Cleveland State University is a proud sponsor of the 43rd Cleveland International Film Festival. The festival takes place March 27-April 7 and the program guide can be found here: https://www.clevelandfilm.org/downloads/ProgramGuide_43rdCIFF.pdf

Read on to learn about free and discounted ticket opportunities at the festival for CSU students, faculty and staff.

For students:

The CIFF is offering FREE morning, matinee, and late night screenings for college students who present a valid college I.D. Free films will be screened on each weekday of the CIFF43 between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM. They will also be screened after 11:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays.

Free tickets will be available one hour before screening start times and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Simply stop by the Film Festival Box Office with a valid college I.D. to obtain your ticket for admittance. One ticket per filmgoer per film.

Use code COLLEGE to receive $1 off the ticket price for other Festival screenings. Discounts are also available to students at the Box Office.

For faculty and staff:

Use the sponsor code to receive $1 off tickets.

ONLINE: Use the code SPONSOR43 when purchasing tickets at www.clevelandfilm.org (available 24 hours a day).

PHONE: Use the code SPONSOR43 when calling the Film Festival Box Office at 877.304.FILM (3456).

IN-PERSON: Use the code SPONSOR43 at the Film Festival Box Office in the Tower City Cinemas lobby. See store hours below.

TICKET PRICES (BEFORE DISCOUNT)

* $14 Cleveland International Film Festival Members
* $16 Non-members
* $14 Students and seniors 65+ (in-person only)

This discount is good for any Festival film screening. Restrictions may apply.

Store Hours for the CIFF Box Office (located inside the Tower City Cinemas lobby):
* March 15-27: Monday to Saturday: 11 AM – 7 PM
                          Sunday: 12 Noon – 5 PM
* March 28-April 6: Sunday to Thursday: 8:30 AM – 10 PM
                                 Friday to Saturday: 8:30 AM – 12 Midnight
* April 7: 8:30 AM – 7 PM

In Conversation: Jamie Babbit

On April 6, in association with the Cleveland International Film Festival and CIFF43, the CSU School of Film & Media Arts hosts filmmaker and Shaker Heights native Jamie Babbit for a discussion of her many career accomplishments, moderated by Assistant Professor of Practice Maria Gigante and followed by a Q&A with the audience.

Seating is first come, first served.  For more information and registration details, please visit the event page.