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October 3, 2024
2009
The Summer Gala pays tribute to Quentin Tarantino, with a special screening of Inglourious Basterds. In the Fall, the Festival includes Lee Daniels’ Precious and tributes to Uma Thurman, Gabourey Sidibe, Willem Dafoe, Patrice Chéreau, and Martin Landau, who accepts his Lifetime Achievement Award ...
October 3, 2024
2008
Cinema/Chicago rebrands the yearly Future Filmmakers Festival as CineYouth, continuing the tradition of uplifting the work of filmmakers age 22 or younger each Spring. In October, film legend Sidney Poitier is celebrated for his contributions to the art of film, as are Christopher Nolan, Mike Lei...
October 3, 2024
2007
The 43rd Chicago International Film Festival is dedicated to Roger Ebert, and opens with Marc Forster’s The Kite Runner. Tony Gilroy’s debut feature Michael Clayton screens, as does Anthony Hopkins’ directorial debut, Slipstream. The Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips hosts an evening honoring 10...
October 3, 2024
2006
Tom Cruise makes a surprise appearance at the Summer Gala, during which a Career Achievement Award is presented to Steven Spielberg. That Fall, the Festival honors Dustin Hoffman, Liza Minnelli, and Ruby Dee, and high-profile directors such as Stephen Fears, Darren Aronofsky, and Marc Foster are ...
October 3, 2024
2005
Shirley MacLaine receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Summer Gala, and the Chicago Youth Media Festival becomes the Future Filmmakers Festival, screening more than 50 shorts. In October, the Festival opens with Susan Sarandon greeting fans for the debut of Cameron Crowe’s Elizabethtown. T...
