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
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...
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...
Excited to announce the first batch of award winners, the Jury Awards for Short Films.
Best Narrative Short: Demon Box
Best Documentary Short: A Chocolate Lens
Best Student Narrative Short: The End Of The World
Best Student Documentary Short: The Search
bit.ly/2023LCFFJury...
Best Narrative Short: Demon Box
Best Documentary Short: A Chocolate Lens
Best Student Narrative Short: The End Of The World
Best Student Documentary Short: The Search
bit.ly/2023LCFFJury...
December 4, 2023 at 9:16 PM
Excited to announce the first batch of award winners, the Jury Awards for Short Films.
Best Narrative Short: Demon Box
Best Documentary Short: A Chocolate Lens
Best Student Narrative Short: The End Of The World
Best Student Documentary Short: The Search
bit.ly/2023LCFFJury...
Best Narrative Short: Demon Box
Best Documentary Short: A Chocolate Lens
Best Student Narrative Short: The End Of The World
Best Student Documentary Short: The Search
bit.ly/2023LCFFJury...
That's a wrap on the #2023LCFF!
November 15, 2023 at 7:24 PM
That's a wrap on the #2023LCFF!
With Peter Bradley is a celebration of art-making and the creative contributions of Black artists to American life. It puts a long-overdue lens on Bradley and shows his rightful place in the ongoing movement toward racial equity in the arts and our society. bit.ly/2023LCFFDF06
October 30, 2023 at 4:15 PM
With Peter Bradley is a celebration of art-making and the creative contributions of Black artists to American life. It puts a long-overdue lens on Bradley and shows his rightful place in the ongoing movement toward racial equity in the arts and our society. bit.ly/2023LCFFDF06