekend\u00a0pass, and $27 for Saturday and Sunday passes. Get 60% off ANY ticket with the code UMatter.\u00a0<\/strong>We’ve even found you the perfect parking spot<\/a>, so you don’t have to drive in circles when you get there. You’re welcome.<\/p>\n

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Check out the film schedule<\/a> to pick your favorites and enjoy this trailer of this year’s films below!<\/p>\n