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Third Coast Filmless Festival

Once a year the Third Coast stretches its wings, embraces a film festival model (minus the popcorn - too noisy) and presents the Third Coast Filmless Festival - a day-long celebration of sound, story, and the art of listening.

Radio fans gather in the dark for themed screenings of unforgettable audio documentaries, plus producer Q&As, lobby hoopla, and an awards ceremony honoring the winners of the Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.

The 2012 Filmless Festival was our biggest yet! Check out highlights, see some great pictures, and watch the "audio trailer" that kicked off each screening, on our recap page.

Thanks to Filmless sponsors:

Ariel Investments, Amercian Public Media, BMO Harris Bank, Chicago Public Media, Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media at Columbia College Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, NPR, Transom.org, Tribeca Flashpoint Academy. 

The 2012 TCFF was made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, The National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly.