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This year, the Chicago International Film Festival will be celebrating its 58th consecutive, enriching year. The fest, which doubles as North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, will begin its showcase October 12 and run until the 23. During that time, audiences will come from far and wide to take in the fest’s lineup — which includes work from a variety of international filmmakers as well as a range of genres from lighthearted to complex. What’s more, the festival will also feature competitive categories and programs, each that reflect and speak to Chicago’s multicultural communities in contexts that foster discussion.[…]

Today, the Chicago International Film Festival announced new guests and details for its 58th edition, running October 12 – 23, 2022. Film screenings and programs will take place at theaters and venues across the city including AMC River East 21, the Music Box Theatre, the Gene Siskel Film Center, Austin Town Hall, the Hamilton Park Cultural Center in Englewood, and the Chicago History Museum.

Sarah Polley and Luc Montpellier to receive Visionary Award

Actor-turned-director Sarah Polley and cinematographer Luc Montpellier will receive the Festival’s Visionary Award for Women Talking, to be presented Thursday October 20.[…]

The Chicago International Film Festival today announced the full lineup of films and programs included in this year’s 58th edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, running October 12 – 23, 2022. This year’s Festival unspools films across the city, with screenings at AMC River East 21, the Music Box Theatre, the Gene Siskel Film Center, the Chicago History Museum, and pop-up screenings at Austin Town Hall and the Hamilton Park Cultural Center in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, as well as virtually via the Festival’s streaming platform.[…]

The Chicago International Film Festival today offered a preview of select highlights to be featured in this year’s 58th edition of North America’s longest-running competitive international film festival, running October 12 – 23, 2022. Films will be screened across the city at venues including AMC River East 21, the Music Box Theatre, the Gene Siskel Film Center, the Chicago History Museum, and pop-up screenings in Chicago’s Austin and Englewood neighborhoods, as well as offered virtually via the Festival’s streaming platform.

The Opening Night film of the 58th Chicago International Film Festival, presented at the Music Box Theatre, is renowned Chicago filmmaker Steve James’ A Compassionate Spy, a tale of espionage, romance, and profound moral implications.[…]