"Out of 43 films competing, the top prize, the Golden Hugo, was awarded to "Sirât," Oliver Laxe's heady mix of EDM and suspenseful twists about a father searching for his daughter after she goes missing at an electronic music festival in Morocco. Our annual IndieWire Critics Survey out of the Cannes Film Festival awarded that film top honors (out of all the films at Cannes) as well."
"The Silver Hugo Jury Award went to Kaouther Ben Hania's "The Voice of Hind Rajab." Silver Hugos are awarded in multiple other categories as well: Best Director went to Mascha Schilinski for "Sound of Falling" (which also won Best Sound); the acting honors went to Wagner Moura ("The Secret Agent") and Eszter Tompa ("Kontinental '25"); the screenwriting award went to Paolo Sorrentino for "La Grazia"; and the cinematography Silver Hugo went to Gergely Pálos for "Silent Friend.""
"The Gold Hugo in the International Documentary Competition went to Sepideh Farsi's "Put Your Soul in My Hand and Walk," about Gazan photojournalist and poet Fatma Hassouna, who was killed along with her family by an Israeli airstrike this summer. The Silver Hugo for documentary went to Tamara Kotevska's extraordinary "The Tale of Silyan." "Film has a singular power to illuminate our struggles, our will to overcome, and our shared humanity. The stories that unfolded on screens at the 61st Chicago Interna"
The 61st Chicago International Film Festival focused exclusively on international cinema, presenting awards across narrative and documentary competitions. Out of 43 films, the Golden Hugo went to Oliver Laxe's Sirât, a suspenseful EDM-infused story about a father searching for his missing daughter. The Silver Hugo Jury Award honored Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab, while Silver Hugos recognized achievements in directing, sound, acting, screenwriting, and cinematography. The Gold Hugo for International Documentary was awarded to Sepideh Farsi's Put Your Soul in My Hand and Walk, with the documentary Silver Hugo going to Tamara Kotevska's The Tale of Silyan. The festival emphasized films that illuminate struggle, resilience, and shared humanity.
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