Oak Park, IL Film Festival

09/28/2026

Joyce Porter and State Representative Camille Y. Lilly

09/27/2026

Thank you to all of our amazing business sponsors, collaborators, and food and drink donors that gave the festival a such a wonderful sense of community and made this year's festival possible. And thank you to all of the donors and volunteers who, of course, this festival could not have been possible without as well, including:

Donors: Teresa Powell, Kapri Capri Zenie, Michael and Patricia Klowden, Bob Trezevant, Seth and Danielle Diehl, Jill Dahl, Molly and Larry Klowden, Oak Park Pediatrics, Sandra and David Sokol, Anthony Crencio, Alan Iser and Sharon Liebhaber, Arthur Klowden, Jeanette Mancusi, Michael Rosanova, Beverly Tuck.

Volunteers: Elinor Chapman, Raphael Cabera, Alan Contreras, Jim Eckel, Jeanne Scurek, Joette Waters, Jules Walsher, Kendrick A Keller, Michael Lusk, Michael Kevin Martin, Nick Pospisil, May Alice Povolny, Gina Phillips, Renee Domenez, Kamille Sloane, MJ Starshak, Brett Toban, Tayea Layne, Blake Shultz, John Boss, Piper Hope, Yaninne.

And special thanks to Mari Maroz, our 2026 press agent, for sharing us with the world, and Michael Schindler at Lake Theatre and Josh Prisching at Madison Street Theater for their technical wizardry to ensure a smooth event. ❤️

09/27/2026

Oak Park IL Film Festival community,

Thank you for a highly successful festival season!

We are so impressed every year to see how much talent and passion for filmmaking is right here in Oak Park, IL!

- The 2026 Film Festival Board + project manager 🎬

09/26/2026

And another round of applause for this year's award winners! 👏🏆🎬🎉

Thank you to all filmmakers, supporters, and attendees who made this year's festival a success!

09/21/2026

THANK YOU to everyone who attended and made our 3rd festival so special! Please help us keep growing and improving by taking a few minutes to fill out our post-festival survey.

https://www.opilff.org/survey

Stay tuned for more post festival updates!

09/19/2026

09/19/2026

Oak Park IL Film Festival has made some waves recently!

We can't wait to experience the third annual Oak Park IL Film Festival with our talented community.

See you tomorrow, Oak Park!

09/18/2026

We are proud to present the 2026 Oak Park IL Film Festival Trailer!

Just a few more days until the Weekend Festival, 9/19 & 9/20!

Come explore cinematic stories with a connection to Oak Park IL this weekend!

Buy Tickets at www.opilff.org/tickets

09/16/2026

Tonight's the night! Join us for featuring a screening of Enough Said (2013) with Oak Park native, Tavi Gevinson, along with a pre-show video interview and retrospective of her career. Arrive at 6:30 to have your photo taken on the "red carpet" with a Step-N-Repeat backdrop. Cocktail attire optional. We hope to see you there!