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Category: Festival News
September 14, 2022
58th Chicago International Film Festival Sneak Peek: Opening Night, Centerpiece & Special Presentations
Festival News
The Chicago International Film Festival today offered a preview of select highlights to be featured in this year’s 58th edition of North America’s longest-running competitive international film festival, running October 12 - 23, 2022. Films will be screened across the city at venues including AMC...
April 18, 2022
CineYouth Programmer Picks
Festival News
After exploring over 350 submissions from 30 countries, the 71 official selections in this year's CineYouth festival stood out due to their vitality, personality, and innovation. Here, our CineYouth programmers highlight a few selections from the festival that particularly moved them du...
October 26, 2021
Winners Announced for Audience Choice Awards, Presented by Xfinity!
Festival News
The ballots have been tallied. Festival-goers across the US cast their votes, and we are thrilled to announce the winners of the 57th Chicago International Film Festival Audience Choice Awards presented by Xfinity! The Audience Choice Award for Feature Film goes to the Fe...
October 22, 2021
57th Festival Award Winners Announced
Festival News
The 57th Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, today announced the winners of its 2021 competitions. In a virtual ceremony live-streamed via the Festival’s YouTube channel, the Festival awarded prizes in the following categories: Internati...
October 18, 2021
Director Spotlight: Franziska Stünkel on THE LAST EXECUTION
Festival News
German filmmaker and photo artist Franziska Stünkel’s film The Last Execution (Nahschuss) is a historical drama telling the story of Werner Teske, a scientist-turned Stasi spy who became the last person executed in East Germany. Stünkel is in Chicago for the international premiere of her grip...
