Chicago International Film Festival
| Chicago International Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | International |
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The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America.
In 2010, the 46th Chicago International Film Festival presented 150 film from over 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.
The 47th Festival will be held October 6-20, 2011.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Grand Prize: Gold Hugo
| Year | Winning film | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Maborosi (Maboroshi no Hikari) | Hirokazu Koreeda |  Japan |
| 1996 | Ridicule | Patrice Leconte |  France |
| 1997 | The Winter Guest | Alan Rickman |  United Kingdom |
| 1998 | The Hole (Dong) | Tsai Ming-liang |  Taiwan |
| 1999 | Sachs' Disease (La maladie de Sachs) | Michel Deville | France |
| 2000 | Amores perros | Alejandro González Iñárritu |  Mexico |
| 2001 | Fat Girl (À ma soeur!) | Catherine Breillat | France |
| 2002 | Madame Satã | Karim Aïnouz |  Brazil |
| 2003 | Crimson Gold (Talaye Sorkh) | Jafar Panahi |  Iran |
| 2004 | Kontroll | Nimród Antal |  Hungary |
| 2005 | My Nikifor (Mój Nikifor) | Krzysztof Krauze |  Poland |
| 2006 | Fireworks Wednesday (Chaharshanbe Suri) | Asghar Farhadi | Iran |
| 2007 | Silent Light (Stellet Lijcht) | Carlos Reygadas | Mexico |
| 2008 | Hunger | Steve McQueen |  Ireland |
| 2009 | Mississippi Damned | Tina Mabry |  United States |
| 2010 | How I Ended This Summer (Kak ya provyol etim letom) | Alexei Popogrebski |  Russia |
| 2011 | Le Havre | Aki Kaurismäki |  Finland |
[edit] Silver Hugo
[edit] Best Actor
- 2011 - Maged El Kedwany (Egypt) for 678
- 2010 - Youssouf Djaoro (Chad) for A Screaming Man
- 2009 - Filippo Timi (Italy) for Vincere
- 2008 - Michael Fassbender (Ireland) for Hunger
- 2007 - Sam Riley (United Kingdom) for Control
- 1989 - Jörg Gudzuhn (GDR) for Fallada, letztes Kapitel
- 1987 - Avtandil Makharadze (Georgia) for Monanieba
[edit] Best Actress
- 2011 - Olivia Colman (UK) for Tyrannosaur
- 2010 - Liana Liberato (USA) for Trust
- 2009 - Giovanna Mezzogiorno (Italy) for Vincere
- 2008 - Preity Zinta (India) for Heaven on Earth
- 2007 - Yu Nan (China) for Tuya's Marriage
- 2003 - Ludivine Sagnier (France) for Little Lili
[edit] Lifetime Achievement Awards
In 2006, director Steven Spielberg was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Previous winners include Shirley MacLaine, Lord Richard Attenborough, François Truffaut, Jodie Foster, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Williams, Manoel de Oliveira, and Clint Eastwood.
[edit] Career Achievement Awards
- Terrence Howard (2005)
- Susan Sarandon (2005)
- Shirley MacLaine (2005)
- Robert Zemeckis (2004)
- Irma P. Hall, Robert Townsend and Harry J. Lennix (2004)
- Annette Bening (2004)
- Robin Williams (2004)
- Nicolas Cage (2003)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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