Author name: Kasey Martin

The Chicago International Film Festival today announces Festival Audience Award winners and top highlights from the 53rd edition of the annual film festival. Calculated by votes directly from Festival-goers, the Audience Award for Best English-language feature goes to Reginald Hudlin’s Marshall (U.S.). Celebrated filmmaker Márta Mészáros’ Aurora Borealis (Hungary) takes home the best foreign-language Audience Award honor; in documentaries, Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous’s poignant The Work (U.S.) takes the Audience Award honor. And the Audience Award for Best Short Film is presented to Kapitalistis (France, Belgium), written and directed by Pablo Munoz Gomez.[…]

FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE:

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OPENING NIGHT with MARSHALL:

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FESTIVAL TRAILER:

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BEST OF THE FEST PROGRAM FOR 53RD CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEATURES HUGO-WINNERS AND AUDIENCE FAVORITES OCTOBER 25-26!

Mimi Plauché, the Artistic Director of the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival, today announced the line-up for the Best of the Fest program, featuring several of the Festival’s award-winning films, including the Festival’s top winner, A Sort of Family, (Gold Hugo, International Feature Competition), No Date, No Signature (Gold Hugo, New Directors Competition), Birds are Singing in Kigali (Silver Hugo, Best Director and Silver Hugo Best Actresses), Killing Jesús (Roger Ebert Award winner), The Other Side of the Wall (Gold Hugo, International Documentary Competition) and BPM (Gold Q-Hugo).[…]

Please check back for changes to our 53rd Festival schedule. For complete details and to purchase tickets, click on the title to visit each film page.

DATE CHANGES:

• Call Me by Your Name
  The Monday, 10/23 screening of Call Me by Your Name has been moved to Wednesday, 10/25 at 8 p.m.

SCREENINGS ADDED:

• Blow Up
  An additional screening of Blow Up will feature Vanessa Redgrave in attendance on Monday, 10/16 at 2:30 p.m.

RECENTLY ADDED FILMS:

• The Ballad of Lefty Brown
  The Ballad of Lefty Brown will screen on Monday, 10/23 at 8 p.m.