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Cinema/Chicago News
Chicago Honored in Paris
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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Cinema/Chicago at Cannes Film Festival
Michael has attended the Cannes Film festival since the year that young French director Claude Lelouch premiered A Man and a Woman back in 1966, and every year since has brought something different. This year was an excellent film year, but the atmosphere seemed lower key for the crowds in attendance. We were treated us to the newest work of many past Chicago International Film Festival favorites and award winners, from The Salesman directed by Asghar Farhadi (Gold Hugo winner for Fireworks Wednesday and Academy Award winner for A Separation) and American Honey directed by Andrea Arnold (winner of the Special Jury Prize for Fish Tank) to After the Storm by Kore-eda Hirokau (Gold Hugo winner for Maboroshi) and Graduation by Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days).[…]
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CineYouth Announces Opening Night Film
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Media Contact: Danielle Garnier
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CINEYOUTH FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES GKIDS’ NOCTURNA AS OPENING NIGHT FILM
CHICAGO, (April 21, 2016) – Cinema/Chicago and the Chicago International Film Festival proudly present the Chicago premiere of GKIDS Nocturna as the Opening Night film of their CineYouth Festival.
As an internationally competitive film festival for students ages 22 and younger, the 12th annual CineYouth Festival will premiere Nocturna Thursday, May 5th at 6:00PM at Columbia College Chicago (1104 South Wabash, 8th Floor in Chicago).[…]
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Students Become VIPs at CineYouth Festival
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Media Contact: Danielle Garnier
pressoffice@chicagofilmfestival.com
CHICAGO AND SUBURBAN STUDENTS BECOME VIPS AND FILMMAKERS AT THIS YEARS CINEYOUTH FILM FESTIVAL MAY 5-7th
Film festival supports next generation of filmmakers with red carpet and ‘world premieres’, gives public students the opportunity to make their own movie
(Chicago, IL) April 18, 2016 – Chicago/Cinema, the presenting organization of the The Chicago International Film Festival’s 12th annual CineYouth Festival gives students ages 22 and under from the Chicagoland area a chance to shine on May 5-7th, 2016 at Columbia College (1104 S.[…]
212 W Van Buren St., Suite 400
