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52nd Festival: Award Winners

Published: October 31, 2016  |  Filed under: Festival News

The Festival’s top honors were presented at Awards Night on Friday, October 21. The evening, presented by Chloe Wine Collection, was hosted by Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times. The 52nd Chicago International Film Festival continues through October 27, with several films yet to screen, including a selection of award winners slated for the Festival’s “Best of the Fest” series, providing another opportunity for Chicago audiences to catch these acclaimed films.

International Feature Competition – Honoring those superb new films from around the world representing a wide variety of styles and genres.[…]

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You Came, You Saw, You Voted

Published: October 28, 2016  |  Filed under: Festival News

Last week, we announced all of this year’s Festival award winners. Selections from our International Feature Competition, Documentary Competition, Short films and more all received top honors, as selected by juries attending the Festival for just this reason. Read up on the full list of those winners here.

As anyone who attends the Festival knows, we also as YOU, the audience, to tell us what you think about the films you’re watching. It’s our Audience Award, and this year it’s sponsored by Verizon Cellularsales.[…]

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Best of the Fest

Published: October 23, 2016  |  Filed under: Festival News

As we head into the final days of the Festival, we’ve saved a few screening spots for the most acclaimed films of the year. Tickets are on sale now at the Festival Box Office at AMC River East; don’t miss your chance to see these great films one last time before the Festival ends.

And check back often; we’ll be adding new screenings!

Wednesday, October 26
Short Films – 2:30pm Get Tickets
This collection of short films represent the very best in the 52nd Chicago International Short Film Program.[…]

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Tribute: Geraldine Chaplin

Published: October 10, 2016  |  Filed under: Festival News

One of the best parts of the Chicago International Film Festival is the opportunity to celebrate the filmmakers, producers, actors and actresses who create the movies we showcase every year. This year wass no exception, as we welcome Hollywood legend Geraldine Chaplin for a once-in-a-lifetime tribute to the Silver Hugo winning actress and daughter of Charlie Chaplin and Oona O’Neill.

Essanay Studios – the historic early film studio in the heart of Chicago –  hosted an evening of cocktails, hors ‘deouvres and a conversation with Chaplin, star of Doctor Zhivago, Nashville, The Age of Innocence, Bolero, and Talk to Her. […]

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