Events

BWiFF 2024 • Beyond Shorts #1

Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre 5021 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL

The first session of the BWiFF 2024 Beyond Shorts Program will consist of four (4) short films, including Exhale, Chicken, The Overlook, and Spirit of Place.

$12

BWiFF 2024 • Beyond Shorts #2

Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre 5021 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL

The second session of the BWiFF 2024 Beyond Shorts Program will consist of three (3) short films, including Swatted, Implosions, and The Last Drop.

$12

BWiFF 2024 • Love & Irony

Music Box Theatre 3733 N Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

The search for an authentic life leads an existential bike mechanic to discover the universal truths and transformative powers of love.

$12

Imbibe Cinema | ‘Coasting’

Music Box Theatre 3733 N Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Two 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.

$12

2024 Best of Beyond Blue Glass Awards

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Tune-in on Sunday, November 17 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!

Special Screening | ‘Darren & Abbey’

Classic Cinemas Elk Grove XQ 1050 Elk Grove Town Center, IL, Elk Grove Village, IL

Experience a special sneak peek at plans for the 15th Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, followed by a special anniversary screening of 'Darren & Abbey,' a story set around the Holidays about two teenagers who spend an unexpectedly engaging evening with one another discussing five major human desires: power, money, family, sex and time.

$12

2025 Official Selections Announcement

Virtual Event Virtual Event

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, IL

Join us for the 15th annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival from April 27 - May 6, 2025!

2025 Blue Glass Awards

Virtual Event Virtual Event

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!