Chicago International Film Festival
Location212 W Van Buren St., Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Founded1964
Hosted byCinema/Chicago
LanguageInternational
Websitehttp://www.chicagofilmfestival.com

The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the composite eyes of early film actresses Theda Bara, Pola Negri and Mae Murray, set as repeated frames in a strip of film.[1]

In 2010, the 46th Chicago International Film Festival presented 150 films from more than 50 countries. The Festival's program is composed of many different sections, including the International Competition, New Directors Competition, Docufest, Black Perspectives, Cinema of the Americas, and Reel Women.

Its main venue is the AMC River East 21 Theatre in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, although it has dropped that venue during the most recent festival as of 2023 (59th), instead using the AMC Newcity 14.

International Connections Program

The International Connections Program was created in 2003 in order to raise awareness of the international film culture and diversity of Chicago, and to make the festival more appealing to audience and staff of various ethnicities. Foreign films are screened for free throughout the city weekly from July through September.

Awards

Winners are awarded Hugo Awards in eight different competition categories.[2]

  • International Feature Film Competition
    • Gold Hugo
    • Silver Hugo: Jury Prize
    • Silver Hugo: Best Director
    • Silver Hugo: Best Actor (until 2019)
    • Silver Hugo: Best Actress (until 2019)
    • Silver Hugo: Best Performance (from 2020)
    • Silver Hugo: Best Ensemble Performance
    • Silver Hugo: Best Cinematography
    • Silver Hugo: Best Screenplay
    • Silver Hugo: Best Sound
    • Silver Hugo: Best Art Direction
  • New Directors Competition
  • Gold Hugo
  • Silver Hugo
  • Roger Ebert Award
  • International Documentary Competition
  • Gold Hugo
  • Silver Hugo
  • Out-Look Competition
  • Gold Q-Hugo
  • Silver Hugo
  • City & State Competition
    • Chicago Award
  • Live Action Short Film Competition
  • Gold Hugo
  • Silver Hugo
  • Documentary Short Film Competition
  • Gold Hugo
  • Silver Hugo
  • Animated Short Film Competition
  • Gold Hugo
  • Silver Hugo

Gold Hugo

Year Winning film Director(s) Country Source
1965The Lollipop CoverEverett Chambers United States[3]
1966Bushido (Bushidō zankoku monogatari)Tadashi Imai Japan[4]
1967Here's Your Life (Här har du ditt liv)Jan Troell Sweden[5]
1968Innocence Unprotected (Nevinost bez zastite)Dušan Makavejev Yugoslavia[6]
1969Eeny Meeny Miny Moe (Ole dole doff)Jan Troell Sweden[7]
1970The Green Wall (La muralla verde)Armando Robles Godoy Peru[6]
1971Mon oncle AntoineClaude Jutra Canada[6]
1972Bleak MomentsMike Leigh United Kingdom[6]
1973Mirage (Espejismo)Armando Robles Godoy Peru[8]
MorgianaJuraj Herz Czechoslovakia[9]
1974PirosmaniGeorgy Shengalaya Soviet Union[6]
1975Land of Promise (Ziemia obiecana)Andrzej Wajda Poland[6]
1976Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit)Wim Wenders West Germany[6]
1977The Huntsmen (Oi kynigoi)Theo Angelopoulos Greece[10]
1978To an Unknown God (A un dios desconocido)Jaime Chávarri Spain[11]
1979Angi VeraPál Gábor Hungary[6]
1980Camera Buff (Amator)Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland[6]
1981The German Sisters (Die bleierne Zeit)Margarethe von Trotta West Germany[6]
1982Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy DeanRobert Altman United States[6]
1983The South (El Sur)Victor Erice Spain
 France		[6]
1984Khandhar (The Ruins)Mrinal Sen India[6]
1985The Official Story (La historia oficial)Luis Puenzo Argentina[12]
1986Welcome in Vienna (Wohin und zurück)Axel Corti Austria
 West Germany
  Switzerland		[13]
1987Whooping Cough (Szamárköhögés)Péter Gárdos Hungary[6]
1988Little Vera (Malenkaya Vera)Vasili Pichul Soviet Union[14]
1989Zerograd (Gorod Zero)Karen Chakhnazarov Soviet Union[6]
1990Ju DouZhang Yimou China
 Japan		[6]
1991DelicatessenJean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro France[6]
1992Dream of Light (El sol del membrillo)Victor Erice Spain[15]
1993Twinkle (Kira kira hikaru)Joji Matsuoka Japan[16]
199471 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls)Michael Haneke Austria
 Germany		[17]
1995Maborosi (Maboroshi no Hikari)Hirokazu Koreeda Japan[18]
1996RidiculePatrice Leconte France[19]
1997The Winter GuestAlan Rickman United Kingdom[20]
1998The Hole (Dong)Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan[21]
1999Sachs' Disease (La maladie de Sachs)Michel Deville France[22]
2000Amores perrosAlejandro González Iñárritu Mexico[23]
2001Fat Girl (À ma soeur!)Catherine Breillat France[24]
2002Madame SatãKarim Aïnouz Brazil[25]
2003Crimson Gold (Talaye Sorkh)Jafar Panahi Iran[26]
2004KontrollNimród Antal Hungary[27]
2005My Nikifor (Mój Nikifor)Krzysztof Krauze Poland[28]
2006Fireworks Wednesday (Chaharshanbe Suri)Asghar Farhadi Iran[29]
2007Silent Light (Stellet Lijcht)Carlos Reygadas Mexico[30]
2008HungerSteve McQueen Ireland[31]
2009Mississippi DamnedTina Mabry United States[32]
2010How I Ended This Summer (Kak ya provyol etim letom)Alexei Popogrebski Russia[33]
2011Le HavreAki Kaurismäki Finland[34]
2012Holy MotorsLeos Carax France
2013My Sweet Pepper LandHuner Saleem Iraq
2014The PresidentMohsen Makhmalbaf Georgia
 France
 United Kingdom
 Germany		[35]
2015A ChildhoodPhilippe Claudel France[36]
2016SieranevadaCristi Puiu Romania[37]
2017A Sort of FamilyDiego Lerman Argentina[38]
2018Happy as LazzaroAlice Rohrwacher Italy
  Switzerland
 Germany
 France		[39]
2019Portrait of a Lady on FireCéline Sciamma France[40]
2020SweatMagnus von Horn Sweden[2]
2021MemoriaApichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand
 Colombia
 Germany
 France
 Mexico
 China
2022GodlandHlynur Pálmason Iceland
 Denmark
 France
 Sweden		[41]
2023Explanation for EverythingGábor Reisz Hungary
 Slovakia		[42]

Silver Hugo

Jury Award

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Performance

Best Cinematography

Best Screenplay

Best Art Direction

  • 2022 – Marcela Gómez and Daniel Rincon (Colombia) for The Kings of the World
  • 2021 – Sergey Fevralev (Russia) for Captain Volkonogov Escaped
  • 2020 – Jagna Dobesz (Poland) for Sweat

Best New Director

Lifetime Achievement Awards

Winners of the festival's Lifetime Achievement Award include Steven Spielberg, Helen Hunt, Dustin Hoffman, Martin Landau, Shirley MacLaine, Lord Richard Attenborough, François Truffaut, Jodie Foster, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Williams, Manoel de Oliveira, and Clint Eastwood.

Career Achievement Awards

Television awards

The Television Awards started with the idea of honoring television commercials in a special event of the film festival, but over time evolved and grew into a bigger event, comprising not only commercials but also television productions, series, and online television. In 2003 a separate ceremony was launched for the TV awards, and in 2017, the event became a separate event, named the Chicago International Television Festival. Winners and runners-up for the various categories, which include Gold and Silver Hugos, are listed on the film festival website.[44][45]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Our Logo". The Chicago International Film Festival. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Festival Award Winners". Cinema/Chicago.
  3. ↑ "1965 — 1st Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "1966 — 2nd Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Chicago International Film Festival (1967)". IMDb. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "50 Years of Memories: Highlights from the History of the Chicago International Film Festival" (PDF). chicagofilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "1969 — 5th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Chicago International Film Festival (1973)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  9. ↑ "Juraj Herz Double Bill: The Cremator + Morgiana". Czech Centre. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "1977 — 13th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Chicago International Film Festival (1978)". imdb.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Chicago International Film Festival (1985)". imdb.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "A Year in the Artsl". Chicago Tribune. 28 December 1986. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Chicago International Film Festival (1988)". imdb.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Chicago International Film Festival (1992)". imdb.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Chicago International Film Festival (1993)l". imdb.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "1994 — 30th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "1995 — 31st Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "1996 — 32nd Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "1997 — 33rd Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "1998 — 34th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  22. ↑ "1999 — 35th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "2000— 36th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  24. ↑ "2001— 37th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "2002— 38th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  26. ↑ "2003— 39th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  27. ↑ "2004— 40th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  28. ↑ "2005— 41st Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  29. ↑ "2006— 42nd Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  30. ↑ "2007— 43rd Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  31. ↑ "2008— 44th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  32. ↑ "2009— 45th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  33. ↑ "2010— 46th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  34. ↑ "2011— 47th Chicago Film Festival". chicagofilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  35. 1 2 3 "Highest Standards of Filmmaking Celebrated at the 50th Chicago International Film Festival's Awards Night". chicagofilmfestival.com. October 17, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  36. 1 2 3 Byrge, Duane (October 24, 2015). "'A Childhood' won the dramatic competition; 'Volta A Terra' prevailed in the documentary competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  37. 1 2 3 Phillips, Michael (October 22, 2016). "Rule, Romania: 'Sieranevada,' 'Graduation' win big at Chicago Film Fest". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  38. 1 2 3 "53rd Festival Award-Winning Films". Chicago International Film Festival. October 25, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  39. 1 2 3 "54th Chicago International Film Festival Award Winners". Chicago International Film Festival. October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  40. 1 2 3 "55th Chicago International Film Festival Award Winners". Chicago International Film Festival. October 27, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  41. ↑ "58th Chicago International Film Festival Award Winners". Chicago International Film Festival. October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  42. ↑ Phillips, Michael (20 October 2023). "Chicago International Film Fest winners are announced, and there's an explanation for everything". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  43. ↑ Chicago International Film Festival - News & Events - Bruce Dern Comes Home to Chicago for the Centerpiece Presentation of Alexander Payne's "Nebraska". Chicagofilmfestival.com (2013-08-27). Retrieved on 2014-05-25. Archived October 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  44. ↑ "Chicago International Television Festival History". Cinema / Chicago. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  45. ↑ "Cinema/Chicago Television Awards: 2010 Award Winners". Cinema/Chicago. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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