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#CIFF50 April 9- April 18, 2026 at Playhouse Square | CSU | Cedar Lee Theatre

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Slacker millennial vs. intergalactic pregnancy. 🛸 Meet local creatives and professionals on 10/28 at Cedar Lee Theatre for a screening of the critically acclaimed "Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant." Smart, slimy, and incredibly funny. 🎟️ $20: https://t.co/yHLKp050jd

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Missed out on Thursday night tickets? The scares continue downtown! Catch the identical Spooky Shorts film lineup at the CSU Screening Room this Friday (10/23) at 7PM. Tickets are $20—claim yours here:
https://t.co/vraG7k7HSS

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Tonight's the night for East Side horror fans! 🎬 Join CIFF for Spooky Shorts Night 1 at the Cedar Lee Theatre starting at 7PM. Pulse-racing shorts + an exclusive 2027 CIFF sneak peek await. Tickets are $20: https://t.co/JoEx60PqyK (Downtown folks, your turn is tomorrow at CSU!)

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Need plans tonight? Join CIFF at 7 PM for our October Shorts Club: "Untangling Wonder" at the CSU Screening Room (Idea Center, 6th Fl.) Explore amazing short films celebrating creativity & human achievement. ️Tickets
are $20:
https://t.co/iuGkCFukBV

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Start Halloween weekend downtown! Night 2 of our Spooky Shorts block hits the CSU Screening Room on Friday 10/23 at 7PM. Catch eerie, funny, & pulse-racing shorts + a CIFF51 sneak peek! 🎃️ Tickets ($20):
https://t.co/vraG7k7HSS

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Tomorrow! Learn about adapting books, podcasts, and other intellectual property for film and TV with screenwriter Monice Mitchell Simms.

Writing from Intellectual Property
Oct. 22 | 7 PM ET | Zoom | $25

https://t.co/0GZRRVrYTT

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Get into the Halloween spirit with CIFF Shorts Club. 🕸️Screening chilling titles like HAINT, Whitch, and Hide at Cedar Lee Theatre this Thursday (10/22) at 7PM. Can't make Thursday? Catch the same block Friday at CSU! Tickets are $20: https://t.co/JoEx60PYoi

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Books, podcasts, social media threads. What does it take to turn them into film or TV scripts?

Join screenwriter Monice Mitchell Simms for CIFF's Writing from Intellectual Property masterclass.

Oct. 22 | 7 PM ET | Zoom | $25
Register https://t.co/0GZRRVswJr

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Ready for a wildly different YP event? Join CIFF Young Professionals on 10/28 @CedarLeeTheatre for the Sundance Midnight hit “Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant”! A hilarious millennial body-horror comedy from NZ. 🤰👽 Tickets ($20): https://t.co/yHLKp05y8L

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Thrilled & chilled! 💀 Our annual Spooky Shorts block returns for TWO nights this year. Catch Night 1 at @CedarLeeTheatre on Thursday 10/22. Eerie, funny, & pulse-racing short films + a CIFF51 sneak peek! Sponsored by Cleveland Cinemas. 🎃🎟️Tickets ($20): https://t.co/JoEx60PqyK

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Big news for film lovers! Our Shorts Club is partnering with CSU’s TEDx presentation of “Untangling Wonder”—to present a collection of recent CIFF short films celebrating curiosity & creativity.

✨📆 10.21.26 | 7-9 PM
📍 CSU Screening Room
🎟️ $20

https://t.co/iuGkCFuSrt

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Fall is here, and so are the short shorts! 🍿🍂

We've gathered a collection of CIFF alum films, each around 8 minutes or less.

Visit our website to see the full list and find links to watch every film. Available now through October 31. 🎞️

🔗 https://t.co/21BrVdoOUt

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In loving memory of Bill DeCapite. For nearly as long as there has been a Cleveland International Film Festival, Bill was part of its story.

Thank you, Bill. CIFF is better because you were part of it. Your legacy will forever remain part of our Festival’s history.

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Some of the best CIFF50 moments happened after the credits rolled, filmmakers spilling secrets, audiences asking the questions we were all thinking, and honest panels.
#CIFF50 #ClevelandFilm #FilmFestival

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An important announcement from CIFF. Please visit our website to learn more.

https://t.co/7n9HwmVCMB

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Deep Focus is back! Vertical storytelling is taking over as more viewers turn to their phones over the big screen. Learn how to write short-form series & the business models behind them, taught by author/showrunner Claire Epstein.

July 23 | Virtual |$25| Register on website

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🎬 The credits are rolling on CIFF50 — and what a film it's been. Thank you to our audiences, sponsors, members, staff & volunteers. This festival is yours. 🙌 Don't go too far — the best is still coming. Take our audience survey: https://t.co/LTHVbjgbic

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Have you downloaded the CIFF app yet?

Use it to pick your seats, check the latest program updates, and keep your schedule all in one place. It’s the easiest way to move through the Festival without missing a thing.

Download it from the App Store or Google Play today!

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Make a day of it!

Choose your festival date and enjoy unlimited access to every screening happening that day with a $100 Day Pass.

For more information and to buy your pass, visit https://t.co/yM0KTVeDKb

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Join us for the first ever CIFF—How to Fest Workshop.

Get the inside scoop on how to navigate the film program on our new website, learn about special events and more! https://t.co/ZE2cDywbX2