FAQs

IND/EX, a collaboration between Art House Convergence and Film Festival Alliance, is designed to serve the independent exhibition field. If you work in this sector - at an art house cinema, film festival, or indie exhibitor of any kind, in distribution, as a vendor who serves this sector, or as an affiliated arts and cultural worker, you should be there! The conference is a place to share best practices, new models, case studies and capacity building for our field and we expect approximately 750 independent exhibition professionals to attend in 2026.

Please Note:  This event is not geared towards filmmakers, and registrants are prohibited from making unsolicited pitches to distributors and attendees.

This year's badge comes packed with value:

* Daily lunch beginning 6/23

* A fabulous opening night reception at the Chicago Cultural Center

* Access to all programming and ancillary events

* A professional headshot session

…and more!

IND/EX and its primary activities will take place in the Downtown Chicago Loop area. The event will be primarily based at Venue SIX10 (610 S Michigan Ave) with additional iconic Chicago venues including the historic Music Box Theatre.

We encourage you to sign up for our email newsletter to get the first alerts on all things programming.

You can also review the programming page for regular updates.

IND/EX check in will begin open midday on Monday, June 22nd and VenueSix10, with official activities kicking off that evening. Official conference activities will wrap by 1pm on Thursday, June 25th. 

Review an outline of the schedule here.

Stay tuned for a list of ancillary IND/EX events (Trailer Wars, Trivia, screenings etc.), and fun Chicago summertime activities, provided by our city host committee. 

If traveling by plane, we recommend arriving by Sunday June 21. (In addition to being the first in line for check in, you can take in the Chicago Cubs finest at Wrigley Field (group ticket information is coming soon.) If traveling by train, car, or you already live in Chicago, we recommend arriving at check in at registration before 5pm.

Refund Policy

Refund requests made before March 22, 2026 are eligible for a full refund. A 4% cancellation fee will apply.

After March 22 and before May 2, a partial refund of 50% of the registration fee will be available. A 4% cancellation fee will also apply.

No refunds will be made after May 2, 2026.

To request a refund, please email help@indiefilmex.org.

Transfer Policy

If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another individual at any point before June 22, 2026. Transfers cannot be made after the conference begins and registrations may not be split between two people.

Please email help@indiefilmex.org with the name of the original registered attendee and the name and email address of the person being transferred to.

Promo Code Policy

Promo codes will only be honored at the time of purchase.

If you are a vendor or film distributor, we’d love to speak with you. Head over to our Sponsors Page for more information.

No, sorry! This event is not geared toward filmmakers, and registrants are prohibited from making unsolicited pitches to distributors and attendees.

Please feel free to reach out to help@indiefilmex.org with other questions. Please note we are in the early planning process so we may not yet have an answer.