Author name: Kasey Martin

The Festival’s top honors were presented at Awards Night on Friday, October 21. The evening, presented by Chloe Wine Collection, was hosted by Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times. The 52nd Chicago International Film Festival continues through October 27, with several films yet to screen, including a selection of award winners slated for the Festival’s “Best of the Fest” series, providing another opportunity for Chicago audiences to catch these acclaimed films.

International Feature Competition – Honoring those superb new films from around the world representing a wide variety of styles and genres.[…]

Last week, we announced all of this year’s Festival award winners. Selections from our International Feature Competition, Documentary Competition, Short films and more all received top honors, as selected by juries attending the Festival for just this reason. Read up on the full list of those winners here.

As anyone who attends the Festival knows, we also as YOU, the audience, to tell us what you think about the films you’re watching. It’s our Audience Award, and this year it’s sponsored by Verizon Cellularsales.[…]

As we head into the final days of the Festival, we’ve saved a few screening spots for the most acclaimed films of the year. Tickets are on sale now at the Festival Box Office at AMC River East; don’t miss your chance to see these great films one last time before the Festival ends.

And check back often; we’ll be adding new screenings!

Wednesday, October 26
Short Films – 2:30pm Get Tickets
This collection of short films represent the very best in the 52nd Chicago International Short Film Program.[…]