News Archive
Category: Festival News
January 14, 2019
Remembering Randy Crumpton, Cinema/Chicago Board Member and Black Perspectives Committee Chairman
Festival News
It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of Randy Crumpton, treasured board member, fearless chairman of our Black Perspectives Committee, and dear friend. Randy brought his extraordinary passion for film and boundless enthusiasm to the Festival. He was the heart and soul of our Blac...
October 24, 2018
Audience Awards Announced For Chicago International Film Festival
Festival News
We're thrilled to announce this year's Audience Award winners! The Audience Award for Best English-language feature goes to George Tillman, Jr.’s powerful and moving The Hate U Give. Amandla Stenberg stars as Starr Carter, a young woman who is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor,...
October 19, 2018
Awards Announced for 54th Chicago International Film Festival
Festival News
Alice Rohrwacher’s Happy as Lazzaro wins the Gold Hugo for its poetic cinematic language while Jia Zhangke’s latest masterpiece Ash is Purest White takes home the Silver Hugos for Best Director and Best Actress, with 3 of 4 top prizes going to women! The 54th Chicago International Film Festiva...
October 19, 2018
Attending Filmmakers: Julie Bertuccelli and Lynda Rutledge
Festival News
The Chicago International Film Festival is very excited to welcome the director of Claire Darling, Julie Bertuccelli. Accompanying her is Lynda Rutledge, author of the book which the film is adapted from. Catherine Deneuve and daughter Chiara Mastroianni play mother and daughter in this famil...
October 18, 2018
Attending Filmmaker: Kwon Man-ki
Festival News
The Chicago International Film Festival is very excited to welcome the director of Clean Up, Kwon Man-ki. Clean Up follows grief-ridden Jung-Ju as she passively toils at her cleaning job until the arrival of a newly hired ex-con shakes her out of her complacency. Although the young man doesn’...
