"The 2025 Chicago International Film Festival is around the corner. Today, it announced its full lineup for the 61st edition of the festival running October 15-26 all across the city, with its hub at the AMC NewCity 14, as well as the iconic Music Box Theatre, Gene Siskel Film Center, and the Chicago History Museum, among others. Tickets will go on sale September 19 for members and on September 22 to the general public here."
"As always, the lineup is a mix of previous festival hits from throughout the year ("Train Dreams," "Hedda," Centerpiece Film "Rental Family," "The Mastermind" - with Joel Edgerton and Clint Bentley, Nia DaCosta, Hikari, and Kelly Reichardt all in-person to receive awards), Chicago-centric features (including opening night title "One Golden Summer" from Chicago filmmaker Kevin Shaw), and, above all, non-U.S. films that could factor into the Best International Feature race at the Oscars."
"CIFF's top prize, the Golden Hugo, is awarded to the best international feature at that year's festival. Last year, it went to Maura Delpero's "Vermiglio," with the Silver Hugo Special Jury Prize going to "All We Imagine as Light." In recent years, international films including "Drive My Car," "The Worst Person in the World," and "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" also showed at the festival,"
Full lineup for the 61st Chicago International Film Festival runs October 15–26 across the city with hubs at AMC NewCity 14, Music Box Theatre, Gene Siskel Film Center, and Chicago History Museum. Tickets are available to members September 19 and to the public September 22. The program mixes prior festival hits, Chicago-centric features including opening night One Golden Summer by Kevin Shaw, and many non-U.S. films that could contend for Best International Feature at the Oscars. The Golden Hugo honors the best international feature; recent winners and selections include Vermiglio, Drive My Car, Memoria, and The Worst Person in the World. An annual directors' panel of Oscar-submitted films is planned.
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