News Archive
Author: Kasey Martin
October 21, 2019
Director Spotlight: P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes on HOUSE OF CARDIN
Festival News
Millions can identify the iconic logo, but few know the man behind the larger-than-life label. A chic and lively peek into the mind of Pierre Cardin and his epic design empire—from clothes to furniture to eyeglasses— House of Cardin is a globetrotting journey across the decades, examining the mod...
October 16, 2019
Director Spotlight: Arthur Franck On THE HYPNOTIST
Festival News
From Finnish filmmaker Arthur Franck comes The Hypnotist, a transfixing Cold-War docu-thriller about Olavi Hakasalo, a.k.a Olliver Hawk, Finland’s most famous hypnotist, who might—or might not—have been a key political operative for the nation’s ruling powers. A wild ride, full of subtle cont...
October 15, 2019
Director Spotlight: Emily Harris on CARMILLA
Festival News
Inspired by the famed vampire novella, director Emily Harris' Carmilla is an 18th-century coming-of-age romance chronicling the relationship between sheltered teen Lara and a mysterious young woman who arrives at her remote estate after a carriage accident nearby. The girls share a powerful c...
October 14, 2019
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Film Spotlight
Festival News
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day from all of us at the Chicago International Film Festival! In honor of this holiday, we're offering $3 off regular priced tickets of the Festival’s stellar selection of films exploring the lives of Indigenous people. Use promo code IPD3 at checkout to get the ...
October 11, 2019
Director Spotlight: Dror Moreh on THE HUMAN FACTOR
Festival News
The 55th Chicago International Film Festival is excited to welcome Israeli director Dror Moreh to our fair city for the premiere of his film The Human Factor this month. The Oscar®-nominated director of the The Gatekeepers (2012) joins this year's Documentary program with an epic behind-the-s...
