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9th Annual Chicago Comedy Film Festival Brings a Smile to Your Face

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From April 5-7, the 9 th Annual Chicago Comedy Film Festival (CCFF) debuted over 85 short comedies.   The festival showcases films that range from low budget to studio quality, championing strong voices in comedic storytelling.   CCFF’s mission is to support comedy as a vital and influential art form.   For nearly a decade, CCFF strives to provide a vibrant platform for creatives from around the globe to network, share ideas and inspiration, collaborate and more. Through the years, several films that have played this festival have gone on to distribution, Netflix, or other platforms. Throughout the festival, venues were packed with filmmakers, friends, fans, and supporters of indie films.   There were Q&A sessions with the filmmakers at the end of each session.   In between showings, viewers discussed their favorites prior to casting their votes for the audience choice awards.   I came to the festival to see The Great Chicago Fire by student filmmaker, Bethany Ber