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Author: Kasey Martin
October 18, 2018
Attending Filmmaker: Kwon Man-ki
Festival News
The Chicago International Film Festival is very excited to welcome the director of Clean Up, Kwon Man-ki. Clean Up follows grief-ridden Jung-Ju as she passively toils at her cleaning job until the arrival of a newly hired ex-con shakes her out of her complacency. Although the young man doesn’...
October 18, 2018
Attending Filmmaker: Jason Reitman
Festival News
The Chicago International Film Festival is very excited to welcome the director of the closing night film The Front Runner, Jason Reitman. The film follows the rise and fall of Senator Hart (Hugh Jackman), who was considered the overwhelming front runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential n...
October 17, 2018
Juries Announced for the 54th Chicago International Film Festival
Festival News
The 54th Chicago International Film Festival today announced the jury members for its competitions, featuring a host of acclaimed filmmakers from across the globe. Juries will review films competing for prizes in the following categories: International Competition; New Directors Competition; In...
October 17, 2018
Attending Filmmakers: Gaopeng Tang and Qi Xiaojing
Festival News
The Chicago International Film Festival is very excited to welcome the director and star of The Road Not Taken, Gaopeng Tang and Qi Xiaojing. The film's protagonist is a bumbling ostrich farmer, indebted to the local mob. He agrees to take care of a sullen kidnapped boy until his father pays ...
October 16, 2018
Attending Filmmaker: Meritxell Colell Aparicio
Festival News
The Chicago International Film Festival is very excited to welcome the director of Facing the Wind, Meritxell Colell Aparicio. The film begins when choreographer Mónica returns to the small Spanish village where she was born to visit her father on his deathbed. Arriving too late, she is left ...
