Moviegoers named
George Tillman, Jr.’s
racially sensitive
crime drama as
Best English
Language Film
of this year’s event
The 54th annual Chicago International Film Festival lived up to its status as the longest-running competitive festival in North America by hosting sold-out screenings of work in several categories over its eleven-day run, which officially closed last week.
“Each year, the films presented in our competitions represent the excellence and diversity of filmmaking from around the world, and this year was no exception,” said Festival Artistic Director Mimi Plauché. “We are proud to honor these extraordinary films from around the world and here at home, saluting a diverse lineup of singular filmmakers and their work.”
Winners of the audience awards, announced yesterday, are The Hate U Give for Best English Language Film; Becoming Astrid for Best Foreign Language Film; United Skates for Best Documentary; and Black 14 for Best Short.
THE HATE U GIVE
BEST ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM
The Fest also named five films as Gold Hugo winners during last week’s Awards Ceremony at AMC River East.
Taking home the top honors were: Director Alice Rohrwacher’s Happy as Lazzaro for International Feature; Director Ash Mayfair’s The Third Wife for New Director; Director Sari Braithwaite’s [Censored] for Documentary; Director Alvaro Delgado Aparicio’s Retablo for Out-Look; and Director Alejandro Saevich’s Mamartuille for Live Action Short Film.
Audience Award Winners
THE HATE U GIVE
BEST ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM
BECOMING ASTRID
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
UNITED SKATES
BEST DOCUMENTARY
BLACK 14
BEST SHORT
Gold Hugo Winners
HAPPY AS LAZZARO
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
THE THIRD WIFE
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
[CENSORED]
BEST DOCUMENTARY
RETABLO
BEST OUT-LOOK
MAMARTUILLE
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT