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.
6-705: 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
12-604: 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. River East Center River East Center
18-499: Is a Chicago skyscraper that is a part of the larger River East complex. The tower in River East Center, containing 620 condominium units, stands at 644 feet (196 m) with 58 floors, and was completed in 2001. The building, designed by DeStefano + Partners, originally called for spires atop of the roof on all sides that would have significantly raised the official height to 680 feet. As it stands today, River East Center
24-596: Is the third tallest all-residential building in Chicago. The building is on the main branch of the Chicago River. A part of the Riverwalk runs along this complex of buildings. The building shares a common base with the nearby 18 story Embassy Suites Lakefront. The base of River East Center also contains an AMC Theatre , the largest cinema in the city of Chicago with 21 screens. This article related to
30-610: 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 . 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
36-555: The most recent festival as of 2023 (59th), instead using the AMC Newcity 14. 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. Winners are awarded Hugo Awards in eight different competition categories. Winners of
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