High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ebertfest: Roger Ebert`s Film Festival, originally known as Roger Ebert`s Overlooked Film Festival but commonly referred to as simply Ebertfest, is an annual film festival held every April in Champaign, Illinois, United States, organized by the College of Media at the University of Illinois. Roger Ebert is a native of the adjoining town of Urbana, Illinois and is an alumnus of the University.