Chicago International Film Festival
The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Chicago sponsored by Cinema / Chicago. It was first held in 1965 and is one of the oldest film events in North America . The festival always takes place in October, and the main prize of the associated competition is the Gold Hugo .
International Connections Program
The festival program for international contacts was launched in 2003 to draw more attention to international film culture and the diversity of Chicago. In addition, the international film festival in Chicago should appeal to and attract participants and target groups from different ethnic groups. From July to September, films from abroad are shown free of charge throughout the city.
Gold Hugo Prize Winner
Best feature film
- 2002: Madame Satã (Brazil)
- 2003: Talaye sorkh (Iran)
- 2004: Kontroll (Hungary)
- 2005: My Nikifor (Mój Nikifor) (Poland)
- 2006: Charshanbe soori (Iran)
- 2007: Stellet Licht (Mexico)
- 2008: Hunger (USA)
- 2009: Mississippi Damned (USA)
- 2010: How I Ended This Summer (Russia)
- 2011: Le Havre (Finland, France, Germany)
- 2012: Holy Motors (France)
- 2013: My Sweet Pepper Land (Iraq)
- 2014: The President (Georgia, France, Germany, UK)
- 2015: Une enfance (France)
- 2016: Sieranevada (Romania)
- 2017: Una especie de familia (Argentina)
- 2018: Happy as Lazzaro (Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland)
- 2019: Portrait of a young woman on fire (France)
Best documentary
- 2008: Taxi to Hell
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Steven Spielberg received the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 for his life's work. Past winners of this award include Shirley MacLaine , Richard Attenborough , François Truffaut , Jodie Foster , Robin Williams , Manoel de Oliveira and Clint Eastwood .
Career Achievement Awards
- Nicolas Cage (2003)
- Robin Williams (2004)
- Annette Bening (2004)
- Irma P. Hall , Robert Townsend and Harry J. Lennix (2004)
- Robert Zemeckis (2004)
- Shirley MacLaine (2005)
- Susan Sarandon (2005)
- Terrence Howard (2005)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Duane Byrge: Chicago International Film Festival: Complete Winners List. In: The Hollywood Reporter . October 24, 2015, accessed on July 25, 2020 .
- ↑ Michael Phillips: Rule, Romania: 'Sieranevada,' 'Graduation' win big at Chicago Film Fest. In: Chicago Tribune . October 22, 2016, accessed on July 25, 2020 .
- ↑ Bill Stamets: Argentina's 'A Sort of Family' wins top award at Chicago film festival. In: Chicago Sun-Times . October 20, 2017, accessed on July 25, 2020 .
- ^ Cinema Chicago: Awards Announced for 54th Chicago International Film Festival . Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ↑ Bill Stamets: Chicago International Film Festival awards top prize to French love story 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire'. In: Chicago Sun-Times . October 25, 2019, accessed on July 25, 2020 .