News Archive
Month: October 2020
October 28, 2020
Winners Announced for Audience Choice Awards, Presented by Xfinity!
Festival News
The ballots have been tallied. Festival-goers across the US cast their votes, and we are thrilled to announce the winners of the 56th Chicago International Film Festival Audience Choice Awards presented by Xfinity! The Audience Choice Award for Feature Film goes to the th...
October 27, 2020
Take 2: ChiFilmFest Selections to Stream in December 2020
Festival News
I'm Your Woman is streaming on Amazon Prime Welcome to TAKE 2, our monthly feature where we highlight recent Chicago International Film Festival selections that are now playing in theaters or on streaming platforms in case you missed them at the Festival! Take a look below for the best o...
October 24, 2020
Director Spotlight: Sato Takuma on ANY CRYBABIES AROUND
Festival News
The 56th Chicago International Film Festival is excited to welcome director Sato Takuma to our fair city for the premiere of his film Any Crybabies Around? Young parent Tasuku has spent his life assiduously avoiding any responsibility in his small town in northern Japan. But when he’s caught ...
October 24, 2020
36 Hours of Festival at Home
Festival News
With only two days to go, we’re here to help you to maximize your viewing experience and strategize so you can make the most of your time before Festival viewing ends this Sunday at 11:59pm CT. With a frigid Saturday and a rainy Sunday in the Chicago forecast, the elements are conspiring to e...
October 21, 2020
Director Spotlight: Sabine Lubbe Bakker and Niels van Koevorden on BECOMING MONA
56 Films
The 56th Chicago International Film Festival is excited to welcome directors Sabine Lubbe Bakker and Niels van Koevorden to our fair city for the premiere of their film Becoming Mona. This poignant tragicomic journey of courage follows Mona from early childhood when she is inculcated to be a ...
