Lake County Film Festival
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14th LCFF: Halloween - November 3 & 8 - 11
College Of Lake County: Grayslake
College Of Lake County: Grayslake
Submissions for the 2026 Lake County Film Festival are officially open!
Next year's festival is scheduled for March 5 - 16, 2016, which is a VERY shortened window for us. Please think about submitting EARLY.
Next year's festival is scheduled for March 5 - 16, 2016, which is a VERY shortened window for us. Please think about submitting EARLY.
September 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Submissions for the 2026 Lake County Film Festival are officially open!
Next year's festival is scheduled for March 5 - 16, 2016, which is a VERY shortened window for us. Please think about submitting EARLY.
Next year's festival is scheduled for March 5 - 16, 2016, which is a VERY shortened window for us. Please think about submitting EARLY.
Announcement of the film list, website launch and ticket links coming tomorrow morning!
August 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Announcement of the film list, website launch and ticket links coming tomorrow morning!
Roxii, a queer hopeless romantic, just wants to be loved and treated the way boys do girls. A string of boys and men inform Roxii’s view of sex and identity in late aughts Las Cruces, New Mexico.
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/378/2024-11-...
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/378/2024-11-...
October 15, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Roxii, a queer hopeless romantic, just wants to be loved and treated the way boys do girls. A string of boys and men inform Roxii’s view of sex and identity in late aughts Las Cruces, New Mexico.
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/378/2024-11-...
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/378/2024-11-...
Fire Department, Inc follows a newly-elected mayor, and his battle to illegally eliminate fire department pension plans, a years long legal battle.
Director and subject Q&A after the screening.
CLC Grayslake:
11/2-8:50pm-Room D100
11/10-12:10pm-Room B222
bit.ly/LCFFFire
Director and subject Q&A after the screening.
CLC Grayslake:
11/2-8:50pm-Room D100
11/10-12:10pm-Room B222
bit.ly/LCFFFire
October 11, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Fire Department, Inc follows a newly-elected mayor, and his battle to illegally eliminate fire department pension plans, a years long legal battle.
Director and subject Q&A after the screening.
CLC Grayslake:
11/2-8:50pm-Room D100
11/10-12:10pm-Room B222
bit.ly/LCFFFire
Director and subject Q&A after the screening.
CLC Grayslake:
11/2-8:50pm-Room D100
11/10-12:10pm-Room B222
bit.ly/LCFFFire
Fanti is a twisty thriller from Vietnam. Anh Duong is a social media star with a with a huge following, but when a rogue follower starts dropping cryptic DMs darker than her eyeliner, the truth threatens to explode.
CLC Grayslake
11/2 - 4:30pm - Room B222
11/9 - 7:40pm - Room B204
bit.ly/LCFFFanti
Lake County Film Festival
The 2023 Lake County Film Festival runs November 3-5 & 10-12. Two weekends of great independent films at the College Of Lake County.
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org
October 10, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Fanti is a twisty thriller from Vietnam. Anh Duong is a social media star with a with a huge following, but when a rogue follower starts dropping cryptic DMs darker than her eyeliner, the truth threatens to explode.
CLC Grayslake
11/2 - 4:30pm - Room B222
11/9 - 7:40pm - Room B204
bit.ly/LCFFFanti
Adam, a divorced, Jewish father, from Chicago, living in a small German town, attempts to open a Jewish deli, to establish a link to his upbringing and try to find comfort and connection in his town.
CLC Grayslake
11/9-11:50am-Room D100
11/10-2:00pm-Room C105
bit.ly/LCFFKosher
CLC Grayslake
11/9-11:50am-Room D100
11/10-2:00pm-Room C105
bit.ly/LCFFKosher
October 9, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Adam, a divorced, Jewish father, from Chicago, living in a small German town, attempts to open a Jewish deli, to establish a link to his upbringing and try to find comfort and connection in his town.
CLC Grayslake
11/9-11:50am-Room D100
11/10-2:00pm-Room C105
bit.ly/LCFFKosher
CLC Grayslake
11/9-11:50am-Room D100
11/10-2:00pm-Room C105
bit.ly/LCFFKosher
Dawn Dusk follows Chicago-based leather bag designer and artist Chelli Look as she faces the grief of an inconceivable tragedy.
Directors Jason & Blue are expected to attend the festival, and participate in Q&A sessions after their screenings.
Directors Jason & Blue are expected to attend the festival, and participate in Q&A sessions after their screenings.
October 8, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Dawn Dusk follows Chicago-based leather bag designer and artist Chelli Look as she faces the grief of an inconceivable tragedy.
Directors Jason & Blue are expected to attend the festival, and participate in Q&A sessions after their screenings.
Directors Jason & Blue are expected to attend the festival, and participate in Q&A sessions after their screenings.
Catching Bullets is a feature documentary about the gun violence epidemic in St. Louis, MO, in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Catching Bullets chronicles different efforts to treat violence as a public health concern and endeavor to put a human face on the problem of community gun violence.
Catching Bullets chronicles different efforts to treat violence as a public health concern and endeavor to put a human face on the problem of community gun violence.
October 7, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Catching Bullets is a feature documentary about the gun violence epidemic in St. Louis, MO, in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Catching Bullets chronicles different efforts to treat violence as a public health concern and endeavor to put a human face on the problem of community gun violence.
Catching Bullets chronicles different efforts to treat violence as a public health concern and endeavor to put a human face on the problem of community gun violence.
BORED GAMES: An absurdist comedy where six diehard board-gamers try to weather armageddon with nothing but a few games and an ever diminishing supply of rations to occupy their thoughts.
At CLC Grayslake
11/3-11:40am-Room A011
11/9-1:40pm-Room D100
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/351/2024-11-...
At CLC Grayslake
11/3-11:40am-Room A011
11/9-1:40pm-Room D100
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/351/2024-11-...
October 4, 2024 at 8:58 PM
BORED GAMES: An absurdist comedy where six diehard board-gamers try to weather armageddon with nothing but a few games and an ever diminishing supply of rations to occupy their thoughts.
At CLC Grayslake
11/3-11:40am-Room A011
11/9-1:40pm-Room D100
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/351/2024-11-...
At CLC Grayslake
11/3-11:40am-Room A011
11/9-1:40pm-Room D100
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/351/2024-11-...
In Between The Lights, skeptical scientist Alice falls for reluctant medium Jay, she's taken on an odyssey of love, loss and discovery that will turn her world upside down.
WINNER: Grand Jury Prize at Dances With Films.
Screening at CLC Grayslake:
11/2-11:30-Room A011
11/9-11:40-Room D100
WINNER: Grand Jury Prize at Dances With Films.
Screening at CLC Grayslake:
11/2-11:30-Room A011
11/9-11:40-Room D100
October 3, 2024 at 7:42 PM
In Between The Lights, skeptical scientist Alice falls for reluctant medium Jay, she's taken on an odyssey of love, loss and discovery that will turn her world upside down.
WINNER: Grand Jury Prize at Dances With Films.
Screening at CLC Grayslake:
11/2-11:30-Room A011
11/9-11:40-Room D100
WINNER: Grand Jury Prize at Dances With Films.
Screening at CLC Grayslake:
11/2-11:30-Room A011
11/9-11:40-Room D100
When AJ loses his favorite dog park, he must fight, fish, scrap, scrape, and sap to get it back.
Screening at the College Of Lake County - Grayslake Campus:
Saturday, November 9 - 4:20pm - Room C105
Sunday, November 10 - 2:10pm - Room D100
Screening at the College Of Lake County - Grayslake Campus:
Saturday, November 9 - 4:20pm - Room C105
Sunday, November 10 - 2:10pm - Room D100
October 2, 2024 at 7:02 PM
When AJ loses his favorite dog park, he must fight, fish, scrap, scrape, and sap to get it back.
Screening at the College Of Lake County - Grayslake Campus:
Saturday, November 9 - 4:20pm - Room C105
Sunday, November 10 - 2:10pm - Room D100
Screening at the College Of Lake County - Grayslake Campus:
Saturday, November 9 - 4:20pm - Room C105
Sunday, November 10 - 2:10pm - Room D100
Like Francis McDormand in Nomadland, Rachel lives in her RV in the Northwest US. When she receives a terminal cancer diagnosis, filmmaker Martin Krafft decides to document her life until the end of her days
Screening at the CLC Grayslake:
11/9-2:10pm-Room B204
11/10-8:15pm-Room D100
bit.ly/LC2024-02
Screening at the CLC Grayslake:
11/9-2:10pm-Room B204
11/10-8:15pm-Room D100
bit.ly/LC2024-02
October 1, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Like Francis McDormand in Nomadland, Rachel lives in her RV in the Northwest US. When she receives a terminal cancer diagnosis, filmmaker Martin Krafft decides to document her life until the end of her days
Screening at the CLC Grayslake:
11/9-2:10pm-Room B204
11/10-8:15pm-Room D100
bit.ly/LC2024-02
Screening at the CLC Grayslake:
11/9-2:10pm-Room B204
11/10-8:15pm-Room D100
bit.ly/LC2024-02
In the romantic-drama A Time Apart, Alyssa returns to Paris to finalize her divorce but while spending the week with her soon-to-be ex-husband Luka, she starts to question whether she’s making the right decision.
For more info and tickets:
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/.../a-time-a...
For more info and tickets:
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/.../a-time-a...
September 30, 2024 at 7:37 PM
In the romantic-drama A Time Apart, Alyssa returns to Paris to finalize her divorce but while spending the week with her soon-to-be ex-husband Luka, she starts to question whether she’s making the right decision.
For more info and tickets:
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/.../a-time-a...
For more info and tickets:
2024.lakecountyfilmfestival.org/.../a-time-a...
Almost the entire slate of the 2024 Lake County Film Festival has been announced!
2024 Lake County Film Festival Film Slate - The Lake County Film Festival
The Lake County Film Festival is thrilled to be returning for its 14th year of bringing the best of independent film to Lake County. The College Of Lake County again hosts the festival at...
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September 3, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Almost the entire slate of the 2024 Lake County Film Festival has been announced!
Announcing 2 pre-festival screenings, and our Opening Night screenings!
9/19 & 27: Out There: A National Parks Story
10/31: Lake County produced Room Six at BOTH College Of Lake County in Grayslake & The Gorton Center! Also, a collection of shorts made from filmmakers from Lake County at CLC.
9/19 & 27: Out There: A National Parks Story
10/31: Lake County produced Room Six at BOTH College Of Lake County in Grayslake & The Gorton Center! Also, a collection of shorts made from filmmakers from Lake County at CLC.
THE LAKE COUNTY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PRE-FESTIVAL & OPENING NIGHT SCREENINGS - The Lake County Film Festival
The 14th Lake County Film Festival will occur from October 31 through November 3 and November 8 through 11. Over two dozen features and 80 short films will be shown over the two long...
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August 27, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Announcing 2 pre-festival screenings, and our Opening Night screenings!
9/19 & 27: Out There: A National Parks Story
10/31: Lake County produced Room Six at BOTH College Of Lake County in Grayslake & The Gorton Center! Also, a collection of shorts made from filmmakers from Lake County at CLC.
9/19 & 27: Out There: A National Parks Story
10/31: Lake County produced Room Six at BOTH College Of Lake County in Grayslake & The Gorton Center! Also, a collection of shorts made from filmmakers from Lake County at CLC.
This is it! Your last chance to submit a film to the Lake County Film Festival!
June 20, 2024 at 1:52 AM
This is it! Your last chance to submit a film to the Lake County Film Festival!
May 29, 2024 at 3:11 PM
May 14, 2024 at 2:30 PM
April 22, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Yesterday, I updated the history page for The 2023 LFF with info on a couple movies available for streaming. bit.ly/2023LCFF Not two hours later, the director of Good Guy with a Gun messaged me to let me know that the film was hitting streaming platforms TODAY. bit.ly/ggwaglcff
February 20, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Yesterday, I updated the history page for The 2023 LFF with info on a couple movies available for streaming. bit.ly/2023LCFF Not two hours later, the director of Good Guy with a Gun messaged me to let me know that the film was hitting streaming platforms TODAY. bit.ly/ggwaglcff
February 1, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Congrats to Ninety-Five Senses on their Academy Award nomination!
January 25, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Congrats to Ninety-Five Senses on their Academy Award nomination!
Last, but not least, the Audience Awards for Features!
The Daniel Chapp Audience Award For Best Narrative Feature: Trapped Balloon by Hiroyuki Miyagawa
Audience Award For Best Documentary Feature: Join or Die
The Daniel Chapp Audience Award For Best Narrative Feature: Trapped Balloon by Hiroyuki Miyagawa
Audience Award For Best Documentary Feature: Join or Die
December 7, 2023 at 7:17 PM
Last, but not least, the Audience Awards for Features!
The Daniel Chapp Audience Award For Best Narrative Feature: Trapped Balloon by Hiroyuki Miyagawa
Audience Award For Best Documentary Feature: Join or Die
The Daniel Chapp Audience Award For Best Narrative Feature: Trapped Balloon by Hiroyuki Miyagawa
Audience Award For Best Documentary Feature: Join or Die
The Jury Awards for Feature Films!
Best Narrative Feature: Trapped Balloon
Best Documentary Feature: With Peter Bradley
Best Music Documentary Feature: Cover Your Ears
Congrats to all the winners!
bit.ly/2023LCFFJury...
Best Narrative Feature: Trapped Balloon
Best Documentary Feature: With Peter Bradley
Best Music Documentary Feature: Cover Your Ears
Congrats to all the winners!
bit.ly/2023LCFFJury...
December 6, 2023 at 6:49 PM
The Jury Awards for Feature Films!
Best Narrative Feature: Trapped Balloon
Best Documentary Feature: With Peter Bradley
Best Music Documentary Feature: Cover Your Ears
Congrats to all the winners!
bit.ly/2023LCFFJury...
Best Narrative Feature: Trapped Balloon
Best Documentary Feature: With Peter Bradley
Best Music Documentary Feature: Cover Your Ears
Congrats to all the winners!
bit.ly/2023LCFFJury...
Excited to announce the 2023 Lake County Film Festival Audience Winners for Best Short Film.
The Edward Amet Audience Award for Best Short Film: The Food That Saves Us
Best Animated Short Film: Island
Best Documentary Short Film: Harvey
See the Top 10:
bit.ly/2023LCFFAudi...
The Edward Amet Audience Award for Best Short Film: The Food That Saves Us
Best Animated Short Film: Island
Best Documentary Short Film: Harvey
See the Top 10:
bit.ly/2023LCFFAudi...
December 5, 2023 at 7:39 PM
Excited to announce the 2023 Lake County Film Festival Audience Winners for Best Short Film.
The Edward Amet Audience Award for Best Short Film: The Food That Saves Us
Best Animated Short Film: Island
Best Documentary Short Film: Harvey
See the Top 10:
bit.ly/2023LCFFAudi...
The Edward Amet Audience Award for Best Short Film: The Food That Saves Us
Best Animated Short Film: Island
Best Documentary Short Film: Harvey
See the Top 10:
bit.ly/2023LCFFAudi...