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Special Screening: LAMPEDUSA IN WINTER

Published: July 27, 2016  |  Filed under: Festival News

Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival have partnered with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the Italian Cultural Institute to present a special one-night-only screening of LAMPEDUSA IN WINTER, winner of the Swiss Critics Boccalino Award at Locarno International Film Festival.

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Admission is free and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVP on Facebook to let your friends know you’ll be there!

About the Film:
The Italian “refugee island” of Lampedusa is in the firm grip of winters tristesse.[…]

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Industry Days to Honor Jim Stern

Published: July 21, 2016  |  Filed under: Festival News

Jim SternThe Chicago International Film Festival’s Industry Days (Oct. 20-23) will kick off this year with an Industry Tribute to Chicagoland native Jim Stern, a prolific producer of stage and screen, whose distinguished resume includes mainstream movies (Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, Looper, Lord of War), prestigious awards contenders (I’m Not There, An Education, Side Effects), Tony-award- winning theater productions (The Producers, Stomp, The Diary of Anne Frank, Twilight) and directing his own documentaries (Michael Jordan to the Max, Every Little Step, The Year of the Yao).[…]

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Winning Festival Poster Revealed

Published: July 20, 2016  |  Filed under: Festival News

We’re proud to reveal the winning design of the second-annual Festival Poster Competition, “Framed by the Love of Film” by UK-based designer Ollie Boyd. A prolific graphic designer, his design was inspired by by the Festival’s tagline, “…because everybody loves movies!” With its bold use of color and a familiar, welcoming expression, the design whimsically captures a universal love for film and elicits the affection associated with discovering a new favorite movie. The Chicago International Film Festival, which exists to celebrate the art of cinema and the diversity of perspectives it offers, invites filmmakers and film-goers alike to discover that same affection over fifteen incredible days of premieres, events, conversations and panels.[…]

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Chicago Honored in Paris

Published: June 22, 2016  |  Filed under: Year-Round News

Bonjour Chicago! As part of the 20-year friendship between “sister cities” Paris and Chicago, the 5th Champs-Elysées Film Festival focused its urban spotlight on the “Windy City.”  As part of the Chicago celebrations, the Paris-based festival of American cinema invited the Chicago International Film Festival to be part of the event. I was there, representing the Festival, along with a host of films and filmmakers that represented the cinematic “soul” of the city.

From classic films such as Andrew Davis’ “The Fugitive” and Brian De Palma’s “The Untouchables” to recent Chicago International Film Festival favorites from young Chicago filmmakers Patrick Underwood (“The Middle Distance”), Malik Bader (“Cash Only”) and Erik Shirai (“The Birth of Sake”), Chicago’s movies were all over the French festival.

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