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Beautiful Boy Tickets On Sale Now For Opening Night

Published: September 10, 2018  |  Filed under: Festival News

 
Felix van Groeningen‘s film starring Academy Award®️-nominees Steve CarellTimothée Chalamet, and Amy Ryan received its world premiere this past weekend at the Toronto Film Festival where Owen Gleiberman of Variety raved “Carell and Chalamet both give excellent performances that should help to launch Beautiful Boy into the awards-buzz atmosphere.
 
Join us for Opening Night on Wednesday, October 10. A VIP After-Party with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will follow at the beautiful St.
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Announcing US Premiere Film Event at EXPO ART WEEK

Published: September 6, 2018  |  Filed under: Festival News

The 54th Chicago International Film Festival will be hosting the U.S. Premiere of Alberto García-Alix.The Shadow Line, an artfully crafted documentary that will double as an official EXPO ART WEEK program during EXPO CHICAGO, with filmmakers in person at the screening!

In advance of its screening at the 54th Chicago International Film Festival, Alberto García-Alix.The Shadow Line will be shown Friday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at AMC River East 21 Theaters, 322 E. Illinois St., Chicago. Director Nicolás Combarro, along with the film’s producer and cinematographer Miguel Ángel Delgado, are scheduled to attend this premiere.[…]

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53rd Festival — Top Audience Awards Winners

Published: October 30, 2017  |  Filed under: Festival News

The Chicago International Film Festival today announces Festival Audience Award winners and top highlights from the 53rd edition of the annual film festival. Calculated by votes directly from Festival-goers, the Audience Award for Best English-language feature goes to Reginald Hudlin’s Marshall (U.S.). Celebrated filmmaker Márta Mészáros’ Aurora Borealis (Hungary) takes home the best foreign-language Audience Award honor; in documentaries, Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous’s poignant The Work (U.S.) takes the Audience Award honor. And the Audience Award for Best Short Film is presented to Kapitalistis (France, Belgium), written and directed by Pablo Munoz Gomez.[…]

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