April 10-14, 2019

Virginia Theatre, Champaign, IL

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Ebertfest 2018: A Photo Journal from RogerEbert.com
The Ebert Center Announces the Inaugural Ebert Symposium: Empathy for the Universe, free and open to the public, Oct 1st, 2018
20th Anniversary Festival Trailer Released
Ebertfest 2018 Dedication
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Roger Ebert

What is Ebertfest?

Roger Ebert’s Film Festival is held every April in Champaign, Illinois, and organized by the College of Media at the University of Illinois. Roger Ebert, the TV and Chicago Sun-Times film critic, was a native of the adjoining town of Urbana, Illinois and is an alumnus of the University, and founded the festival in 1999.

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  • Every great film should seem new every time you see it.
  • It is reckless to make broad generalizations about any group of people.
  • I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization.
  • Thank you for going on this journey with me.  I’ll see you at the movies.
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