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October 3, 2024
2014
Legendary Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann’s Miss Julie opens the Festival’s 50th edition, with lead Colin Farrell also in attendance. Kathleen Turner serves as International Feature Competition Jury president, which also includes German actress and director Margarethe von Trotta. Iranian director M...
October 3, 2024
2013
Opening Night features James Gray’s The Immigrant, and Bruce Dern attends with Nebraska. Director George Tillman, Jr. and star Jennifer Hudson discuss The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister And Pete, and Joel and Ethan Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davis screens with star Oscar Isaac in attendance. Other notable...
October 3, 2024
2012
CineYouth welcomes director Jonathan Levine, and for the first time, presents international films as Official Selections. Kelsey Grammer is honored at the Spring Television Awards. The 48th Chicago International Film Festival may be the most star-studded yet, with Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, A...
October 3, 2024
2011
The Festival salutes the careers of Claude Lelouch, Martin Sheen, and Anthony Mackie. Notable screenings include Simon Curtis’ My Week With Marilyn. Finland sweeps the awards with Zaida Bergroth winning the New Directors Competition for The Good Son, and Best International Feature going to Aki Ka...
October 3, 2024
2010
By this time, the Festival regularly presents films representing more than 50 countries each year. The 46th Festival opens with Edward Norton walking the carpet for a screening of John Curran’s Stone. Honorees include Guillermo Del Toro, Paula Wagner, Ron Howard, Forest Whitaker, and Alan Cumming...
