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Chicago International Film Festival Selects on WTTW11

INFINITE HAPPINESS
Thursday, August 31 at 10:30pm
Directors: Ila Bêka, Louise Lemoine • France, Denmark

The 53rd Chicago International Film Festival (October 12-26) is proud to partner with WTTW11 to present the broadcast of INFINITE HAPPINESS (Official Selection, 51st Chicago International Film Festival) on Thursday, August 31 at 10:30pm on WTTW11.

This is the second film of a 4-part film series featuring a diverse and impressive line-up of independent and foreign cinema selected from the past 50 years of the Festival.
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Jane Fonda Honored at Cinema/Chicago Tribute

Oscar®-winning and 2017 Emmy®-nominee Jane Fonda was honored in Chicago on July 29 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel by Cinema/Chicago. Fonda was presented with the Chicago International Film Festival’s Gold Hugo Career Achievement Award for her contributions to both film and television. Proceeds from the event benefited Cinema/Chicago’s year-round Education Program.

“This evening’s event was one of the best in the history of the Film Festival,” said Cinema/Chicago President and CEO Michael Kutza. “I have wanted to honor Jane Fonda for quite some time, and, finally, she graciously shared her time and presence with us for one magnificent evening.[…]

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El Festival Celebra las Nuevas Voces del Cine Latinoamericano

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

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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Festival Selections Win Big at the Golden Globe Awards

This weekend, Awards season officially began with the Golden Globes, the star-studded evening that honors the year’s best in film and television. We watched with pride as several Chicago International Film Festival selections won across several categories!

The Opening Night selection for the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival, La La Land broke the record for most Golden Globe wins, sweeping up seven honors including Best Song, Best Actor and Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) and more.[…]

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