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53rd Festival International Competition Lineup

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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).[…]

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Architecture-Themed Films in 2nd Partnership with Chicago Architecture Biennial

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Individual tickets go on sale to Members on Wednesday, September 20 and to the general public on Friday, September 22.

The Chicago International Film Festival announced the films and programs selected for its Spotlight: Architecture program, including three world premieres. In conjunction with the Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB), the Spotlight: Architecture program will also present free public programming at various partner institutions in Chicago throughout the Biennial (September – December 2017). This marks the second collaboration between the Festival and CAB.[…]

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MARSHALL to Open the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival

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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.[…]

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El Festival Celebra las Nuevas Voces del Cine Latinoamericano

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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.[…]

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Opening Night Selection Makes Oscars History

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Plus, a more diverse selection of nominees ever in the 89th Academy Awards announcement on Tuesday, featuring a dozen Festival selections.

Opening Night selection La La Land makes Oscars history with a whopping fourteen nominations for the 89th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director. Best Original Screenplay and many, many more. Writer/director Damien Chazelle attended the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival in October, just as the buzz around this magical musical started to build.

It’s just one of more than a dozen films featured at the Festival that are now Oscar nominees.[…]

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