BWiFF 2025 Call for Entries Now Open
The 15th annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival call for entries are now open exclusively via FilmFreeway. The festival welcomes submissions from filmmakers that utilize story elements in a new and exciting way, presenting character-driven independent cinema that is fueled by the filmmaker’s passion for storytelling.
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Imbibe Cinema Streaming | ‘The Race of Gentlemen’
Membership Required • While the world is marching forward in the pursuit of new technology these gentlemen are stepping backwards and embracing the old technology as it relates to their passion for the "traditional" style of hot rodding.
Imbibe Cinema | ‘Coasting’
Music Box Theatre 3733 N Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, United StatesTwo people, both in relationships, find love in the most unlikely place: a remote hotel bar in the small Midwest town of Stillwater. Now they'll have to deal with more than anyone's fair share of difficulty, including family issues, their current partners, and the distance, to try to make it work.
2024 Best of Beyond Blue Glass Awards
Tune-in on Sunday, November 10 at 7pm/c for the 2024 Best of Beyond Blue Glass Awards, where the festival judges will announce the winners of the BWiFF 2024 Beyond Competition!
Imbibe Cinema | ‘Darren & Abbey’
Classic Cinemas Elk Grove XQ 1050 Elk Grove Town Center, IL, Elk Grove Village, ILTwo teenagers spend an unexpectedly engaging evening with one another discussing five major human desires: power, money, family, sex and time.
2025 Official Selections Announcement
Join us on Sunday, March 16 at 10am/c as we introduce the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival's 2025 Official Selections!
2025 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival
Classic Cinemas Elk Grove XQ 1050 Elk Grove Town Center, IL, Elk Grove Village, ILJoin us for the 15th annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival from April 27 - May 6, 2025!
2025 Blue Glass Awards
Tune-in on Wednesday, May 14 at 7pm/c for the 2025 Blue Glass Awards, where the festival judges will announce the winners of the 15th annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival!
Filmmaker Testimonals
“Even though my team and I couldn’t attend, they kept in communication with us about our film’s screening and even managed to connect us in via Skype after the screening. Wonderful festival!”
“Wonderful setting in Chicago. BWiFF folks were so welcoming and true to their mission statement. Will be my first submission on any future projects.”