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EBERTFEST ANNOUNCES REMAINING FILMS AND SPECIAL GUESTS ATTENDING THE 2025 FESTIVAL

April 1, 2025

Director Francis Ford Coppola to participate in a virtual Q&A; Actresses Carrie Coon and Jane Levy and Critics Michael Phillips, Richard Roeper, Matt Zoller-Seitz, Nell Minow, Brian Tallerico, Eric Pierson, Dion Metzger, and Brenda Butler will be attending in person CHAMPAIGN, IL (April 1, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced […]

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EBERTFEST ADDS BARBARA KOPPLE’S ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER “HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A.” ANGUS MACLACHLAN’S “A LITTLE PRAYER,” ANDDAVID FORTUNE’S “COLOR BOOK” 

February 21, 2025

Actors David Strathairn, William Catlett, and Jeremiah Daniels, Two-Time ACADEMY AWARD® winning documentarian Barbara Kopple, and Directors Angus MacLachlan, and David Fortune join this year’s star-studded lineup CHAMPAIGN, IL (February 20, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced today the addition of three new films to this year’s festival, to be held April 23-26 at the Virginia Theatre […]

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Ebertfest to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ and Adds ‘His Three Daughters’ and ‘Touch’ to 2025 Lineup

February 3, 2025

Actress Rosanna Arquette and Directors Azazel Jacobs, Baltasar Kormákur, and Susan Seidelman will attend this year’s festival CHAMPAIGN, IL (February 3, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced today the addition of three new films to this year’s festival: The Virginia Theatre will be partying like it’s 1985 when Susan Seidelman’s […]

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Thank You to Our Volunteers!

January 30, 2025

Last week, we had the pleasure of celebrating our incredible volunteers and the dedication they bring to making the Virginia Theatre an unforgettable experience. Thank you for your hard work, passion, and commitment — it wouldn’t be the same without you! Volunteer Come join the volunteer family at the historic Virginia Theatre! Your assistance is […]

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TODD PHILIPS’ “THE HANGOVER” TO CLOSE THE 26TH ANNUAL EBERTFEST

January 16, 2025

GUY MADDIN’S “RUMOURS” GETS SET FOR THIS YEAR’S LINEUP Producer Scott Budnick and Director Guy Maddin to attend this year’s festival CHAMPAIGN, IL (January 15, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced today that Todd Phillips’ THE HANGOVER starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, and Justin Bartha will close the 26th annual festival on Saturday, April […]

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2025 Roger Ebert’s Film Festival to kick off with ‘The Searchers,’ first-ever Western screened at Ebertfest; passes go on sale November 18

November 14, 2024

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (November 14, 2024) —Chaz Ebert and the University of Illinois College of Media announce that the opening night film of the 2025 Roger Ebert’s Film Festival will be a new 70mm print of the Western classic The Searchers (1956), starring John Wayne and Natalie Wood. The four-day festival, named for famed film critic Roger Ebert, will be […]

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