2014

Legendary Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann’s Miss Julie opens the Festival’s 50th edition, with lead Colin Farrell also in attendance. Kathleen Turner serves as International Feature Competition Jury president, which also includes German actress and director Margarethe von Trotta. Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s The President wins the Gold Hugo, while the inaugural Roger Ebert Award, given to a filmmaker with a “fresh and uncompromising vision,” goes to Mexican director Jorge Pérez Solano for La Tirisía. Alejandro Gonzaléz Iñárritu’s Birdman screens, with star Michael Keaton receiving recognition Other guests include Taylor Hackford, Oliver Stone, Justin Simien, Polish master Krzysztof Zanussi, Gina Prince-Bythewood and actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw.