1998

The careers of John Travolta, Pam Grier, John Boorman, and Monte Hellman are celebrated, while audiences get a first look at Bill Condon’s Gods and Monsters and Gary Ross’s Pleasantville. Angel On My Shoulder from director Donna Deitch is named Best Documentary, and Taiwanese director Ming-liang Tsai’s The Hole is awarded Best Feature. The Education Outreach Program is expanded to provide free year-round film screenings to Chicago Public Schools students, and the Festival offers a special screening program for the deaf and hard of hearing community.