Author Archive | Kasey Martin

Sixteen films have been selected for the International Competition category, a selection of outstanding films competing for the Festival’s top honor, the Gold Hugo. Eleven of the 16 films in this year’s International Competition are made by Festival alumni returning with their latest masterpieces, including previous Gold Hugo winners (Joanna Kos-Krause and Aki Kaurismäki) and Silver Hugo winners (Mohammad Rasoulof and Diego Lerman). The Competition is rounded out by a collection of internationally celebrated, award-winning filmmakers and directors with ambitious second feature-length films (Jimena Montemayor, Andrea Pallaoro, and Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza).[…]

The Chicago International Film Festival today announced Marshall as the Opening Night film for the Festival’s 53rd edition, October 12-26, 2017. Director Reginald Hudlin, actor/producer Chadwick Boseman, actors Josh Gad and Sterling K. Brown, and producer Paula Wagner are scheduled to attend the premiere at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.).

Led by evening sponsors Bloomberg Philanthropies and Wintrust Community Banks, the Opening Night celebration will be held at AMC River East 21 on Thursday, October 12 at 7 p.m.[…]

Quince largometrajes latinoamericanos –nueve realizados por directores noveles– serán proyectados en el marco del programa Cines de las Américas del Festival que se llevará a cabo del 12 al 26 de octubre en las salas del AMC River East 21

Cine de género, cine político, cine de la vida real, cine autobiográfico, cine de vanguardia, cine desde México hasta la Patagonia…Cines de las Américas.

La quincuagésima tercera edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Chicago anuncia la participación de quince largometrajes latinoamericanos como parte del programa Cines de las Américas; algunos de estos títulos también participarán en la Competencia Internacional, la Competencia de Nuevos Directores, y la Competencia de Documentales del Festival.[…]