News Archive
Category: Behind the Scenes
September 18, 2025
Director Spotlight: Kevin Shaw on One Golden Summer
Behind the ScenesFestival News
Kevin Shaw is a Chicago-based director, producer, cinematographer, and editor. His previous film, Let the Little Light Shine, was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Peabody Award, and he’s also worked on multiple projects with Oscar-winner Steve James (City So Real, America To Me) and sp...
October 15, 2024
Director Spotlight: William Goldenberg on Unstoppable
Behind the ScenesFestival News
William Goldenberg is known as the editor behind some of the biggest hit films of the last 25 years, from The Insider and Zero Dark Thirty to National Treasure and Argo, for which he won the Oscar for Best Editing. But now he’s taking to the directing chair, bringing his directorial debut Unstopp...
October 10, 2024
Hidden Gems at the 60th #ChiFilmFest
Behind the ScenesFestival News
We’re thrilled to screen more than 120 feature films at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival, from great new international features to special retrospective screenings, to celebrate our 60th Festival. But we’ve also got an array of exciting features, documentaries, and shorts tha...
October 9, 2024
Director Spotlight: Jason Park on Transplant
Behind the ScenesFestival News
Jason Park is a Chicago-raised filmmaker whose award-winning short film BJ’s Mobile Gift Shop chronicles a young hustler in the streets of Chicago. We’re thrilled to present the World Premiere of his debut feature, Transplant, at the 60th #ChiFilmFest. We chatted with Jason about his inspirations...
October 13, 2023
Director Spotlight: Eric Seals on Bike Vessel
Behind the ScenesFestival News
Eric D. Seals is a Chicago-based director and cinematographer who’s worked on projects from live sports and Netflix documentary series to ads. His directorial debut, Bike Vessel, follows a bike trip he took from St. Louis to Chicago with his father after his dad changed his lifestyle following th...
